LEAD CLIENT STRATEGIST

New York, USA (On-site)

$135K/yr – $147K/yrSenior Level6+ years expOther

Posted 5 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive high-level strategic leadership and client partnership as a senior advisor across brand, product, and marketing initiatives.

  • Must-have: 6–10 years in strategy/marketing with senior advisory experience.
  • Standout: Proven ability to guide enterprise or matrixed client relationships.
  • Standout: Strong cross-functional storytelling and internal enablement skills.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Client Immersion, Cultural Alignment, and Strategic Leadership
  • Develop and maintain deep fluency in the client’s brand, culture, language, products, and business priorities.
  • Serve as the primary strategic advisor and cultural bridge between the client and internal agency teams.
  • Strategic Thinking & Advisory Ownership
  • Lead the strategic framing of work across all assignments, from large-scale initiatives to day-to-day requests.
  • Consistently challenge assumptions and ask “why” to uncover insights, clarify intent, and elevate deliverables.
  • Develop and own strategic frameworks, points of view, recommendations, and narratives that guide client and internal decision-making.
  • Ensure all work connects tactical execution to broad brand, marketing, and business objectives.
  • Marketing, Brand, and Product Strategy Integration
  • Partner with client stakeholders to understand marketing and product priorities across business lines.

Requirements

  • 6-10 years of progressively responsible experience in strategy, marketing (agency or in-house), brand planning, account strategy/planning, or related disciplines.
  • Demonstrated success serving as a senior strategic advisor to complex or high-visibility client relationships.
  • Experience supporting enterprise or matrixed client organizations; financial services or similarly complex industries preferred but not required.
  • Strong generalist strategist background with comfort flexing across marketing, product, and communications.
  • May be required to complete and pass Public Trust Security Clearance.
  • Strong Organizational Skills
  • Initiative and Independence
  • Self-Motivation
  • Customer/Client Focus
  • Attention to Detail

Benefits

  • Paid Time Off
  • Medical, Dental, Vision
  • Life/AD&D Insurance
  • 401(k) with matching
  • Accident Insurance
  • FSA, HSA
  • 9 Paid Holidays
  • Monthly Cookie Days!
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DCG ONE

When big ideas, bold creative, and brilliant delivery converge, business thrives. DCG ONE is a nationwide creative experience agency that helps companies expand opportunities, drive customer and employee engagement at every touchpoint, and blow past their business goals. But to get results like that, you have to go beyond just being noticed. Beyond making something beautiful. Beyond using the best technology. You have to combine all these into a smart, seamless strategic approach led by people fiercely dedicated to push what’s possible. At DCG ONE, that’s the whole idea. We can help you go digital and get creative with your marketing. We can print you the full spectrum of deliverables faster and with measurable results. We make it easier for you to manage sales collateral and fulfill orders. Today we’re 300+ experts strong, with diverse expertise spanning print and distribution, immersive creative and digital experiences, systems and fulfillment, and outdoor — and with that reach, the resources, insights, and vision to think, create, and deliver BIG for American Express, Amazon, Adobe, NHL, S&P Global, Uber, Microsoft and more.

Founded in 2003
Seattle, Washington, USA
275 employees (49 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
158.8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
41.4%
Direct
52.4%
Referral
5.3%
Social
0.6%
Paid
0.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~275

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
19 (7% of company)