Senior Strategist

Adelphi Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 115,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

FutureBrand in New York is seeking a Senior Strategist to lead teams of strategists, designers, and writers, shaping how major companies understand themselves and their industries. You will guide projects from research to content development and implementation.

You will develop brand and business strategies, build client relationships, and contribute thought leadership on topics from AI to ethics. Join a diverse team committed to impactful, practical outcomes.

Qualifications

• BA degree or 5+ years in brand, marketing, or business strategy.
• Experience in developing brand, business, or communications strategies.

Responsibilities

• Develop unique, brand-based strategies to solve challenges.
• Own and manage projects end-to-end from research to delivery.
• Build client relationships and understand their business needs.
• Craft pitches and proposals to expand work.
• Lead teams of strategists, designers, and writers.

Skills

Brand strategy

Client collaboration

Storytelling

Strategic thinking

Project management

Research skills

Education

BA degree or 5+ years in brand/marketing/strategy

Job description

Agency:

FutureBrand

Job Function:

Strategy and Planning

Job Subfunction:

Strategy

Job Description:

Senior Strategist As a Senior Strategist, you’ll play a leading role in shaping how some of the largest, most influential, most exciting companies in the world understand themselves and shape their industries. You’ll lead teams of strategists, designers, and writers to shape everything from corporate visions to user interfaces. You’ll perform research and develop thought leadership to become a powerful voice on radically relevant topics, from artificial intelligence to corporate ethics. You’ll be part of a team of equally curious, thoughtful, passionate people with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, who care as much about each other as the work they do

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop unique, brand-based strategies to solve compelling challenges
• Build relationships and expertise with long-term anchor clients, while experimenting with a variety of short-term projects
• Own and manage projects from start to finish, from research through content development, delivery, and implementation
• Build relationships with clients, and get to know their businesses well enough that you can tell them what they should care about
• Become an expert on cultural trends, business disruptions, and technological innovations that shape industry and society
• Craft compelling strategies and related deliverables driven in equal parts by rigorous research and your own expert point of view
• Collaborate with internal and client teams to anticipate client needs and find creative ways to address them, shaping the nature and outputs of your projects
• Develop pitches and proposals to expand the scale and scope of our business
• Build business cases for making and managing change

Qualifications Education & Experience

• B. A. degree or + 5+ years’ experience in brand, marketing, business strategy, innovation, consulting, or research and analytics

Skills & Competencies

• Deeply curious about the workings of culture and business
• Demonstrated experience in developing brand, business, or communications strategies
• Understands how branding and customer experiences can drive business outcomes; Solid understanding of business metrics and processes
• Adept manager, able to skillfully manage multiple phases of complex projects
• Talented storyteller, able to present both abstract and concrete work, and be a compelling partner for clients
• Possess strategic/analytical and creative/design thinking
• Able to inspire teammates and help foster a collaborative culture

About FutureBrand

FutureBrand is a global brand transformation company. We are a diverse and entrepreneurial group of brand, creative & experience experts. We help businesses grow even when times change by better connecting brand purpose to everyday experience. We are guided by our four values: Progressive- embracing curiosity, challenging boundaries, and turning bold ideas into meaningful action. Adaptable - We are flexible in our approach and value diversity of opinions, ideas, skills and perspectives. Collaborative - finding interesting, inspiring, and radically practical ways to make working, thinking, and learning together a core aspect of our community. Empowering- investing in individuals, creating enabling environments, and celebrating difference FutureBrand is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We recruit qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, ethnic or national origin, protected veteran status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or citizenship status.115000-130000

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