Senior Strategist

SHADOW is seeking a Senior Strategist, who will develop integrated marketing strategies on behalf of agency clients. This position will report directly to the Strategy Director and Executive Creative Director, as well as oversee a Creative Strategist. The ideal candidate is self-motivated, organized and curious, with 6+ years of work experience in developing 360° marketing programs across social, influencer, PR, events and content, either in-house for a brand or in an agency setting. This position requires the submission of a portfolio. What You Bring: Integrated Expertise: You have a proven grasp of different marketing functions and how creative and conversation spreads across channels & platforms Endless Curiosity: You are a student of what gets people talking, an expert in all things culture, cores, communities and comment sections. Social obsession: You're an integrated strategist, but you know trends, memes and more like the back of your hand. Cross-industry experience: You're just as comfortable working on CPG brands as Tech, and are able to quickly adapt to cultural, regulatory and creative nuances across categories Preferred: interest or experience with music, festivals and concert partnerships What You'll Do: Strategic Development Integrated Campaign & Social Strategy: Craft compelling strategic narratives and lead integrated campaigns across paid, owned, and earned channels to address client challenges and needs. Comms Planning: Build multi-channel marketing calendars and communications plans that align creative, influencer, earned, and experiential workstreams. Inspire, direct, and brief integrated teams: Unlock unique insights, design frameworks and deliver clear and actionable briefs Social Campaign Ideation & Execution: Lead concepting and execution of social campaigns in partnership with creative, production, and talent teams, and support the evergreen and creator teams with ideation as needed. Research + reporting Research & Cultural Insight: Drive the gathering of research, insights, and trends using qualitative and quantitative methods across consumer intelligence tools, social listening and competitive/content audits. Creative testing: Lead internal and external creative testing to measure effectiveness, impact and risk. Campaign Reporting & Analysis: Lead integrated campaign reports that synthesize performance into clear takeaways and next steps. Strategic partner Strategic Counsel & Client Partnership: Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to clients and account teams - leading presentations, joining client meetings two to three times a week, and contributing to weekly status calls to guide day-to-day activity and campaign planning. Brainstorm & Workshops: Assist in the development of, as well as lead, integrated brainstorms and workshops for the agency, clients and partners Internal & External Coordination: Communicate and collaborate with internal teams and external IATs to keep integrated account work aligned and moving. $90K - $120K (commensurate with experience) What We Provide: Medical + dental + vision insurance Generous PTO and paid holidays Dedicated mental health days Unlimited sick time Give Back. We want SHADOWs to extend their hearts and give back to their various communities and interests, on the clock! We offer 40 hours of paid VTO annually (voluntary time off) 401(k) retirement plan with matching Pre-tax commuter and healthcare benefits 12 weeks paid leave for new parents Individualized career mapping Summer Fridays (early close Fridays Memorial Day - Labor Day) Hybrid work schedule (1-3 days in office per week, depending on role) While SHADOW intends to maintain these employee benefits, the Company reserves the right to modify, amend or terminate these benefits at any time and for any reason. Additional Information SHADOW promotes a diverse and high performing company culture. SHADOW is dedicated to providing equal opportunities to all qualified persons, and to recruit, hire, train, promote, and compensate persons in all jobs without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or sexual orientation. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. #J-18808-Ljbffr SHADOW