Senior Creative Strategist

Day One Agency•Portland, OR

3d•$75,000 - $85,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Day One Agency is seeking a Senior Creative Strategist to direct and deliver strategic work across multiple accounts. The ideal candidate will excel at simplifying complex ideas, understand how creative concepts travel through today's media, social, and consumer landscapes, and be a strong collaborator. This role involves bringing efficiency and inspiration to creative briefs, working closely with Strategy and Story leads on various projects including go-to-market plans, comms frameworks, wrap reports, integrated campaign ideation, and social platform brainstorms. The Creative Strategy & Insights (CSI) team is integral to the creative process, supporting the development of culture-worthy creative from brief to impact. CSI is part of the Shape function, collaborating with the Story and Narrative team to lay the groundwork for breakthrough creative ideas in the evolving media, social, digital, and consumer landscapes. The team comprises strategists with diverse backgrounds, including brand strategy, social media, platform expertise, insights, analytics, and creative effectiveness.

Requirements

4+ years of relevant experience contributing to a diverse creative team.
Ability to translate consumer insights into integrated strategies.
Background working on digital campaigns.
Energetic and collaborative with a great work ethic.
Ability to thrive in a diverse environment and contribute to the overall culture of Day One.
Ability to multi-task and prioritize workload with quick turnarounds.
Experience taking projects from concept to design.
Excellent problem-solving skills.
Ability to present concepts and work closely with clients, applying creative solutions to strategic business problems.
Ability to iterate and evolve concepts with constructive feedback.
Fluent in current digital and social story formats, and curious about future ones.
Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university or equivalent professional experience.

Responsibilities

Harness insights with new and varied channels to create opportunities for brands to connect with culture and make a consumer impact.
Ideate and execute comms planning and messaging frameworks, identifying innovative ways for messages to come to life.
Uncover insights, shape ideas, and bridge stories from brands to consumers.
Collaborate with Brand and Strategy team members to build social philosophy, channel approaches, campaign GTM models, and innovation ideas.
Partner with leads across the agency to integrate storytelling into all initiatives.
Provide input and perspective on content strategy, creative, and execution.
Support the team’s and clients’ approach to creative executions.
Bring fresh thinking and a collaborative spirit to the team when developing work.