Mid-Weight Strategist

DNA Recruit; Northampton; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Mid-Weight Strategist at a dynamic agency specializing in shopper marketing. This role involves crafting insight-driven strategies and collaborating closely with creative teams to drive impactful retail experiences. You will have the chance to work with senior leadership while applying your strategic mindset to enhance brand visibility and effectiveness. If you're looking to make a significant contribution in a supportive environment, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in shopper marketing or retail strategy is essential.
• Strong communication and organizational skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Translate client briefs into shopper-focused strategies.
• Map customer journeys and identify behavioral triggers.
• Measure campaign effectiveness and optimize accordingly.

Skills

Shopper Marketing

Retail Strategy

Creative Flair

Commercial Understanding

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Job description

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Mid-Weight Strategist – Shopper Marketing Agency – Hybrid (Northampton Based)

Are you a Mid-Weight Strategist looking for an exciting new opportunity?

DNA Recruit are working with a Dynamic and Collaborative Agency specialising in Shopper Marketing and Retail communications who are looking for a Mid-Weight Strategist.

With a growing, ambitious team and a supportive culture, this is an ideal opportunity for a Strategist keen to shape Retail experiences and drive brand impact in a commercially creative way.

About the Role

As Mid-Weight Strategist, you’ll play a key role in crafting compelling, insight-driven strategies across Shopper Campaigns, Brand Activations, and Retail experiences. Reporting into the Strategy Director, you’ll be part of a close-knit team with direct access to senior leadership and cross-functional collaboration across Creative, Client Services, and Production.

Responsibilities:

• Translating client briefs into effective shopper-focused strategies
• Mapping customer journeys and identifying behavioural triggers
• Applying research tools and insight data to guide creative thinking
• Building communications frameworks and activation plans
• Presenting ideas internally and to clients with confidence and clarity
• Measuring campaign effectiveness and identifying opportunities to optimise

Skills and Experience:
We’re looking for someone with a strategic mindset, a curious nature, and a desire to make work that works. Ideally, you will have:

• Experience in shopper marketing, retail strategy, or a closely related discipline
• A strong balance of creative flair and commercial understanding
• Confidence working with insights, behavioural data, and research findings
• Great communication skills and the ability to present with clarity
• A collaborative, ego-free approach to working with wider teams
• Strong organisational skills to manage multiple projects simultaneously

Salary: £40,000–£50,000
Location: Hybrid – Northampton (2–3 days per week)
Job Reference: AW 11707

All applications are viewed and evaluated according to the role requirements. At DNA we aim to contact shortlisted candidates within 2 weeks. As we often receive a high volume of applications, we are unable to reply to everyone. If you have not heard back from us within 2 weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful - best regards the DNA team.
DNA is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community and welcomes applications from candidates of all backgrounds.
Although we try to respond to all applications, unfortunately, due to the high number we receive, we are unable to respond to all of those who are unsuccessful.

DNA is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community and welcomes applications from candidates of all backgrounds.
Although we try to respond to all applications, unfortunately, due to the high number we receive, we are unable to respond to all of those who are unsuccessful.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Advertising and Strategy/Planning

• Industries

  Advertising Services

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