Mutiny is a social-first integrated creative agency focused solely on the video gaming space, anchored by deep audience insights, integrated creative thinking, and proprietary data and strategy.

GENERAL SUMMARY

We are searching for a seasoned Senior Strategist to join our expanding Gaming division. If you are a provocative thinker who has deep expertise in the Gaming category, a demonstrated ability to turn audience insights into creative inspiration, and a relentless curiosity to better understand today’s modern gaming consumer, keep reading.

This role will lead all strategic planning for the Gaming division, partnering closely across disciplines to turn client business challenges into creative solutions with an audience-first, content-agnostic approach to strategic and creative development.

You’ll be a strategic foundation builder for integrated campaigns, brand level communications, social media campaigns, influencer marketing and experiential activations, new business pitches and more. You love diving into client’s businesses, understanding their marketing challenges and proposing solutions. You love gaming, the internet, and partnering with creative teams to make cool stuff. Your fluent in the modern marketing landscape, culture of the internet, and on the pulse of the gaming audience. You’re a self-starter who doesn’t need to be told how to take on tasks. You don’t see obstacles, you see opportunities.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Serve as the category expert in Gaming through ongoing tracking of trends and best practices in the category
• Participate in client conversations and summarize client needs into simplified agency briefs
• Lead Gaming briefings at Trailer Park to inspire Creatives at the agency
• Support ad-hoc requests for Trailer Park Gaming clients
• Conduct social listening to mine fan and community insights using third party research tools
• Develop creative strategy in service of Creative across Gaming opportunities
• Provide integrated communications planning on projects & campaigns

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

• BA or equivalent
• 3-5 years of experience in advertising / marketing
• Passionate about all facets of gaming – culture, streaming, eSports, marketing
• Ability to field and execute strategic requests big and small, with varying timelines
• Proven ability to write briefs that inspire innovation and breakthrough ideas
• Comfortable working at the pace of entertainment marketing
• Comfortable tackling various projects at once and reprioritizing as needed day to day
• Sensitized to when to push and when to pull back in client/creative communication
• Excellent time management skills
• The ability to push beyond the assignment or the “ask”
• A proactive, self-directed attitude towards work - not waiting to be told how to take on tasks
• A clear comfort level in front of clients and on a “stage”
• Natural leadership with clients and internal teams
• The ability to deftly tap into and apply the context of the world we live in
• Command of ALL the ways brands connect with people in today's world - traditional, digital, event, etc.
• A respectful but provocative attitude, always questioning and pushing thinking, but knows when to 'land the plane'.
• The ability to surface insights from data, research, and performance reporting

WORKING AT MUTINY

Great work is only possible with great people. We want to find people who believe in our mission, vision, and values and feel inspired to grow while they’re here.

OUR PEOPLE AND CULTURE

We strive to create an inclusive culture that empowers our people to be who they are, contribute their unique perspectives, and make a difference individually and collectively. It enables us to leverage different ideas and bring creativity and innovation to everything we do. We want Mutiny to be one of the most rewarding places you will ever work.

We can't wait to learn more about you. Apply today!