Ascend: Strategic Marketing Consultant (12‑Month Fixed Term Contract)

London, UK (Hybrid)

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Posted 7 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own high impact strategic consultancy work by turning discovery into clear growth, brand and fundraising roadmaps, with executive integration and active new business generation baked in.

  • Drive discovery, synthesis and hypothesis development across insight, change and innovation streams.
  • Shape governance, cross functional processes and workshops to convert insight into action.
  • Build Ascend pipeline by leveraging networks and sector knowledge to create 1–2 opportunities per contract.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead initial Discovery work (understand the challenges, find the truths) across client engagements (interviews, desk research, data insight).
  • Distil insight into clear problem definitions, opportunities and strategic hypotheses.
  • Lead audience, product and organisational diagnostics across Insight, Change and Innovation workstreams.
  • Collaborate with research partners and TKF Insight and Data & Analytics to interpret findings and shape strategic implications.
  • Lead on the development of growth strategies, brand and fundraising strategies, audience and product strategies, and innovation roadmaps.
  • Deliver strategic recommendations grounded in insight, organisational context and market dynamics.
  • Work alongside Senior Client Collaborators to translate insight into clear, actionable pathways.
  • Lead C‑suite–level integration projects and organisational change programmes.
  • Co-create / design or refine models of working, governance approaches, cross‑functional processes and communications frameworks.
  • Facilitate workshops (co-creation, integration, innovation, prioritisation).

Requirements

  • at least 7-10 years’ experience
  • comfortable leading parts of projects independently, while working with senior support on the most complex or senior client interactions
  • Experience in consultancy, strategy, fundraising/marketing strategy, organisational development, planning or insight roles (spanning agency or client side)
  • track record of driving real change and impact across sectors
  • Expert in synthesising complex qualitative and quantitative inputs into clear, actionable strategic insight that shapes business and growth decisions
  • Comfortable switching between strategic leadership and hands-on delivery, including working directly with key data tools such as TGI, YouGov and IPA TouchPoints
  • Strong communicator with excellent storytelling and presentation skills
  • Proven Experience facilitating workshops or co‑creation sessions that align teams and unlock shared direction
  • Expert in connecting media with creative, audience and data to deliver joined-up advertising systems

Preferred

  • experience in the not for profit, financial services or travel sectors is desirable

Benefits

  • competitive salary
  • a range of benefits
  • a huge focus on training and development with dedicated training time
  • partnerships with industry specialists
  • an opportunity to progress and develop your career with the support of a fantastic team
  • a collaborative culture that values curiosity, courage and kindness
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We’re The Kite Factory, the independent media agency built on Values and Velocity.Our values set the direction. Velocity drives the momentum. Together, they shape how we think, how we work, and how we help ambitious brands grow in a world that rarely stands still.Everything we do is built around one belief: the best media ideas are the ones that deliver business growth. That’s why we combine strategic thinking, creative ambition, and commercial accountability to create Ideas That Deliver - media solutions grounded in insight, executed with precision, and measured by real-world impact.Powered by our proprietary FlightDeckTM Intelligence platform, we help brands navigate complexity with greater clarity, faster decision-making, and smarter optimisation across the entire customer journey.From ambitious challengers to leading charities and household brands, we partner with organisations that want more than media delivery - they want a proactive growth partner.Independent by design. Accountable by nature. Built for measurable growth.

Founded in 2001
London, England, GBR
120 employees (39 in marketing)
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Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
2.5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
47.4%
Direct
42.9%
Referral
6.8%
Social
1.9%
Paid
1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~120

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
39 (33% of company)

Funding

Total Funding
$8.6M
Last Raise
$8.6M
Private Equity, 9 years ago

Funding History

  • Jul 2017
    Private Equity • $8.6M

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