The purpose of the role is to provide overall marketing strategy support for the Directors. It provides a focal point for both internal and external clients. It is an integral role to the success and the growth of the business. Strategy is a vital part of the UnitedUs creative offering. Understanding our clients, the business case, and the role of creative communications is an essential part of delivering great graphic communication. We always strive to build lasting relationships that are formed on a basis of trust, and trust comes from understanding. Our strategists are that bridge between creativity and commerce, they form the foundation of every project and work closely with the UnitedUs Directors and the clients. You will be a focal point of the business in the eyes of our clients and also internally within the team and a leader in your field, with experience and examples of changing organisations for the better through strategic marketing deliverables and proven outcomes. You will also be a champion of UnitedUs thinking strategically both internally about the growth and success of the organisation as well as aligning with our customer's needs.

Job role:

• To create and lead the marketing strategies for our clients, bringing brands to life through creative campaigns in a variety of media.
• To work very closely with clients to establish trusted and long-term relationships
• To get to know as much as possible about client's businesses, aspirations and goals to better inform the overall project for UnitedUs
• To work with the clients to set KPI and measure campaign performances over extended periods of time, using those to make incremental changes that improve client outcomes
• To lead projects from start to finish both locally and internationally as needed
• To develop marketing strategies which will inform compelling creative
• Ability to leverage brand language, develop key messaging and deliver storytelling frameworks
• To be an active participant in the briefing of the creative team and be on hand at all points in the project to offer strategic insight
• To lead and create workshops and training for our clients
• Develop client relationships and nurture account growth
• Collaborate with strategy peers and report to the Creative, Digital and Strategy Directors
• Write strategy documents and compile new and engaging ways of delivering the business and creative strategy to clients that not only impress them with the depth and content, but also the creative presentation as well.
• Be a positive influence on the organisation, be prepared for and welcome the creative and strategic challenges that the role will present and maintain a positive approach to resolve them.

Personality:

As a marketing strategist, the role requires great understanding of the customer experience and their communication sphere so that you can create and execute effective and memorable campaigns. The role will work closely with the Directors of UnitedUs, therefore, it requires a strong team player willing to give-and-take throughout the creative process. It requires an understanding of the wider creative world, creative influences, and influencers that should shape and lead the conversation within the creative team. It requires constantly looking at the creative and business world with an open mind, to soak up new ideas, new opportunities and connect those opportunities with the business and strategic goals of the clients. The role requires an appetite for learning, and to be actively engaged in reading about culture and business structures that could be of benefit to the wide-ranging client base. It requires an assertive and confident personality, whilst being open to new ideas and ways of working. The marketing strategist role is one that comes with its own demanding opportunities and being able to delegate work effectively is important to the continued high level of strategic work the company delivers. The role should promote the collective of UnitedUs with a focus on the importance to build a unified brand and fully embrace the UnitedUs culture.

Role requirements

Essential experience and skillsets must include:

• Creative industry experience gained in the areas of Brand, Design or Marketing.
• Minimum of 5 years strategy experience across B2B and B2C marketing campaigns.
• Experience delivering campaigns across that raise awareness, build brand advocacy and drive sales.
• Ability to inspire high standards and maintain great team morale.
• Guardianship of client strategy & senior client relationships.
• A high level of IT skills and Mac proficiency
• Examples of brand / creative strategies in implementation
• Confidence to make decisions when armed with clear goals and values
• Handling, processing and analysing data (social, web, customer)
• Consumer and market research (primary and secondary)
• An instinct for an insight
• Clear, concise, and compelling written and spoken presentation

Desirable

• Ability to work independently
• Resilience
• A sense of humour
• A joy of multi-tasking

Job benefits and perks:

UnitedUs recognises that our dedicated team help the business to achieve ambitious goals by going the extra mile. We, in turn, reward their dedication and commitment by building a culture of reward for our people who are fully supportive of the organisation and the place we want to build. With this in mind we are always finding ways to support the health and wellbeing of our team, foster inclusivity and champion diversity. We made the decision to move the whole business to remote working two weeks before lockdown started, and we will be continuing in this vein until a point where it becomes viable to return to the studio. In the meantime, we've found new ways of supporting the team and our culture - from access to free Headspace accounts to virtual coffee catchups and virtual team events. We recognise that some of you might be shielding at this time and we would still urge you to apply - we can arrange for virtual interviews instead of in person. But equally, if you're happy or would prefer to meet us in real life, then we can arrange a suitable safe way to do so.

To apply

Please send us a covering letter or even better - a portfolio - showing us some of your campaign credentials and telling us why you'd like to join the UnitedUs team. CVs are also handy too, so please pop that all over to [email protected]
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