Associate Strategy Director jobs in United States
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Barkley · 1 month ago

Associate Strategy Director

positionKansas City, MO or New York, New York
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level
date7+ years exp

Barkley is a creative agency seeking an Associate Strategy Director to connect insights to ideas and lead strategic activities. The role involves executing high-level brand strategy, generating actionable ideas, and guiding internal teams and clients through the creative process.

Advertising

Responsibilities

Contributes to best-practice solutions for the overall strategic process at BarkleyOKRP
Leads and participates in strategy development for clients and new business
Responsible for generating actionable strategic idea, in any brand engagement
Contributes to best-practice solutions for the overall strategic process at BarkleyOKRP, may begin to manage / mentor Strategists
Becomes an invaluable resource for clients in terms of overall strategic guidance
Writes and presents micro and macro-level creative briefs for all initiatives
Lead integrated idea teams in idea sessions and workshops
Recommends and manages research that will aid in the consumer insight-gathering and strategic process
Monitors and interprets cultural and social trends relevant to client business
Presents insights/implications/opportunities in client and new business
Finds creative, differentiating ways to gain insights, using known tools (qualitative and quantitative), as well as unique and new approaches

Qualification

InsightResearch practicesHigh-level writing skillsPresentation skillsCreative strategy experienceReasoning ability

Required

Sample work will be requested in the interview process
Exhibit high-level writing and presentation skills
Must demonstrate deep experience in insight and research practices
Excellent reasoning ability: Ability to define problems, collect information, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and make creative leaps

Preferred

Bachelor's degree is preferred
7+ years of direct work experience in the creative strategy field preferred

Company

Barkley

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Barkley is one of the largest employee-owned advertising agencies in the U.S. Ownership has its advantages.
dateFounded in 1964
location
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
people-size501-1000 employees
web-link
http://www.barkleyus.com

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
unknown
Key Investors
Keystone Capital
2023-09-01Private Equity

Leadership Team

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Jason Parks
Executive Vice President, Managing Director
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Berk Wasserman
Executive Creative Director
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