Brand Strategist

Responsibilities

• Develop brand positioning, messaging frameworks, and narrative strategy for client accounts.
• Conduct research and discovery to understand audiences, markets, and business challenges.
• Turn findings into clear recommendations and creative direction.
• Partner with writers, designers, and directors to bring the strategy into the finished work.
• Contribute to new business pitches and proposals.
• Help maintain and evolve Story's own brand voice.

Requirements

• Experience in brand strategy, communications, or a related field.
• Strong writing and presentation skills.
• Ability to translate complex subject matter into clear narratives.
• Organization and follow-through across multiple client accounts.
• Based in the SF Bay Area or willing to relocate.
• Degrees not required. Your work speaks for itself.

Preferred

• Bonus:
• Bonus: - Curiosity about science, technology, and the people building new companies. - An instinct for finding a useful insight in research. - Ability to connect strategic thinking to specific creative choices. - Comfort moving quickly between research, writing, and collaboration. - A clear point of view and openness to making it stronger through feedback.