Senior Strategist

We Are Social; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

We Are Social in Los Angeles is seeking a Senior Strategist to join our growing strategy team. This client-facing role focuses on solving business problems through collaboration, with briefs and slides fueling the work and a passion for culture and social insights.

You will partner with Insights, Culture Comms and Creative to shape how brands appear in culture, while mentoring junior teammates and translating research into compelling POVs and plans.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of creative agency experience in a strategic role.
• Deep understanding of what resonates with social audiences.
• Experience partnering with paid media teams.
• Ability to translate research and data into meaningful insights.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Insights, Culture Comms and Creative to define how a brand shows up in culture.
• Work within an inter-agency environment with paid and influencer agencies.
• Adapt current skills to agency-style strategy work.
• Develop creative briefs and comms plans independently, leading quick-turn research.
• Create strategic deliverables such as briefs, comms plans, channel strategies and POVs.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Brand strategy

Social media trends

Client presentations

Job description

THE ROLE

We are looking for a Senior Strategist to join our growing strategy team. This is a team of brand thinkers with a deep passion for social because it's where culture and audience insights take off. This is a client facing role for someone who lives to solve business problems through collaboration. Creative briefs are their love language and slides make them happy.

WE ARE

A creative agency powered by social connections. That means we thrive on what's trending and creating campaigns that get people buzzing. We call it ?Ideas Worth Talking About,? and we're proud to have played a part in some of the most culturally relevant campaigns of the decade for brands like McDonald's, Adidas, Universal Studios, and YouTube.

WHY YOU?LL LOVE IT HERE

• We like to laugh, we live for celeb gossip and we?re great on AUX.
• Our passport program lets you explore and work from one of our 18 other offices worldwide, including Paris, Singapore, Madrid, Dubai, London and more!
• You best believe we know how to celebrate our wins. And our losses (it's how we learn).
• From carbon offsets to community kitchens, we?re passionate about making a difference.
• Did we say snacks? Because we have great snacks. (Shoutout to Sheila who keeps the kitchen stocked.)

YOU ARE

• A person who thrives in a fast-paced environment, responding quickly and proactively
• Not interested in just following trends ? you want to create them
• A self-starter, who?ll take ideas from concept to execution, navigating feedback like a pro??

Traditional agency experience is not required, but it's a plus. What matters is your deep understanding of what resonates with social audiences. This role is energetic, innovative and forward-thinking. Alongside engaging with communities, you'll guide brands by staying ahead of social trends and cultural moments. In return, you'll join a global agency dedicated to generating buzzworthy ideas for some of the world's leading brands.

WHAT YOU?LL DO

• Partner closely with with Insights & Measurement, Culture Comms and Creative to define how a brand shows up and wins in culture
• Work within an inter-agency environment with paid and influencer agencies?
• Adapt current skills to agency style of strategy work
• Develop creative brief and comms plans independently, leading quick-turn research to unlock competitive, category and audience insights
• Quickly develop the skills to create a variety of strategic deliverables such as: research briefs, comms plans, tactical briefs, channel strategies, campaign frameworks, social playbooks, creator strategies, POVs, etc.

• Keep up with key industry trends and social and paid platform updates with passion and curiosity
• Present to clients with confidence and clarity
• Be able to give creative feedback effectively?
• Mentor more junior teammates?Possess a commitment to selling work and connecting the dots from strategy to creative
• Grow relationship with day-to-day clients and find areas to push work, clarify deliverables, and identify gaps

REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS ROLE

• 5+ years previous creative agency experience in a strategic role?
• Obsessive about the future of social media, culture and audience behavior
• Saves every ad and has experience partnering with paid media teams
• A passion for simplifying complex problems into clear and compelling POVs
• Ability to work on strategic responses to client briefs with minimal oversight?
• Ability to elevate thinking beyond tactics to bigger, bolder ways in
• Ability to translate research and data into meaningful insights?

JOIN US

At We Are Social, we celebrate diverse perspectives and experiences. We welcome unique voices and talents, especially those not traditionally embraced by advertising. Discover more about our culture and our work.

We Are Social is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. For California applicants, you may view We Are Social's Privacy Notice for California Employees and Job Applicants at https://wearesocial.com/us/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/07/CA-Employee-and-Job-Applicant-CPRA-Notice.pdf