THE ROLE IN SUMMARY
You will be both a leader and natural collaborator, becoming an indispensable partner for global businesses, confident in classic brand strategy such as purpose, positioning, innovation, architecture, and portfolio strategy, as well as powerful design strategies.
You’ll be part of a small and experienced strategy team with your own portfolio of client brands. Equally at ease engaging c-suite clients as rolling up your sleeves to do the work, you’ll get your kicks inspiring creative teams and seeing the impact you make on client’s brands.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
- Reporting to the Head of Provocation and Strategy, you will focus on our high profile and growing healthcare portfolio as well as tackle some of our most creatively complex corporate rebrands.
- Lead the strategic thinking from start to finish on high profile projects – putting high quality strategic thinking at the heart of every brand.
- Craft compelling stories that make the link between business and brand strategy and show how design can help to deliver this.
- Deliver the highest quality strategic content – from brand strategy and portfolio strategy through to creative ideation.
- Work across teams and geographies to lead joined-up global projects.
- Facilitate and inspire others in generating ideas, leading the creative process internally and externally.
- Maintain the highest standards of output from intellectual content to confidently delivering presentations to senior client audiences – skilled in creating compelling decks with a clear strategic narrative.
- Take an active role in new business, creating inspirational pitches that win new clients and identify new growth opportunities within existing relationships.
- Pioneering new platforms or processes that create opportunity.
- Bring a T-shaped attitude – balancing left brain organisation with right brain creativity.
WHAT YOU’LL HAVE DONE
- Proven impact at c-suite level with clients as a strategic partner that has helped to drive change within an established business or up-scale a fast growth challenger.
- Extensive experience in brand and design with a deep expertise in the fundamentals of brand strategy as well as a confident understanding in how to design and refresh brand identities.
- Speak the language of design and with knowledge of its powerful role in digital content and brand experience.
- Rich experience of different clients and sectors (ideally with recent in health or personal care) at reputable agencies or consultancies.
- Some experience in culture/employee engagement, customer experience, innovation, digital platforms and/or research insights and analytics.
WHO YOU ARE
- A true team player who knows their way around brand strategy but retains a passion for learning about and trying new ideas for the benefit of both the team and the client.
- Someone who, whilst has the senior level of experience, is willing to roll up their sleeves and get stuck in with some of the lower level stuff.
- A brilliant collaborative communicator, able to connect with clients and quickly win their trust and confidence, talking their talk to provide solutions to their brand challenges.
- Passionate about your job and your career but with a maturity that allows for balance in your life and your support of colleagues.
WHAT WE OFFER
Alongside a market appropriate salary commensurate with the level of this role, you will have access to an outstanding benefits packaging including:
- 26 days base holiday plus Christmas closure, Inspiration days and Oxygen days
- 5% pension contribution with optional smart salary sacrifice (and with the employer saving ‘gifted’ back to the employee’s pension pot)
- Hybrid working environment with work from home up to 4 days per week and one day in the studio (Thursday)
- Flexible working hours (8-10am and 4-6pm) and 3pm finish Fridays
- Monthly home working allowance
- Annual salary review and bonus scheme
- Performance based promotions
- Private medical insurance, health cash plan and life assurance
- Enhanced parental benefits
- Annual Summer and Christmas party along with various other social events throughout the year
- Up to 4 weeks’ ‘Workcation’ every year
- A fabulous and fun studio environment
- An active DE&I committee with regular events and talks organised
APPLY
To apply for this role, please send your CV to recruitment@elmwood.com
WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER
Elmwood does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, colour, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.
BRING YOUR BRAND
We are always eager to hear from ambitious individuals and encourage any curious minds to apply for the role, even if you think you don’t tick all the boxes. We continue to promote a positive and collaborative working environment where you can be yourself, bring your insights to the table, and grow professionally.
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