Senior Strategy Architect: Discovery & Growth

Journey Further; Leeds; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension matched up to 4%

Private medical insurance

Enhanced maternity, paternity & a­d o­

Home working allowance

Job summary

Journey Further in the UK is seeking a Senior Strategist to lead discovery work across search, social, creators, AI and more, using RDS and Salient to map how easily a brand can be found, understood and chosen.

You’ll present to senior marketers, shape new business pitches, mentor junior strategists and collaborate with Marketing Science, Organic, Paid and Creative to translate insights into integrated plans. Leeds salary £56,000–£63,000; Manchester £58,000–£65,000; hybrid/work from home options.

Qualifications

• Strong background in integrated communications and cross-channel media strategy, ideally agency-side.
• Able to turn messy business challenges into clear strategic frameworks.
• Understands discovery across paid, organic and AI surfaces.
• Skilled at reconciling qual, quant, performance, audience and culture insights.
• Proficient with key industry tools for insight and planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery work for clients and prospects using RDS and Salient to map brand standing.
• Identify blockers—presence, misreading, or not turning attention into preference—and build plans.
• Translate insights into integrated strategies across search, social, creators, AI and third-party platforms with KPIs.
• Create plans where paid and organic work together with clear channel roles.
• Translate strategy into practical media and comms recommendations considering context and culture.
• Collaborate with Marketing Science, Organic, Paid Media and Creative to ensure plan coherence.
• Track brand discovery over time and adapt plans to build momentum.
• Present to senior marketers, challenge thinking and land recommendations.
• Contribute to new business, shaping pitches and demonstrating Discovery System value.
• Mentor junior strategists and help grow the team.

Skills

Integrated comms

Cross-channel strategy

Agency experience

Strategic storytelling

Job description

Journey Further in the UK is seeking a Senior Strategist to lead discovery work across search, social, creators, AI and more, using RDS and Salient to map how easily a brand can be found, understood and chosen.

You’ll present to senior marketers, shape new business pitches, mentor junior strategists and collaborate with Marketing Science, Organic, Paid and Creative to translate insights into integrated plans. Leeds salary £56,000–£63,000; Manchester £58,000–£65,000; hybrid/work from home options.