Strategy Director - Sustainability & Brand Narratives

Anthesis Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

25 days holiday

Volunteer days

Birthday day off

Job summary

Revolt, part of Anthesis, is seeking an Associate Strategy Director to lead development of sustainability narratives, messaging frameworks and creative strategies for global clients in climate, nature, circularity and regenerative agriculture. You will blend research, insights and strategic thinking to solve complex challenges with engaging brand storytelling.

As part of the Brand & Communications team, you will guide multidisciplinary teams, build trusted client relationships and contribute to

Qualifications

• 5-8 years' experience in strategy, brand consulting, communications planning, sustainability communications or a related field.
• Proven experience developing communications strategies, messaging frameworks, brand positioning and campaign platforms.
• Strong understanding of sustainability topics such as climate action, decarbonisation, circular economy, nature, biodiversity and regenerative agriculture.
• Ability to translate technical or complex sustainability issues into clear, engaging and actionable narratives.
• Experience leading qualitative and quantitative research programmes and turning insights into strategic recommendations.
• Excellent presentation, storytelling and facilitation skills.
• Strong client management experience with confidence engaging senior stakeholders.
• Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously and working independently.
• Commercial awareness and ability to contribute to new business development activities.
• Excellent written communication skills and experience producing high‑quality reports, strategic frameworks and thought leadership content.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic workstreams and manage projects end-to-end with minimal supervision.
• Design and deliver research programmes, including research proposals, surveys, interviews and discussion guides.
• Analyse insights from qualitative and quantitative research to uncover opportunities and inform strategic recommendations.
• Develop positioning platforms, sustainability narratives, messaging frameworks, campaign strategies and creative territories.
• Create clear, compelling and commercially impactful strategic recommendations that address client challenges.
• Present strategic thinking confidently to clients, facilitating discussions and responding effectively to feedback and questions.
• Collaborate with creative, account management and subject matter expert teams to translate strategy into impactful communications outputs.
• Build trusted relationships with clients through strong strategic counsel and project leadership.
• Navigate complex conversations and manage stakeholder expectations effectively.
• Support client growth by identifying opportunities for additional strategic support and services.
• Support and mentor junior strategists and consultants through effective briefing, delegation and coaching.
• Contribute to building a high‑performing strategy team by sharing knowledge, approaches and best practices.
• Help drive strategic excellence across projects and encourage innovative thinking within the team.
• Support and lead strategic input into proposals, pitches and new business conversations.
• Define compelling narratives and proposition stories for prospective clients.
• Contribute to scopes of work, project approaches and strategic methodologies.
• Identify opportunities to improve project delivery, strategic outputs and team processes.
• Regularly contribute articles, reports, opinion pieces and industry commentary.
• Stay informed on emerging sustainability, communications and cultural trends.
• Represent the team externally where appropriate through events, webinars and industry forums.

Skills

Strategy

Brand consulting

Sustainability communications

Stakeholder management

Research leadership

Presentation skills

Client management

Project leadership

New business development

Thought leadership

Job description

Revolt, part of Anthesis, is seeking an Associate Strategy Director to lead development of sustainability narratives, messaging frameworks and creative strategies for global clients in climate, nature, circularity and regenerative agriculture. You will blend research, insights and strategic thinking to solve complex challenges with engaging brand storytelling.

As part of the Brand & Communications team, you will guide multidisciplinary teams, build trusted client relationships and contribute to