Strategist

About the role

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 you may take on is broad, including:

• Research into audience passions and motivations
• Creative briefs for new product launches
• Exploration of potential client partnerships
• Campaign wrap reporting and insights
• Launch strategies for new social channels

The Strategist collaborates with teams from Insights, Community, Relationships, and Accounts to bridge the gap between the client's brief and our final deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Be curious and ask questions to explore better ways of doing things
• Examine clients' businesses to understand their brands and objectives
• Proactively stay updated on clients' marketing and media plans
• Maintain an understanding of clients' target audiences and their mindsets
• Research and gather data to develop well-informed strategic plans for clients
• Develop strategies for projects such as social campaigns, channel launches, and influencer programs
• Write concise, well-researched briefs for Creative and Relationships teams to guide campaign and content development
• Produce short- and long-term plans for campaign and evergreen strategies
• Generate original ideas for campaigns and content in collaboration with Creative
• Identify potential problems across the business and devise solutions

Requirements

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

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 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 focusing on mental, physical, and financial employee wellness
• And much more!

Pay

$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. We provide a fully integrated, end-to-end Social Transformation™ proposition to blue-chip clients, encompassing data & analytics, strategy, and implementation. With a global footprint, we employ over 200 people across 12 offices in London, New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, Bogota, Sydney, Melbourne, Kuala Lumpur, Japan, Paris, and Berlin.

Our clients include Alphabet, Nature Made, The North Face, San Pellegrino, Amazon, Cisco, and Diageo.