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Base pay range
Independent Brand Packaging Agency - FMCG
London / Hybrid working
80k-100k
Bonus Scheme after 1 year's service
Reporting to Owner and MD
Purpose of the role
* To provide strategic thinking and direction on all client projects and new business pitches
* To work in collaboration with client services and senior creatives on added value initiatives on existing clients
* To work in collaboration with new business on upfront thinking pieces to land new clients
* To manage and nurture the Strategy team (currently 1 Junior Strategist)
* To establish and refine best in class strategy processes
Main Job Responsibilities
Existing clients
* Develop relationships with key senior clients
* Ensure clients are consistently impressed with our strategic thinking
* Write and present inspiring creative strategies, platforms and design briefs
* Strategic analysis of categories, brands and consumers
* Extract fresh insights and distil these into a clear brand positioning and portfolio architecture, growth platforms, innovation strategy, and ideation
* Facilitate creative brainstorms and workshops
* Develop naming strategies and copywriting
* Contribute to key design reviews and feedback on creative work to ensure it stays on brief and on strategy
* Work with Client Services team to cost up strategic phases of projects
Business Development / New Business
* Work with New Business Director and Client Services team to land new brands within existing clients as well as client prospects through the following:
* Strong understanding of the client’s marketing and business objectives
* Providing insights and points of view for added value initiatives
* Providing Insights and thinking for new business presentations
* Contribute to pitching by managing the strategic phase of pitches and presenting to clients
Team Management
* Oversee and guide your team members
* In collaboration with MD, set targets and objectives for the team and help them achieve those
* Assist with any issues team members may have
* Inspire and motivate team members
* Oversee their professional development and liaise with MD on training opportunities
* Manage performance of the team and provide feedback
* Develop best practice in strategy
Management Team
* Attend and contribute to management meetings (involvement in financial, people and overall business strategy decisions)
Critical Performance areas
The success of this position will be dictated by:
* Completion of strategic phases of projects on time and within budget
* Client satisfaction
* Proactive growth of client accounts (in collaboration with CS and NB teams)
Skills and Competencies
* A personable team player with ability to deliver results through teamwork
* Excellent relationship building skills
* A strategic, creative and commercial thinker who can articulate strategic ideas both verbally and visually (e.g. positioning mood boards and design territories)
* Fluent clear and articulate in verbal communication with the ability to convey interest and enthusiasm when presenting
* Assertive and able to take charge of a situation when appropriate
* Organised, well prepared and ability to keep calm under pressure
* A positive thinker with a responsive, ‘can do’ and optimistic attitude
* Well informed about clients’ business and general branding/marketing issues
* Motivating and inspiring management skills
* Committed, enthusiastic, passionate
Salary and benefits
* Bonus scheme after 1 year service
* Free breakfast every day (when in the office)
* Subsidised lunch every Tuesday
* Company pension where agency contributes 3% of your qualifying earnings
* Free membership to BUPA CashPlan – a medical cash plan that provides cashback towards everyday health bills as well as free counselling
* 25 days holiday
* Hours of work: 9-5:30 Monday to Thursday – 9 to 5 on Fridays
* Flexible working pattern – Monday and Friday flexible and Wed to Thursday in the office
* 3 weeks per year working from anywhere
Seniority level
Director
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Strategy/Planning and Design
Industries
Design Services
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