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Dentsu

Senior Strategist

Helsinki

FULL TIME

August 4, 2024

Job Title:
Senior Strategist
Job Description:
Would you like to lead strategic work for some of the largest brands in Finland and the Nordics? Are you attracted to the idea of being part of one of the world's leading communications networks, dentsu, which creates world-class solutions throughout the customer journey? Do you have a strong customer focus and are driven by turning data and research into strategic initiatives that really make a difference? Then this role as Senior Strategist at Dentsu might be something for you!
We are looking for a Senior Strategist to join our growing team at dentsu
The Senior Strategist is responsible for holistic communication planning for clients, considering all bought, owned, and earned channels to create consumer experiences with no “dead ends.” This role also includes consulting. Depending on your background, you could consult on e Commerce, Brand Strategy, Retail Media, CX or Digital capabilities, or other marketing-related topics.
The Senior Strategist partners with insights, data & communications planning teams, and clients to create strategic outputs, including insight generation, cultural narrative, consulting, media briefs, creative media solutions, and go-to-market activations.
The Senior Strategist designs and drives media and marketing strategies and activation programs that improve the performance of the client brands, provides strategic direction for assigned clients, and should understand all aspects of the client’s business as well as the overall technology/competitive landscape. The Senior Strategist reports to the Strategy Director.
What is this role about?
  • Defining compelling and innovative media, marketing, and communication strategies that bring tangible business outcomes for our clients.
  • Consulting clients on a wider scope than just media (your strength could be e Commerce, data analytics, CX, Brand Strategy, Digital consulting, marketing effectiveness, or some other marketing-related superpower).
  • Understanding current trends affecting human behavior and utilizing that in the work for our clients.
  • Delivering day-to-day strategic work and high-level consultative service for clients in the core client team with the client director and project management. Stewarding strategies through to execution in collaboration with internal and external teams, including clients, colleagues in dentsu (especially research, data, and media specialists), other agencies (creative, research, events), as well as representatives of media companies.
  • Contributing to or repurposing agency thought leadership for clients around a client's business/category, media landscape, culture, and consumer.
  • Utilizing dentsu’s planning model.
  • Building an in-depth understanding of the objectives and target audience motives and behavior.
  • Partnering with insights to understand how audiences will contribute to achieving the overall business goals.
  • Refining them into a strategic platform and actionable media plans, including KPI metrics and optimization opportunities.
  • Briefing working teams and partners for ideation, leading and steering brainstorms.
  • Developing and delivering award-worthy work through creative media solutions.
  • Guiding the development of client presentations.
What is needed to perform in this position?
  • Advanced understanding of marketing, media, branding, and communications concepts, tools, and metrics.
  • Proficiency in understanding the clients’ business model, objectives, and challenges, the external economic environment, and the markets the clients operate in.
  • Clear view of the role marketing plays in reaching client business objectives.
  • Ability to convert data analysis into insights, compelling strategies, impactful media plans, and creative activation solutions.
  • Outstanding presentation and communication skills.
  • Social and positive team player.
  • Ambition and eagerness for responsibility.
  • Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field of study.
  • 3-5 years of experience as a strategist, preferably within advertising and communications agencies.
With us, you have the opportunity to:
  • Work closely with our specialists in data and research, e Commerce, media, and analysis.
  • Have access to tools like WARC & dentsu’s proprietary CCS planning suite & Attention Economy.
  • Become part of Finland’s largest strategy community.
  • Work in the #1 agency in Finland (measured by 3rd parties Recma and COMvergence).
  • Access our entire international network, inspiration, and further education.
  • Work with Finland’s best client team and an unbeatable collection of Finland’s largest advertisers.
Let us know what you would bring to dentsu in the position you are applying for and send your cover letter and CV, including your salary expectation, no later than Friday, 15.8.2024. The positions will be filled as soon as we have found the right candidate.
Need some more information? Please contact the head of strategy & Insight: Juha Halmesvaara at juha.halmesvaara@dentsu.com with the topic “Senior Strategist - rekry & oma nimi
Location:
Helsinki
Brand:
Dentsu Media
Time Type:
Full time
Contract Type:
Permanent
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