SENIOR STRATEGIST

Further Group
London

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Job details

Permanent

Full job description

the role

As a Senior Strategist you will be responsible for leading strategy across projects; uncovering insights, shaping the strategy, guiding the team and unlocking the creative potential of a project.

DISCIPLINE:

Strategy

Location:

London

Position:

Permanent

the PROFILE

Multi-tasker

You may be working across multiple tasks and will be the ‘go-to’ person for key strategic questions and deliverables on your projects.

Broad Experience

You’ll be able to bring a broad experience of working across different sectors; tackling many types of strategic challenge with proven results. Most likely you’ll have at least five years of professional experience (not necessarily in brand).

Leader

Lead strategy across projects, giving the wider team guidance and direction throughout

Research-driven

Plan and lead research (designing and facilitating strategic workshops, stakeholder interviews etc.)

Forward thinking

Identify insights, challenges and opportunities for brands, and shape a strategic response to them

QUALITIES

— Strive for clarity over complexity

— Balance intuition, intellect and imagination

— Curiosity and deep interest in the world

— A unique point of view

— A ‘get stuff done’ attitude; well organised and highly adaptable to any project, task or situation

— Confident and self motivated; able to work independently and collaboratively

— Highly design literate, with an understanding of brand

KEY SKILLS

Outstanding facilitator

Able to design and lead workshops, enabling creative leaps and breakthroughs

Stakeholder engagement

Able to win the trust of key stakeholders and guide clients through complex transformations

Compelling storyteller

Excellent presenter, writer and communicator who is able to construct strong arguments with logic and imagination

Efficiency

Able to juggle several tasks with ease, prioritize work-streams, and delegate effectively

Flexibility

able to flex and be confident working within any kind of industry, with any type of person, anywhere in the world

Large toolkit

proficient with the tools of the trade and confident to go beyond, discovering new ones and developing your own (making films, prototypes, research methodologies etc.)

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