Insight-Driven Creative Strategist

Saatchi & Saatchi Australia; Sydney; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wholeself program

Flexible work policy

Marcel AI Platform

Marcel Classes

Career Conversations

Diversity & Inclusion

Birthday leave

Work Your World

Parental leave

Wellbeing support

Working With Cancer pledge

Diversity partners

Job summary

Saatchi & Saatchi Australia in Sydney is seeking a mid-weight Strategist to translate insights into standout campaigns. You will work alongside creatives, account teams and clients to develop insight-led strategies that inform powerful creative ideas.

The role combines rigorous analysis with creative curiosity, shaping briefs and guiding campaign direction to deliver commercially effective work. You will manage multiple projects in a fast-paced agency environment and contribute to thought

Qualifications

• Experience in a creative agency strategy role (2-3 years ideally).
• Proven experience developing creative, brand or communications strategies.
• Able to write inspiring briefs and articulate a clear strategic point of view.
• Experience collaborating with creative teams and contributing throughout the development process.
• Strong research, analysis and insight development capability.
• Excellent storytelling, presentation and communication skills.
• Genuine curiosity about people, culture, brands and what drives behaviour.
• Collaborative mindset, proactive attitude and willingness to continuously learn.
• Comfortable managing multiple projects in a fast-paced agency environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategic responses to client briefs that inspire creative thinking and solve business problems.
• Identify audience, cultural and category insights through qualitative and quantitative research.
• Write clear, compelling creative briefs that set teams up for success.
• Partner closely with creative, account service and client teams throughout the creative process.
• Present strategic recommendations, insights and campaign opportunities to clients and internal stakeholders.
• Contribute a strategic perspective during creative development, helping shape and strengthen ideas.
• Monitor cultural trends, consumer behaviour and emerging opportunities relevant to client businesses.
• Evaluate campaign effectiveness and turning performance data into actionable recommendations.
• Support award submissions, thought leadership and strategic capability development across the agency.

Skills

Strategy development

Creative collaboration

Brief writing

Insight & research

Presentation skills

Storytelling

Cultural curiosity

Team collaboration

Education

Experience in creative agency strategy (2-3 years ideally)

Job description

Saatchi & Saatchi Australia in Sydney is seeking a mid-weight Strategist to translate insights into standout campaigns. You will work alongside creatives, account teams and clients to develop insight-led strategies that inform powerful creative ideas.

The role combines rigorous analysis with creative curiosity, shaping briefs and guiding campaign direction to deliver commercially effective work. You will manage multiple projects in a fast-paced agency environment and contribute to thought