Senior CX Strategist

St. Louis, MO (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own and steer brand activation at scale across client work, balancing strategy with execution, mentoring teams, and securing executive buy-in through integrated campaigns.

  • Activation leadership: architect multi-channel activation plans across paid, earned, and owned touchpoints to meet defined KPIs.
  • Team and client stewardship: mentor CX Strategists, coordinate cross-functional teams, and secure executive alignment on scope and budget.
  • Measurement and optimization: monitor performance trends, run data-led tests, and translate insights into pro formas, forecasts, and plan pivots.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Work with clients and internal teams to translate brand strategies into activation plans designed to achieve defined KPIs and goals.
  • Mentor and guide junior CX Strategists and cross-functional teams, providing strategic oversight and fostering skill development to build agency-wide capabilities.
  • Lead the development of comprehensive activation plans mapping the full campaign journey, integrating paid, earned, and owned touchpoints within client budgets to secure executive buy-in and alignment.
  • Ensure activation plans are rigorous and actionable, serving as the definitive source for scoping, briefing, and resourcing across internal execution teams, while anticipating potential risks and opportunities.
  • Continuously monitor development of marketing tactics for strategic connection to overall marketing goals and tactical KPIs.
  • Proactively monitor market dynamics, performance indicators, and competitive landscapes to drive data-informed decisions on budget reallocation, strategic pivots, and optimization opportunities; lead implementation with SMEs and cross-agency partners.
  • Coordinate changes expeditiously with appropriate teams to keep work evolving and performing.
  • Work with data on performance trends and implications and provoke strategic questions for mining data, developing tests, and creating pro formas and campaign projections.
  • Responsible for campaign report development and client presentations of those reports.
  • Champion innovation by identifying emerging trends, technologies, and partnerships to evolve campaign strategies and enhance client ROI.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 8 years of experience in senior strategic roles within agencies, leading initiatives across media, content, social, and digital strategy, with demonstrated impact on client P&L or business growth.
  • Deep expertise in the full marketing ecosystem, spanning paid media, public relations, content marketing, social media, UX, marketing automation, and emerging technologies like AI-driven personalization.
  • Proven mastery in translating and amplifying brand strategy across the entire customer journey, with experience optimizing omnichannel experiences for measurable uplift in engagement and conversion.
  • Extensive experience leading the amplification and extension of creative concepts into innovative, non-traditional touchpoints, including experiential activations, influencer ecosystems, and data-led personalization at scale.
  • Track record of mentoring teams, presenting at industry forums, or contributing to thought leadership that shapes agency or client strategies.

Benefits

  • Flexible work environment
  • Casual and creative atmosphere
  • Unlimited time off
  • Paid sabbatical
  • Parental leave
  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • 401(k) plan with company match
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We build brands that refuse to sit still. Brands rooted in insights and strategy, powered by people, that are constantly in motion. Because it’s people — us, our clients and our customers — who shape a brand’s identity, amplify its triumphs and inspire its next move. So, we obsess over our people who are constantly listening to all the ways brands are being considered, challenged and celebrated.In an ever-changing landscape, we’re dedicated to growth and helping brands evolve – pushing boundaries and challenging conventions – in the midst of change and uncertainty. We’re building brands that move people.

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St Louis, Missouri, USA
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