Senior Integrated Strategist: Hot Atl Advertising

1 week ago


Johannesburg, South Africa Viv Gordon Placements Full time

Award-winning, creative agency seeks the cream of the strategic crop Is it you?

**Responsibilities**:

- Inspire our creative people to do the best work in the world.
- Create strategies that serve as a benchmark and be accountable for the strategic outputs for clients with work that is grounded in insight and purpose.
- Write clear and concise briefs for our creative teams that inspire and motivate them.
- To constantly monitor campaigns to ensure adherence to the strategic direction.
- Due diligence towards staying on top of global innovation and trends and to share this with the team.
- Workshops and presentations with various clients.
- Support creative in selling ideas and account management in building strong and enduring client relationships.
- Support client in building their marketing strategies and brand plans.
- Fulfil the role of lead strategist not only within the agency but in respect of inter-agency dynamics - integrating well and comfortably within 3rd party agencies.
- Engage clients on all levels - from brand manager to CEO.

**Requirements**:

- Minimum 5 years’ experience
- Must have experience in either a Blue-Chip Agency brand or a large national or global Agency brand
- Able to write a thorough and engaging strategic story
- Strong presentation creation and delivery skills
- Strong strategic mind but with a passion for creativity
- The ability to write and deliver inspiring and insightful briefs
- Comprehensive in all areas of the strategic process (research, insight generation, storytelling, management, strategic direction).
- 5+ years’ experience within a strategic role
- Presentation and storytelling skills (ability to convey complex models in ways that clients can understand and get excited about)
- Brief creation and ability to brief creative teams
- Able to negotiate the creative process, from brief to review to execution
- Self-starter
- Willingness to learn and stay up to date with trends
- Able to question the brief
- Team player
- Able to mentor more junior colleagues
- Strategic
- Strong presence
- Self-assured
- Responsible
- Futuristic
- Maximiser, able to transform something strong into something excellent
- Activator and achiever
- Developer; able to recognise and cultivate the potential in others.

City: Johannesburg

Country: South Africa

Level of Expertise: Senior

Remuneration: Negotiable

Reference Number: #Viv2912

**Viv Gordon**:
MD & Consultant



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