Senior Strategist

Job Type: Permanent

HoursFull-time

EmployerAgency

LocationCentral London

Salary£50,000 - £55,000

BenefitsExcellent

Posted24 March 2022

Closing Data25 April 2022

Job RefRare 820/15

DisciplinesBrand Consultancy

SectorsB2C, Corporate, Technology, Luxury, Entertainment, Travel & Leisure

Job FunctionsConsultant/strategist

This position is now filled

Senior Brand Strategist

The Company

This is a rarely available opening at an iconic consultancy within the branding sector. With a clearly differentiated strategic perspective and widely heralded creative capability, they are a highly sort after employer.

As a business, they have a distinctive culture as well as a strong point of view on almost everything. There is phenomenal diversity to their client list from global corporations to smaller niche players. They work across sectors, from luxury fashion to media to travel to finance. Usually their clients come to them because of their deep understanding of the luxury audiences and world (mainstream, super luxury and niche). Creating strategy and narratives for global brands, be them consumer or business, is central to their offer.

The Role

Their design and communication work starts with a strategic foundation and the role of the strategist is to lead or contribute to the creation of the brand, communication or content strategy phase of their work and then to stay alongside both the client and the core creative team to ensure that the work continues to develop in the right way.

They have a very collaborative working style, opinions are shared and encouraged. It’s a supportive culture best suited to a confident strategic thinker.

The expectations of the strategist’s abilities are multi-fold and include:

  • work on up to 3 projects at any given time, independently or in support of the strategy director
  • employ sound research methodologies adapted for the client brief
  • participate in and support strategy director in internal work sessions and generate creative ideas
  • develop brand frameworks and narratives
  • develop communication concepts, campaigns, frameworks and plans
  • write creative briefs and hold teams accountable to deliver on them
  • contribute to reviews on design and creative direction
  • deliver written and verbal presentations with clarity, belief in the work and an engaging style
  • Please note that we are only considering candidates with previous experience in one or more of the following: brand, communication, content and experience strategy.

The Ideal Candidate

We anticipate you’ll have at least some experience from an upstream, brand orientated agency or similar, working with a variety of brands in a strategic context. In order to thrive at this agency, you’ll need to demonstrate strong analytical and critical thinking.

In addition to a sound academic and professional background, we are interested in meeting people with a curious mind and a worldly perspective, passions that extend beyond work and an eye for design and craft. We’re not expecting you to be the finished article but for the right person, this opportunity will put your career trajectory on a very steep upward curve.

The package available includes a generous holiday allowance, plus health insurance, pension and additional benefits. Flexible working.

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