Strategic Planner - Advertising

Hammerjack Pty Ltd; Philippines; On-site; PHP 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

Hammerjack Pty Ltd in the Philippines is seeking a Strategic Planner who combines curiosity about people with rigor in data to turn brand challenges into exciting ideas for the agency and clients.

You will develop omnichannel plans, inspire cross‑discipline teams, uncover insights, and help win pitches by sharp brief interpretation, driving innovative marketing across today’s changing landscape.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in strategic planning or related fields.
• Experience in agency environments preferred.
• Strong qualitative and quantitative research skills.
• Proficient with digital marketing tools and analytics.
• Strong project management and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategic, omnichannel plans that support brand and digital planning needs.
• Inspire fresh, market-relevant, and strategic thinking across multi-disciplinary teams.
• Build a culture of curiosity—ask the right questions and learn from data.
• Uncover insights from unexpected triggers and turn them into buildable ideas.
• Bring innovative thinking to team workflows, deadlines, and budgets.
• Evolve traditional marketing into transformative ideas.
• Help win pitches by interpreting briefs and responding sharply to client needs.
• Help realise the agency's vision of becoming true innovators in today’s changing marketing business.

Skills

Strategic planning

Advertising

Marketing

Research (qualitative & quantitative)

Digital analytics tools

Project management

Team collaboration

Tools

Analytics platforms

Job description

We're looking for a Strategic Planner who's as curious about people as they are rigorous about data someone who can turn a brand challenge into an idea the whole agency (and the client) gets excited about. If you love asking the right questions, spotting insights in unexpected places, and helping teams win pitches, we want to talk to you.

What you'll do:

• Develop strategic, omnichannel plans that support the brand and digital planning needs of the team
• Inspire fresh, market-relevant, and strategic thinking across multi-disciplinary teams
• Build a culture of curiosity asking the right questions of brands and target markets, and truly listening to learn
• Uncover insights from unexpected triggers and turn them into unique, buildable ideas
• Bring innovative thinking to team workflows, deadlines, and budgets
• Evolve traditional marketing communications into transformative ideas
• Help win pitches by interpreting briefs and responding sharply to client needs
• Help realize the agency's collective vision of becoming true innovators in today's changing marketing business

What You'll Bring:

• 3-5 years of experience in strategic planning, advertising, marketing, or a related field, preferably within an agency environment
• Solid qualitative and quantitative research skills conducting interviews, and gathering, analyzing, and synthesizing data from varied sources
• Proficiency with digital marketing tools, platforms, and analytics
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment