Senior Creative Strategist

Inizio Engage XD; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Inizio Engage XD is seeking a Senior Creative Strategist who will be pivotal in enhancing brand experiences across a diverse portfolio. This hybrid role involves leading strategy for pharmaceutical and non-pharma clients, collaborating with various teams to drive impactful event presence, while benefiting from a competitive compensation package and generous leave.

Benefits

Great compensation package

25 days annual leave plus public holidays

Private Medical Insurance

Life Insurance

Pension Scheme

Group Income Protection

Qualifications

• Experience as a strategist within events, with a bonus for experiential PR or shopper marketing.
• Understanding of the end-to-end experiential journey.
• Curious with interests in thought-leadership and trend exploration.

Responsibilities

• Develop creative strategies for brand engagements in various events.
• Create insights and strategies that resonate culturally.
• Lead projects and build accounts with autonomy.

Skills

Experience as a strategist

Proficient in data and cultural insights

Presentation and storytelling skills

Ability to work across multiple brands and projects

Job description

As a Senior Creative Strategist you will be an important member of the strategy and insight team at Emota, part of Inizio Engage XD. Emota is our award-winning global events agency that creates and delivers engaging, impactful experiences.

You will work on a diverse portfolio of brands to enhance their experiential and event presence. You will lead strategy for pharmaceutical clients and working on opportunities in non-pharma sectors. You will drive engaging brand experiences, collaborating with clients, creative, and production teams.

You will work on multiple clients but given autonomy to lead projects and build accounts in the position.

This is a hybrid role with 2 days per week in the London office (Option to work 4 days)

You will report into the Head of Strategy.

What you'll do...

• Develop creative strategies for clients' brand and product engagements across multiple events, including pharma congresses, trade shows, installations, activations, and global meetings.
• Create insights and strategies that inform creative work and resonate culturally with diverse audiences.
• Identify and explore fresh audience insights and new trends to inspire creative direction.
• Share insights, best practices, and insights with creative, production, and client teams.
• Integrate strategic practices into the live and exhibitions teams at Emota.

What you'll need to have...

• Experience as a strategist within events, a bonus if you have experiential PR agencies, or shopper marketing experience
• An understanding of what works in physical space is necessary, but comprehending the importance of the end to end experiential journey is also important.
• Proficient in using data and cultural insights to inform strategic execution.
• Curious and able to work across multiple brands and projects simultaneously.
• Experience presenting, storytelling and pitching to clients
• Interest in thought-leadership, independent research, and trends exploration.
• Great compensation package
• 25 days' annual leave plus public holidays, company closure over Christmas plus a personal day
• Private Medical Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Pension Scheme
• Group Income Protection

A bit about us...

Engage XD is an unusually shaped communications group that creates experiences that inspire lasting change. We partner with clients to provide employee engagement, learning and training solutions, scientific engagement and capability building, all underpinned by applied behavioural science. We engage internal and external audiences through the creation and delivery of live and virtual experiences, film, digital, and immersive content.

Our family of brands is made up of: Emota, Forty1 and Nazarѐ.

We believe in our values: We empower everyone | We rise to the challenge | We work as one | We ask what if | We do the right thing and we will ask you how your personal values align to our values

Don't meet every job requirement? That's okay! We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you're excited about this role, but your experience doesn't perfectly fit every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this role or others.

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