Senior Strategist
AKQA
- Johannesburg, Gauteng
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Understand the client's audiences, objectives, and priorities and lead the definition of solutions to meet these needs.
- Lead large client projects and relationships across Europe and the UK - with a focus on media, digital maturity enablement, business modelling & audience strategy.
- Form and articulate a strategic opinion on client problems and opportunity spaces and drive solutions that enable stakeholder engagements beyond the marketing department.
- Be the voice of reason for jobs that require multi-studio collaboration, guiding cross-discipline teams toward delivering clear & robust outcomes.
- Articulate channel ecosystems and digital customer journeys.
- Ability to conduct primary and secondary research and adjust approach depending on resources.
- Further develop AKQA's methodologies and contribute to internal thought leadership.
- 5+ years of experience in a relevant role.
- You have an insatiable curiosity and are able to observe and identify patterns, trends and insights.
- Numerical and commercial skillset with experience in business modelling, financial forecasting, basic data analysis, media planning etc.
- Ability to simplify complex topics and challenges.
- You are a lateral and creative thinker with the ability to make complex topics understandable.
- You are passionate about collaboration, open-minded, and experienced in working with people from diverse cultures.
- You have a sharp attention to detail and a drive for perfection.