Emerging Strategist: Culture & Insights

Publicis Groupe Holdings B.V; Toronto; On-site; CAD 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Leo Burnett Toronto is seeking a curious, ambitious Junior Strategist to join our Strategy team. You’ll work alongside experienced strategists, creatives and business leads to help uncover insights, shape strategic thinking, and contribute to breakthrough ideas.

This entry-level role is ideal for someone early in their career who loves researching people, brands and culture. You’ll develop audience profiles, participate in workshops, and present findings with clarity to help our clients move

Qualifications

• 0-2 years of experience in strategy, marketing, research, communications, consulting, or related field.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to synthesize information and identify meaningful patterns.
• Proficiency with PowerPoint and Microsoft Office tools.
• Experience with research platforms, social listening tools, or analytics tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support qualitative and quantitative research to uncover consumer, category, and cultural insights.
• Support the development of audience profiles, trend reports, competitive audits, and market analyses.
• Monitor cultural conversations, emerging behaviours, and media trends to identify opportunities for brands.
• Help transform research findings into actionable insights that inspire creative thinking.
• Support strategists in developing communications and brand strategies across a variety of clients.
• Assist in reviewing client briefs and identifying underlying business and communications challenges.
• Participate in brainstorming sessions and strategic workshops.
• Evaluate creative work against the agreed strategy and provide thoughtful feedback.
• Champion the consumer perspective in conversations and presentations.
• Assist in preparing presentations, reports, and workshop materials.
• Contribute to internal and client-facing strategic documents.
• Support the team in presenting findings and recommendations with clarity and confidence.
• Share interesting trends, articles, case studies, and inspiration with the broader team.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Research

Tools

PowerPoint

Microsoft Office

Job description

Leo Burnett Toronto is seeking a curious, ambitious Junior Strategist to join our Strategy team. You’ll work alongside experienced strategists, creatives and business leads to help uncover insights, shape strategic thinking, and contribute to breakthrough ideas.

This entry-level role is ideal for someone early in their career who loves researching people, brands and culture. You’ll develop audience profiles, participate in workshops, and present findings with clarity to help our clients move