Applied Strategist (Level I)

Cincinnati, OH (On-site)

$50K/yr – $57K/yrIntern/New Grad2+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own the early-stage implementation and cross-functional support for strategic initiatives, turning research and insights into actionable GTM tasks while partnering with PR, Creative, and Experiential teams to drive measurable brand impact.

  • Strategic Planning & Counsel: translate insights into go-to-market actions and guidance for the portfolio.
  • Research & Insights Execution: surface opportunities across category, competitors, and audiences using available tools.
  • Cross-Functional Delivery & Measurement: orchestrate tasks and assess campaign impact with PR, Creative, and Experiential teams.

Job Description

  • Strategic Support: translate insights into go-to-market actions and guidance for the portfolio.
  • Research & Insights: surface opportunities across category, competitors, and audience segments using the tech stack and available resources.
  • Cross-functional Execution: orchestrate tasks with PR, Creative, and Experiential teams to drive campaign impact.
  • Requirements: 0-2+ years in agency strategy, management consulting, or digital transformation.
  • Education: Degree in Marketing, Communications, or related field.
  • AI landscape familiarity with willingness to adopt new tools.
  • Experience in flat or matrixed organizations where teams are cast by skills over roles.
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Citizen Relations

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Citizen is a global PR agency built to unleash the potential of ambitious brands. Integrated teams across PR, creative & strategy, insights & intelligence, digital, and experiential marketing give the curiosity, confidence, and courage to stay ahead of trends, make bold moves, and maximize measurable success.With 10 offices across North America and Europe, Citizen’s client roster includes P&G, Nestlé Canada, Duracell and Nespresso. The agency's disruptive campaigns have been awarded across the world from such shows as The Clios, Webbys, The One Show, LIAs, PRWeek Global and the Cannes International Festival of Creativity.In 2023 Citizen was named PRovoke Media's Consumer PR Agency of the Year and Best Mid-Size Agency to Work For, in addition to PR Agency of the Year (Gold) from Strategy Magazine, Best Places to Work for PRWeek and Inc. Magazine's "Best in Business". In 2024, Citizen was named Campaign’s Global PR Agency of the Year (Bronze).

Founded in 2004
New York, New York, USA
200 employees (35 in marketing)
41% recommend to a friend
78% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
11.4K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
34.8%
Direct
46.7%
Referral
9.3%
Social
7.3%
Paid
1.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~200

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
24 (12% of company)
Median Career Experience
13 years
Median Tenure
3.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2