Brand Strategist - Agency Based

ROLE: BRAND STRATEGIST
COMPANY: HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL BRANDING AGENCY
LOCATION: CENTRAL LONDON
RATE: £COMPETITIVE

Our client, a leading branding agency, are looking to recruit a Brand Strategist, who can contribute strategic brand and communications insight, ideas and direction within their successful team based in Central London.

The ideal candidate will have strong brand strategy experience within a creative branding agency or direct client environment. We are looking for candidates who can show a strong analytical and problem solving ability from across a range of organisational/corporate, service and product branding projects.

Required background:

- Proven agency experience focused on brand strategy and comms planning projects
- Has worked on organisational/corporate, service and product branding as well as advertising/communications planning projects across several industry categories, including retail, infrastructure, utilities and alcohol
- Has successfully scoped, led and implemented advertising/communications planning and strategy development projects from brief to delivery, for national and international clients. We are looking for someone who understands the overall process and can actually get stuck in and complete the work itself

Skills Required:

- Ability to create and deliver compelling and engaging presentations, workshops and briefings, to clients and internal teams
- Ability to set up and manage desk and primary research projects to get the information required to develop key insights to inform branding and comms projects
- Brand Positioning, Brand Architecture and Vision/Values development projects from articulating the brief, to completing the work, to delivering the solution
- Comms planning skills to help brief and guide the team to develop 360 comms campaigns that engage customers and help drive sales

Additional requirements:

- Have strong analytical skills and enjoy insight and idea development
- Be a true team player, able to work well with account teams and creative teams
- Be smart and flexible in their approach to getting things done
- Be good at communicating with and working with other members of the strategy team
- Copywriting skills advantageous
- Frequent domestic and foreign travel, sometimes at short notice will be expected

The role is a 3 month (with the potential to be extended) and will be based in Central London. If you feel you have the right skills and experience for this excellent opportunity, please apply online.

All successful candidates will be contacted within 2 working days. Project People Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.