Senior Strategist

We Are Social•Los Angeles, CA

About The Position

We are looking for a Senior Strategist to join our growing strategy team. This is a team of brand thinkers with a deep passion for social because it’s where culture and audience insights take off. This is a client facing role for someone who lives to solve business problems through collaboration. Creative briefs are their love language and slides make them happy. WE ARE A creative agency powered by social connections. That means we thrive on what’s trending and creating campaigns that get people buzzing. We call it “Ideas Worth Talking About,” and we're proud to have played a part in some of the most culturally relevant campaigns of the decade for brands like McDonald’s, Adidas, Universal Studios, and YouTube. WHY YOU’LL LOVE IT HERE We like to laugh, we live for celeb gossip and we’re great on AUX. Our passport program lets you explore and work from one of our 18 other offices worldwide, including Paris, Singapore, Madrid, Dubai, London and more! You best believe we know how to celebrate our wins. And our losses (it’s how we learn). From carbon offsets to community kitchens, we’re passionate about making a difference. Did we say snacks? Because we have great snacks. (Shoutout to Sheila who keeps the kitchen stocked.) YOU ARE A person who thrives in a fast-paced environment, responding quickly and proactively Not interested in just following trends – you want to create them A self-starter, who’ll take ideas from concept to execution, navigating feedback like a pro Traditional agency experience is not required, but it’s a plus. What matters is your deep understanding of what resonates with social audiences. This role is energetic, innovative and forward-thinking. Alongside engaging with communities, you’ll guide brands by staying ahead of social trends and cultural moments. In return, you’ll join a global agency dedicated to generating buzzworthy ideas for some of the world’s leading brands.

Requirements

5+ years previous creative agency experience in a strategic role
Obsessive about the future of social media, culture and audience behavior
Saves every ad and has experience partnering with paid media teams
A passion for simplifying complex problems into clear and compelling POVs
Ability to work on strategic responses to client briefs with minimal oversight
Ability to elevate thinking beyond tactics to bigger, bolder ways in
Ability to translate research and data into meaningful insights

Nice To Haves

Traditional agency experience is not required, but it’s a plus. What matters is your deep understanding of what resonates with social audiences.

Responsibilities

Partner closely with with Insights & Measurement, Culture Comms and Creative to define how a brand shows up and wins in culture
Work within an inter-agency environment with paid and influencer agencies
Adapt current skills to agency style of strategy work
Develop creative brief and comms plans independently, leading quick-turn research to unlock competitive, category and audience insights
Quickly develop the skills to create a variety of strategic deliverables such as: research briefs, comms plans, tactical briefs, channel strategies, campaign frameworks, social playbooks, creator strategies, POVs, etc.
Keep up with key industry trends and social and paid platform updates with passion and curiosity
Present to clients with confidence and clarity
Be able to give creative feedback effectively
Mentor more junior teammates
Possess a commitment to selling work and connecting the dots from strategy to creative
Grow relationship with day-to-day clients and find areas to push work, clarify deliverables, and identify gaps

Benefits

Our passport program lets you explore and work from one of our 18 other offices worldwide, including Paris, Singapore, Madrid, Dubai, London and more!
From carbon offsets to community kitchens, we’re passionate about making a difference.
Did we say snacks? Because we have great snacks.

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