Senior Brand Strategist - Collider

Santa Ana, CA (Hybrid)

$100K/yr – $115K/yrSenior Level6+ years expFull time

Posted 2 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own research-driven storytelling and culture-informed strategy, translating data into disruptive client recommendations while collaborating with a cross-functional Collider Lab team on multi-week to multi-month projects.

  • Qualitative and quantitative research to surface culture signals and strategic insights.
  • Storytelling and deck work that moves client decisions and showcases marketing science.
  • Cross-functional collaboration with a Senior Strategist, Strategist, Director of Strategy, and Collider braintrust to push breakthrough solutions.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Assist with the development and execution of qualitative and quantitative research.
  • Craft compelling stories for our clients.
  • Mine culture and be dialed in to marketing science; build convincing deck slides; generate fresh ideas.
  • Become subject matter experts and push for the most disruptive solution possible within a team.
  • Collaborate on a team led by a Senior Strategist, with support from Strategist and Director of Strategy; work on projects ranging from 3 weeks to 3 months.
  • Collaborate with the Collider braintrust to incorporate diverse perspectives and ideas.

Requirements

  • Degrees in Advertising, Marketing, Psychology, Anthropology, Sociology or pretty much anything interesting
  • 6+ years of experience at a Strategic / Trend Consultancy, Advertising Agency, or Innovation company
  • Able to provide a portfolio covering past work experience
  • Must live in the U.S.
  • Some examples of skills that have caught our eye for the Strategist position include: incredibly dialed into culture, data geniuses, etc.

Preferred

  • case studies that show uncommon thinking
  • Slick writing and storytelling skills
  • Love of culture, data geniuses or avid readers
  • Crafty with their minds
  • Preference for candidates in Orange County / Los Angeles area
  • May involve international travel on select projects

Benefits

  • Employees (and their eligible family members) may enroll in the following types of insurance coverage: medical, dental, vision, legal, and accidental death and dismemberment, as well as FSA/HSA (depending on enrolled medical plan).
  • Yum! also provides short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance.
  • Employees may enroll in our 401(k) plan.
  • Yum! provides 4 weeks of vacation, paid sick leave, 10 paid holidays, a floating day off and 2 paid days for volunteer time each calendar year.
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Yum! Brands

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Yum! Brands, Inc., based in Louisville, Kentucky, and its subsidiaries franchise or operate a system of over 60,000 restaurants in more than 155 countries and territories under the Company’s concepts – KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and the Habit Burger Grill. The Company's KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut brands are global leaders of the chicken, Mexican-style food, and pizza categories, respectively. The Habit Burger Grill is a fast casual restaurant concept specializing in made-to-order chargrilled burgers, sandwiches and more.What makes Yum! a great place to work? It's our people. As the world's largest restaurant company, we invest in people capability so that our global workforce can make the most of their careers. With ongoing opportunities for personal and professional success, we've built a culture that rewards and recognizes great effort while providing the flexibility that is so important to all of us.

Founded in 1997
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
7.5K employees (436 in marketing)
79% recommend to a friend
82% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
958.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
31.7%
Direct
51.5%
Referral
12.9%
Social
2.9%
Paid
1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~7.6K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
297 (4% of company)
Median Career Experience
19.5 years
Median Tenure
6.1 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2

Funding

Total Funding
$3.5B
Last Raise
$1.5B
Post IPO Debt, 6 months ago

Funding History

  • Sep 2025
    Post IPO Debt • $1.5B
  • Apr 2024
    Post IPO Debt • $2B

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