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Brand Innovation Expert & Owner @ Team Outrageous
Job Title: Head of Innovation Strategy
Location: Hybrid role, Team Outrageous is based in South Yorkshire
Reports to: MD
Company Overview
Team Outrageous is an independent brand innovation studio based in the north of England. Our focus on the next-generation consumer fuels our brand innovation partnerships with KFC, PizzaExpress, Jacob Douwe Egberts, PepsiCo, and beyond.
Creativity is at the heart of what we do—new ideas, imagining futures, visualising concepts, and creating worlds. We give brands and businesses the confidence to be brave, bold, and assured in strategies that unlock future consumer relevance.
As our client base grows, we are now looking for a passionate, experienced, and energetic Head of Innovation Strategy to play a fundamental role in the development of our business.
Key Responsibilities
1. Leadership of creative and complex innovation projects from NPD, pipeline, innovation visioning to fundamental futures-led business change.
2. Client growth through high-level strategic understanding of commercial and innovation needs.
3. Team leadership developing a young and hungry team of innovators.
4. Expert deployment of a broad toolkit of strategic tools (insights, brand auditing, competitor analysis, trend forecasting).
5. Methodology development to keep our approaches fresh and innovative.
6. New business responsibilities delivering a measurable contribution to overall revenue targets.
7. Contribution to our ‘voice’ through social and PR ideas and content.
Desired Skills and Style
1. An empathetic and empowering approach to team leadership.
2. Next-level analysis skills.
3. An enigmatic story-telling approach.
4. Creative critical thinking.
5. Strong writing skills.
6. Phenomenal organisational skills.
7. Genuine never-stop-improving mindset.
8. Buckets of personality.
9. Strong gravitas and approachability.
Required Experience
1. In-depth innovation strategy experience either in agency or client side.
2. Demonstrable experience in running a spectrum of innovation projects.
Benefits
1. Target related bonus.
2. Pension contributions.
3. Team days out and regular lunches.
4. Birthday lay in.
5. Opportunity for up to 4 weeks’ ‘working from anywhere’ scheme.
Seniority Level
Executive
Employment Type
Full-time
Job Function
Product Management and Marketing
Industries
Marketing Services
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