Strategic Brand & Experience Architect

Struck; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Struck in Salt Lake City seeks a Senior Brand & Experience Strategist who believes great strategy starts with people. You connect research, insight, creativity, and business objectives to uncover opportunities that move clients forward.

You are curious, human-centered, and a systems thinker who leads strategy for major engagements, designs workshops, synthesizes data into actionable recommendations, and collaborates across disciplines.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of strategy experience in an agency, consulting, innovation, or brand environment.
• Proven experience leading strategy for complex brands and multidisciplinary projects.
• Brand positioning and messaging architecture capabilities.
• Experience conducting primary and secondary research using qualitative and quantitative methods.
• Exceptional presentation, storytelling, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic discovery and research for complex client engagements.
• Develop brand positioning, messaging frameworks, audience definitions, customer journeys, and strategic recommendations.
• Plan and facilitate client workshops, stakeholder interviews, and collaborative working sessions.
• Design and execute primary and secondary research initiatives.
• Synthesize research into insights and actionable recommendations.
• Develop briefs, experience strategies, and strategic frameworks guiding cross-functional teams.
• Partner with Creative Directors, Client Partners, Designers, Architects, and Producers throughout projects.
• Contribute strategic thinking during pitches and discovery conversations to shape new business.
• Evolve STRUCK's strategy processes, templates, methodologies, and thought leadership.
• Identify opportunities to integrate emerging research methods and AI tools into work.

Skills

Insight-driven

Human-centered

Strategic leadership

Facilitation

Systems thinking

Collaboration

Curiosity

Job description

Struck in Salt Lake City seeks a Senior Brand & Experience Strategist who believes great strategy starts with people. You connect research, insight, creativity, and business objectives to uncover opportunities that move clients forward.

You are curious, human-centered, and a systems thinker who leads strategy for major engagements, designs workshops, synthesizes data into actionable recommendations, and collaborates across disciplines.