Brand Strategist

Los Angeles, CA (On-site)

$75K/yr – $90K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 4 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own and synthesize brand strategy insights from research and briefs to drive breakthrough ideas across account, creative, and media teams.

  • Build audiences and personas using MRI data and social listening insights
  • Guide briefs and provide point of view to activate brands across platforms

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Hunt for what’s interesting and fresh, not just what’s right
  • Keep the team and agency up-to-speed on trends, social conversations, or sub-cultures
  • Build target audiences and personas by running and analyzing MRI data, and leveraging other data tools
  • Help maintain and organize audience research resources/tools
  • Gather interesting insights leveraging social media listening (i.e. Meltwater), and provide a perspective on how to best activate a brand and brief on respective social platforms
  • Leverage AI tools, like Gemini or Waldo, as a source of information, but not imagination
  • Conduct research on cultural trends, competitive landscapes, and client backgrounds and then distill to what’s most important
  • Unlock the opportunity with every brief
  • Bring a point of view on what makes breakthrough creative work
  • Write narratives, not just briefs

Requirements

  • Approximately 3+ years of brand strategy or similar experience in marketing or advertising
  • Capacity to distill information to what’s most interesting
  • Excellent verbal, written and collaboration skills
  • Ability to present information clearly and concisely
  • Highly organized and have high attention to detail
  • Proficient with data tools like MRI and Waldo
  • Well-versed in social media, including experience across key platforms - TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook
  • Excited to create the best work of your career
  • Eagerness about strategic planning and brand development, with a desire to grow within the field
  • Must be located in the greater Los Angeles area.

Benefits

  • 100% employer-paid employee medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Term life insurance and supplemental long-term disability
  • 401(k) matching
  • Open PTO policy
  • Monthly wellness and technology stipends
  • Continuing education stipend
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Zambezi

Zambezi is a proudly independent, women-owned agency for enduring creative and media ideas. We build brands that are as high-performance as their products and services, spurring growth to $1B and beyond. With offices in Los Angeles and Minneapolis, our clients are leaders in their sectors, including TaylorMade, LPL Financial, Club Pilates, Traeger Grills, UKG, NFL, ESPN, Under Armour, Atlantis Bahamas, and more. The agency is a two-time gold winner as Ad Age Small Agency of the Year recognized as a Los Angeles Business Journal Disruptor Honoree, and named to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. seven times, most recently in 2024. Zambezi has been recognized for its creative work at Cannes, The One Show, Emmys, Webbys, Clios, and many more.

Founded in 2006
Culver City, California, USA
137 employees (69 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$75K/yr – $90K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

Brand Strategy median pay in the United States

$147K/yr

Most pay falls between $106K and $185K. Based on 453 salaries.

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
44 (32% of company)
Median Tenure
1.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
2.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
24.1%
Direct
55.1%
Referral
4.9%
Social
14.6%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~137
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Brand Strategist

Zambezi · Los Angeles, CA · On-site