Associate Strategy Director

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$100K/yr – $115K/yrMid Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 14 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own and shape strategic work across select clients, collaborating with Creative and Account Directors to craft integrated plans, briefs, and pitches.

  • Lead data-informed briefs and RFP responses
  • Develop decks for pitches and workshops

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Join a team of dedicated strategists with the freedom to introduce new thinking, challenge the norms, evolve the process, and elevate agency work as both a supportive team mentor and effective hands-on teammate
  • Become a dedicated Strategist on select clients and projects, working closely with Creative and Account Directors to deliver integrated marketing plans, strategic brand work, and thoughtful, targeted agency execution
  • Keep a pulse on cultural trends and novel brand approaches to draw out insights that inspire our client work and internal agency initiatives alike
  • Harness data to develop insightful and actionable briefs, recommendations, and RFP responses
  • Become an active collaborator with our Analytics & Insights and Research teams to mine data for strategic and creative inspiration
  • Proactively identify opportunities for creative exploration, providing frameworks and insights to strengthen proposed concepts
  • Develop decks and content for large-scale pitches, presentations, and workshops across various clients and new business opportunities
  • Proactively voice agency challenges and opportunities to evolve our strategic thinking and process
  • Maintain a working knowledge of rEvolution services and client work to identify opportunities for the agency

Requirements

  • 7-10 years of experience working as a Strategist at a creative marketing agency with a proven track record guiding strategic thinking for brands, sponsorships, partnerships, and activations
  • A bachelor’s degree
  • Expertise in sponsorships and partnership marketing – experience in golf and PGA is a plus
  • Interest and enthusiasm for golf specifically, as well as sports, fandom, events, and pop culture
  • Experience in pharmaceutical marketing, is preferred, but not essential
  • Expertise in the agency RFP, briefing, and pitch process
  • An open mind, the ability to think conceptually, and a collaborative approach to work

Preferred

  • Experience in golf and PGA is a plus
  • Experience in pharmaceutical marketing is preferred, but not essential

Benefits

  • Medical/Dental/Vision insurance (BCBS)
  • 401k w/ Company Match
  • Flexible time off policy
  • Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave coverage
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rEvolution

rEvolution is an independent, global and fully integrated sports marketing agency comprised of industry experts in consulting and business strategy alongside marketing and creative specialists who produce award-winning sponsorship and marketing campaigns for brands and rights holders throughout the global sports industry.Founded in 2001 with a focus on representing brands in sport, rEvolution’s global headquarters is in Chicago, with satellite offices in Indianapolis and Detroit and international headquarters in London. rEvolution’s unique intersection of strategy, creative and analytics helps brands drive business through sports, providing clients with a suite of integrated services, including sponsorship consulting, media planning and buying, creative, production and design, experiential marketing, hospitality, public relations, marketing communications, social media, research and analytics.Partial list of client partners includes American Family Insurance, AWS, Continental Tire, Capgemini, Chipotle, Lamborghini, McLaren Racing and Shell. rEvolution has garnered numerous industry accolades, including consistent presence on the Chief Marketer 200 and the Event Marketer Top 100 IT List. Additionally, rEvolution’s global headquarters has been listed on Crain’s Chicago Business “Coolest Offices in Chicago.” Learn more at www.revolutionworld.com or drop us a line at info@revolutionworld.com.

Founded in 2001
Chicago, Illinois, USA
391 employees (83 in marketing)

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$100K/yr – $115K/yr

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Associate Strategy Director

rEvolution · Chicago, IL · Hybrid