Associate Director of Strategy

Established in 2004, OLIVER is the world’s first and only specialist in designing, building, and running bespoke in-house agencies and marketing ecosystems for brands. We partner with over 300 clients in 40+ countries and counting. Our unique model drives creativity and efficiency, allowing us to deliver tailored solutions that resonate deeply with audiences. 

As a part of The Brandtech Group, we're at the forefront of leveraging cutting-edge AI technology to revolutionise how we create and deliver work. Our AI solutions enhance efficiency, spark creativity, and drive insightful decision-making, empowering our teams to produce innovative and impactful results. 

About the role:

Our partner agency, Inside Ideas, is looking for an Associate Director of Strategy to join our team moving at the speed of culture working on multinational beverage brands.

In this role, you will be dedicated to building brands on solid strategic foundations, using the media available to meet specific client goals. You should be able to lead brand strategy work for new and existing brands within a large portfolio and have strong working relationships and other key capabilities including creative and insights. You will pull together strategic reports on ad hoc topics for C-suite clients, using data from Brandwatch and other social listening tools to back up your findings.

We need a strategic thinker who is as comfortable putting together comms frameworks and content ecosystems as writing quick turnaround briefs for reactive opportunities. You should enjoy working with creatives and be able to guide social analysts to produce thorough but digestible reports. Most of all, you need to be quick thinking and able to work with a multi-talented team across a range of exciting but demanding clients. It is important that you approach work with a representative, authentic, and nuanced lens to accurately and progressively reach and portray diverse consumers across the globe.

What you will be doing:

• Guiding and developing brand strategy
• Creating 360-degree comms frameworks
• Writing social playbooks
• Ad hoc reporting for C-suite clients
• Managing the reporting and social listening coming from our team of community managers
• Collaborating closely with creative teams on content and social strategy 
• Coming to clients with proactive new ideas and approaches
• Working with media teams from the client and other agencies
• Providing thought leadership on best practices and trends in digital and social
• Conducting primary and secondary audience research for data and insights
• Turning research into thoughtful, streamlined, structured stories that set up strategies and creative ideas

What you need to be great in this role:

• 7+ years of experience as a Strategist
• 5+ years of advertising agency experience
• Knowledge of BrandWatch and social listening tools and 4+ years of experience working in those listening tools
• 3-5 years of experience managing projects and working with account and creative teams
• Degree in related field or equivalent
• Experience presenting to and reporting for key stakeholders
• Must be entrepreneurial in mindset and have the ability to understand people’s needs, identify opportunities, and build relationships with stakeholders to act on them
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• Energetic and highly proactive
• Outstanding communication and written skills
• At the time of this posting, the base salary for this position may range from $125,000.00 to $140,000.00. Individual compensation varies based on job related factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications. The range listed is just one component of the total compensation package. 

Req ID: 8871

#LI-PS1 #LI-midsenior  

Our values shape everything we do: 

Be Ambitious to succeed   

Be Imaginative to push the boundaries of what’s possible   

Be Inspirational to do groundbreaking work   

Be always learning and listening to understand   

Be Results-focused  to exceed expectations   

Be actively pro-inclusive and anti-racist across our community, clients and creations  

OLIVER, a part of the Brandtech Group, is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All applicants shall be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, neurodivergence, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local laws.   

 OLIVER has set ambitious environmental goals around sustainability, with science-based emissions reduction targets. Collectively, we work towards our mission, embedding sustainability into every department and through every stage of the project lifecycle.