Before applying, please take a few minutes to watch the Loom video below for a full overview of the role and expectations:

🎥 https://www.loom.com/share/f7984705317f4df3bee182a91cf5576

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Strategist is 1DS's differentiator. Before any content gets made, you build the strategic foundation that sets the direction for every piece of work that follows. You lead the discovery and positioning phase of each client engagement, translating research and insight into a clear strategic roadmap that the pod can execute against. Once the strategy is locked, you stay close to the work, overseeing the Social Media Manager, reviewing and approving concepts, assisting with scripts and hooks, and making sure execution stays true to the strategic intent.

WHAT YOU'LL OWN

• Leading the discovery and strategy phase for each new client, covering landscape, audience, positioning, and the content plan the team will execute

• Presenting strategic work to clients with clarity and confidence (the AM runs the room, you drive the strategy)

• Reviewing onboarding questionnaires and validating the right strategy direction per client

• Managing and guiding the Social Media Manager on your accounts, reviewing and approving concepts, scripts, and hooks before they move forward

• Assisting the SMM with concept development and scripts when needed, jumping in on the creative when the work needs sharpening

• Providing ongoing strategic oversight through execution, flagging drift, and course-correcting

• Evolving the strategy as the brand and its performance data mature

YOU'RE A FIT IF YOU

• Have 5+ years in brand strategy, content strategy, or communications strategy (agency strongly preferred)

• Can build positioning and narrative frameworks that are specific, defensible, and actionable

• Are as comfortable presenting to a founder or CEO as you are briefing a Social Media Manager

• Have real taste and fluency in short-form content, you know a strong concept from a weak one, and can sharpen a script on the spot

• Can lead and develop a Social Media Manager, giving feedback that raises the work without crushing the creative

• Write exceptionally; your decks, frameworks, and briefs are the kind of people actually use

• Have deep knowledge of the content and creator economy, not just theory, but what works

• Have worked with personal brands, D2C, or health and wellness clients

• Can push back on clients diplomatically when their instincts are wrong

WHAT WE OFFER

• A role at the center of how we work, your frameworks shape every engagement

• Work alongside founders on the evolution of our strategic approach

• A diverse client portfolio spanning personal brands, D2C, and wellness