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We’re recruiting a Senior Strategist to play a role in developing fame-generating and highly effective campaigns for some of the UK and Europe’s best-known brands.
Who we are
We’re McCann Birmingham, the UK’s #1 Creative Community.
We believe the future of creativity is community-driven. A community that not only sits within our 250-strong integrated team - covering brand advertising, below the line, media planning & buying, PR & social, research, digital, direct and data - but expands to the international network we’re part of and the diverse and unique city we’re proud to call home. We celebrate collaboration and creativity, always keeping effectiveness at the forefront of everything we do.
Where you fit in
You’ll play a role in shaping brand and creative strategy for our clients. As a trusted advisor for clients and a respected strategist within the agency, you’ll have an in-depth understanding of effectiveness principles, knowing your Byron from you Binet and your Ritson from your Ries & Trout. And you’ll have a keen eye for brilliant creative and be able to reference the latest and greatest ads.
On the day to day, you’ll work closely with our creative and business leadership teams to drive our client’s business through the delivery of effective and inspiring strategy. You’ll be an engaging presenter and a natural collaborator, building relationships with creative teams and business leadership to deliver the best work in the most seamless way.
As Senior Strategist, You’ll Bring…
* Analytical and conceptual thinking
* Marketing experience
* Ability to distil research and data into compelling insights
* Articulate and concise writer
* Able to work at pace
* A depth of strategic planning experience across integrated campaigns
* Lust for brilliant creative
* Curious about people – what makes them tick and how they behave
* Passion for the power of strategic creative thinking
* Insatiable desire to learn about brands, media and technology
* Collaborative and used to working in multi-disciplinary teams
* High level of initiative and a proactive approach to work
Working from the office three days a week, you’ll be a key ingredient of agency culture and rep strategy to our 250 strong agency team.
In addition to a competitive salary, we are committed to creating a brilliant environment for all our people. This includes benefits such as 28 days holiday, plus the opportunity to take additional fully paid leave, enhanced pension contributions, life assurance and much more.
A culture of learning and development is also central to our ethos, so you’ll have access to industry leading training and development programmes, plus you’ll get to work closely with the world’s biggest media partners to access exclusive features and products. Most importantly, you’ll be part of a fun and collaborative team and you’ll work in an environment where you are supported and developed.
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