Senior Strategist

Landor•Chicago, IL

6h•$65,000 - $115,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Landor is looking for a Senior Strategist to join our Chicago studio. Could this be you? We are Landor. World-leading brand experts, underpinned by the most expansive strategic & creative capabilities in our category. We make brands more valuable and less vulnerable. We build brands differently. We work with our clients to define and solve their business problems through the lens of brand. We strategically join the dots between our design, experience, governance and measurement capabilities, and always connect our brand work to business outcomes. Landor companies also include amp (sonic branding), bdg (workplace & architectural experts), Deep Local (creative technologists) and ManvsMachine (3D motion design). We are part of WPP.

Requirements

Eager to understand branding, Landor, WPP, new information and new ideas
Comfortable influencing internal stakeholders
Strong experience in designing, conducting, and analyzing secondary and/or primary research
Passionate about being culturally connected and on the leading edge of brands, marketing, design and innovation

Responsibilities

Partners with internal teams and, where relevant, WPP partners, to lead research design, execution, and analysis
Masters the principles of BrandAsset Valuator and can pull out basic data
Gains and maintains in-depth understanding of client’s business and industry
Makes the most of AI to maximize knowledge, inspiration and efficiencies
Owns the development of the client strategic deliverable by developing hypotheses, conducting analyses, and collaborating with colleagues
Collaborates on steroids with multidisciplinary teams (working closely with the creative lead, client lead and brand performance lead, as well as any required expertise or specialist) to identify client needs, articulate the story, develop recommendations, and presents to clients to gain buy-in
Leads the writing and development of high-quality delivery such as integrated client presentations
Generates strategies that inspire award-winning (D&AD, The One Show, and Cannes Lions), breakthrough (talked about in the media and the industry) and impactful work
Partners with others to map out and pursue opportunities to grow current client relationships
Leads development of POVs for pitches and outbound new business efforts
Fosters communication and cohesion between internal teams and disciplines
Provides mentoring and on-the-job training for junior level talent.
Responsible for individual performance management of direct reports, including continuous conversations and interim reviews
Understanding of and commitment to targets and budget allocations