Strategist

1000heads; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 72,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in IT Services and Consulting is seeking a Strategist to develop insights and strategies for clients. The role involves collaborating with various teams and requires a minimum of 1-2 years in digital marketing. Benefits include medical coverage, generous time off, and a 401k plan.

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, and more!

Generous time off package

401k & Roth retirement investment options

Gym and professional development stipends

Commute and parking benefits

Wellness program

Qualifications

• Minimum 1-2 years experience in social media or digital marketing strategy.
• A proven record of developing strategic plans that benefit the client.
• Deep knowledge of the digital and social media space.

Responsibilities

• Developing strategies for social campaigns, channel launches, and influencer programs.
• Writing concise, well-researched briefs for the Creative and Relationships teams.
• Researching and gathering data to develop well-informed strategic plans.

Skills

Communication

Strategic Planning

Research

Job description

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As a Strategist, your primary job is to understand what is happening with our clients, what is happening in the world, and what is happening in culture, to find the interesting places where they all intersect, and to turn it all into clear, concise insights, strategies, and creative briefs.

The range of projects the Strategist may take on is broad. At any given time you may be working on: research into audience passions and motivations; a creative brief for a new product launch; exploration of potential client partnerships; campaign wrap reporting and insights; a launch strategy for a new social channel, and so much more.

And we don't work in a vacuum - the Strategist collaborates with teams from Insights, Community, Relationships, Insights, and Accounts to be the bridge between what the client's brief and our final deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Being curious and asking questions — just because something has been done one way doesn't mean there isn't a better way
• Examining clients' businesses to know their brands and understand their objectives
• Proactively keeps abreast of clients' marketing and media plans
• Maintaining an understanding of clients' target audiences and their mindsets
• Research and gathering data to develop well-informed strategic plans for clients
• Developing strategies for a variety of projects, including social campaigns, channel launches, influencer programs, and more.
• Writing concise, well-researched briefs for the Creative and Relationships teams to guide campaign and content development
• Producing short- and long-term plans for campaign and evergreen strategies
• Generating original ideas for campaigns and content in collaboration with Creative
• Identifying potential problems across the business and devising ways to rectify them
  
  
  

Requirements

• Minimum 1-2 years experience in social media or digital marketing strategy
• A proven record of developing strategic plans that benefit the client
• Deep knowledge of the digital and social media space, including both established social channels and emerging channels
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• The ability to make complex subjects understandable
• The flexibility to work over a number of projects and balance your workload
• Experience with agency/client relations
• Ability to interact with people at all levels demonstrating tact, diplomacy, discretion and maturity
  
  
  

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and more!
• Generous time off package, including the last week of the year
• 401k & Roth retirement investment options with employer match after one year
• Gym and professional development stipends
• Culture Club with monthly activities like sports, games and happy hours
• DEI Council and Employee Resource Groups
• Commute and parking benefits
• Wellness program that focuses on mental, physical and financial employee wellness
• And much more!
  
  

SALARY RANGE

$72,000 - $85,000 per year

About 1000heads

1000heads combines expertise in data & analytics, strategy, technology and creativity to help the world's best businesses build Social Age brands. 1000heads provides a fully integrated, end-to-end Social Transformation proposition to blue-chip clients encompassing data & analytics, strategy and implementation. 1000heads has a global footprint, employing over 200 people across 12 offices in London, New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, Bogota, Sydney, Melbourne, Kuala Lumpur, Japan, Paris and Berlin. 1000heads' clients include Alphabet, Nature Made, The North Face, San Pellegrino, Amazon, Cisco, and Diageo.

1000heads is an Equal Opportunities Employer, we are passionately committed to working together to promote an inclusive environment which celebrates and promotes diversity. We are committed to our belief that diversity in our team generates better and bolder ideas, creativity, understanding and respect. We welcome applicants irrespective of age, sex, race, ethnicity, disability and other factors that have no bearing on an individual's ability to perform their job.

For more information on 1000heads, visit 1000heads.com.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Business Development and Sales

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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