Senior Strategist

AnalogFolk is a global digitally native creative agency, independently owned since 2008. We have talented Folk across offices in London, Amsterdam, New York, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore and Sydney.

We deliver progressive solutions that change people's lives and fuel brand growth.

We're proud to partner with some of the world's most respected and influential brands, including Nike, Diageo, L'Oreal, Meta, Tommy Hilfiger and Amazon.

• Here are just a few of the notable accolades our globally-recognised work has received : The Drum's Most Awarded Agency in EMEA;
• Campaign's UK and Global Digital Innovation Agency of the Year; Contagious Pioneers Best and Bravest Agencies on the Planet;

and a Fast Company award for a World Changing Idea.

What We Need :

• A senior strategist to lead product and comms strategy on key accounts with minimal oversight
• An optimist who champions creativity and knows great work is just a perspective-shift away
• A collaborator who creates space at tables for thinking other than her / his own
• A storyteller with strong opinions on what makes a good one
• A proactive problem solver who takes initiative to identify solutions
• A strategic polymath specializing in either business, comms, or content strategy; with growing fluency in other strategic skill sets-

An agile, open minded team member who is comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and adapting to shifting priorities

Primary Responsibilities :

• Lead the strategic process from beginning to end on key accounts - managing clients, deliverables, and creative performance on the team
• Transform brand, audience, vertical, and competitive research into provocative insights
• Grasp the opportunities, audiences, and applications of dominant and emerging channels and formats
• Develop inspired briefs that translate into clear plans of action
• Run killer meetings, including client workshops and presentations, research interviews, and creative sessions
• Work with Strategy Director, partners in media, data, and UX to maximize creative performance
• Facilitate strong decision making with clients and agency team, across projects and process

Past Experience / Qualifications :

• 5+ year's experience working in a similar role at a digital creative agency, publisher, or in-house product team
• Previous experience developing product, communications, and / or content strategies
• Track record of uncovering insights that unlock rock-solid strategic visions, and then helping to translate that strategy into impactful creative work
• Experience setting and delivering against measurement plans
• Experience visualizing your thinking on slides without upfront guidance
• Highly articulate communication skills (verbal and written), accomplished presenter
• Fluent in qual and quant research methodologies, from deployment through translation of findings into actions
• Familiar with a wide range of research and intelligence tools and resources

Our Values

AnalogFolk is part of the AnalogFolk Group (AFG) an independent marketing and technology group. Our mission is to use digital to make the analog world better.

We strive to create experiences that are remarkable and fundamentally valuable. These are our values that we ask of all our Folk...

Find a Way : Looks for opportunities that arise during times of change

Fail Brilliantly : Is prepared to take risks in the pursuit of excellence. Encourages teams to do the same

Be Remarkable : Encourages and inspires others to achieve with their own positive attitude. Uses lateral thinking to solve problems

Be Nice : Encourages teams to work collaboratively with others to achieve the best results

Makes Things : Takes responsibility for own work and that of their teams, ensuring high quality standards are always met

And a final few things....

At AnalogFolk, we believe in equal opportunities for everyone. We're committed to building a workplace that's authentically diverse, representative, inclusive and respectful.

That's why we welcome all applications regardless of race, religion or belief, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, political affiliation, family, or parental status.

Don't meet every single requirement for the job role? No big deal. If what we're doing here at AnalogFolk excites you and you're passionate about learning, we want to hear from you.

You may still be the right fit for the role, or another one.

If you love the sound of the role but need flexibility to meet other commitments, just let us know - we try to make this happen whenever we can.