Director, Insight & Strategy — ESOP & Impact

Global Prairie; Washington, Baltimore (District of Columbia, MD); On-site; USD 95,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

ESOP retirement plan

401k matching

Wellness stipends

Job summary

Global Prairie is seeking a Director, Insight & Strategy to translate data, research and audience understanding into executive-level recommendations across brand, communications, public affairs and reputation initiatives.

The role requires sophisticated strategic and analytical thinking, exceptional writing and storytelling, and the ability to mentor teams while guiding workshops and client engagements.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in strategy, communications, consulting, analytics, or related fields.
• Demonstrated experience creating insight-driven strategic recommendations and client-facing counsel.
• Strong writing, presentation and storytelling skills.
• Experience supporting public affairs, issues management, reputation management or stakeholder engagement preferred.
• Experience with audience intelligence platforms such as MRI-Simmons, Pulsar or similar tools is a plus.
• Experience with AI-enabled analysis platforms such as ChatGPT and Claude.

Responsibilities

• Harness data, research and audience intelligence to develop strategies across brand, communications, public affairs and reputation initiatives.
• Leads and guides the application of research, audience intelligence and analytics to uncover meaningful insights and strategic recommendations and deliver them through a storytelling lens.
• Evaluates, interprets and challenges data and research findings to ensure recommendations are well-supported and strategically sound.
• Translates complex information, research and analytics into compelling narratives, points of view and executive-level recommendations.
• Produces high-quality strategic deliverables, executive presentations and written recommendations.
• Designs and facilitates workshops for client audiences.
• Collaborates with creative teams to ensure strategic consistency.
• Serves as a strategic consultant to internal and external teams.
• Mentors Managers and Associates within the Insight & Strategy team.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Analytical skills

Storytelling

Client counsel

Mentorship

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Tools

MRI-Simmons

Pulsar

ChatGPT

Claude

Job description

Global Prairie is seeking a Director, Insight & Strategy to translate data, research and audience understanding into executive-level recommendations across brand, communications, public affairs and reputation initiatives.

The role requires sophisticated strategic and analytical thinking, exceptional writing and storytelling, and the ability to mentor teams while guiding workshops and client engagements.