Role x You Senior strategists are the MVPs of a healthy strategy department. They are becoming self sufficient strategists who can handle leading conversations, developing strategies and working with creatives without significant supervision.
Responsibilities: - Work closely with the Strategy Director to develop breakthrough and actionable brand and communications strategies.
- Understand how our clients' business works and create strategies that help reach business goals.
- Own, manage, and run brand and communications strategy on your specific account.
- Monitor cultural trends that are relevant to the brands on which you work
- Lead and support new business growth on the account with the account lead and other appropriate team members within VIRTUE.
- Own planning projects from inception to completion: create research plans, develop insights, write briefs, collaborate with the creative, account and client teams, facilitate and direct brainstorming sessions, and continue to see the project through in all its phases.
- Establish strong and collaborative relationships with key department heads and employees across the business including account, creative, analytics, and more.
- Can play a lead role in thought leadership initiatives.
- Always striving to make the work better.
You have these: - Ability to formulate a clear hypothesis and recommend methods for testing it
- Can define interesting patterns that combine diverse references
- Can be depended on to create briefs, decks and strategic artefacts with some oversight
- Can craft a cogent and compelling argument in email, document, or conversation
- Can lead strategy on at least 3 projects of varying complexity and sizes, with regular oversight and feedback coming from your manager.
- Can support pitches and larger clients.
- You have a voice in writing, thinking and presenting.
- You are passionate about finding the latest cultural trends.
- You create inspiring briefs and briefing decks.
- You can handle client meetings on your own as appropriate.
- You work closely with creatives throughout the process.
- You can lead and conduct interviews as appropriate.
- You understand business and market dynamics and how to affect them.
We'd love if you also have these: - As a global agency, additional language skills are a bonus
- Open to travel as necessary
Working at VICE: We want to find people who believe in our mission and goals and feel inspired to grow while they're here, rather than someone who checks the boxes but isn't invested. We encourage you to apply and show us what you've got. VICE Media Group prioritizes the voices, ideas and people that other media companies miss. We believe that innovation is a direct result of diverse, inclusive cultures so we don't just tolerate differences, we celebrate it and see it as essential to our staff, culture, and business. To learn more read the VICE Guide to VICE.
Accommodations: If you require reasonable accommodation during the application and selection process, please let us know by contacting ...@vice.com. We will work together to best meet your needs.
Agencies: VICE Media Group is not partnering with agencies nor accepts unsolicited resumes and will not be responsible for any fees or expenses related to such unsolicited resumes and/or applicants.
Equal Opportunity Employer: VICE Media (VICE Studios Group, VICE TV, and Virtue) is an equal opportunity employer. We view everyone as an individual, and we understand that inclusion is more than just diversity - it's about belonging. We celebrate the fact that everyone is unique, and that's what makes us so good at what we do. We pride ourselves on being a company that embraces difference and truly represents the global clients we work with. This position is not eligible to be performed in Colorado.
Candidates, please note that if you are contacted by anyone with an email other than @vice.com purporting to be recruiting on behalf of Vice Media, it is not legitimate, and you should not engage. The salary range is subject to change and may be amended in the future. Experience, education, skills, and other factors are considered when determining the salary offered.
Pay Range Details: New York/California 115,000 - 125,000 USD