Senior Strategist, Integrated Strategy

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$95K/yr – $117K/yrSenior Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 2 weeks ago

Job Summary

You will own qualitative research and strategy for brand and communications, turning insights into creative opportunities, guiding briefs and brand frameworks, and shaping multi‑channel plans, growth opportunities, and measurement with strong human judgment.

  • Lead qualitative research from quick cultural inputs to deeper studies
  • Translate insights into actionable creative opportunities and briefs
  • Define channel roles and measurement across paid, owned, earned, social, digital, and in‑store experiences

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead qualitative research, from quick cultural inputs to deeper exploratory studies.
  • Develop clear, inspiring creative briefs and guide others in doing the same, translating audience insights and business priorities into actionable creative opportunities.
  • Build brand frameworks, integrated communications plans, and consumer journeys.
  • Define clear communications jobs to be done and channel roles across paid, owned, earned, social, digital, and in-store experiences, working with media and other specialist partners.
  • Synthesize signals across data, culture, and category to give creative and client teams a clear point of view on what matters to people and how the brand can respond.
  • Surface new growth opportunities and strategic value for creative and brand teams.
  • Guide multi‑disciplinary teams in measurement and learning agendas.
  • Provide thought leadership on culture, human behavior, and category dynamics.
  • Build strong knowledge of the client’s business and competitive landscape
  • Thoughtfully apply AI to sharpen strategy, speed insights, and improve output quality—while preserving a strong strategic POV and human judgment.

Requirements

  • 4+ years experience developing integrated brand and communications strategies
  • Proven track record of strong, consistent strategic ideas
  • Deep understanding of how brands earn attention and trust across digital, social, and real-world experiences
  • High standard for clarity, craft, and detail
  • Strong storytelling and presentation skills, with the ability to make strategic thinking clear and compelling for creative teams and clients
  • Ability to simplify complex challenges for varied audiences
  • Curious, culturally informed, insight-driven; seeks out what they don't know as much as they build on what they do
  • Experience with qualitative research, social listening, trend analysis, audience data, and related tools
  • Ability to map consumer journeys, define communications tasks, and identify how channels work together to influence behavior
  • Seen as a trusted partner to mid‑senior clients and a supportive mentor to juniors

Preferred

  • Experience in retail, health and wellness, pharmacy, or CPG is a plus

Benefits

  • Medical, vision, and dental insurance,
  • Life insurance,
  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance,
  • 401k,
  • Flexible paid time off,
  • At least 15 paid holidays per year,
  • Paid sick and safe leave, and
  • Paid parental leave.
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Dentsu Creative

Dentsu Creative is a global creative agency network designed to unlock exponential growth for clients. We use Transformative Creativity as a differentiating, driving force to bring our capabilities together to positively impact people, business and society. Established in 2022, Dentsu Creative is integrated with dentsu’s Media and CXM businesses in over 145 countries and regions, to offer Integrated Growth Solutions.

6.2K employees (2,643 in marketing)

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Posted range

$95K/yr – $117K/yr

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Senior Strategist, Integrated Strategy

Dentsu · New York City, NY · Hybrid