Senior Strategist

<p></p><p><b>Job Description:</b></p><p><span><span>We are looking for a </span></span><b><span>Senior</span></b><span><span> </span></span><b><span>Strategist</span></b><span><span> to be employed in our  </span></span><b><span>Milan</span></b><span><span> office.</span></span><span> </span></p><p></p><p><b><span>Role Description</span></b><span> </span></p><p></p><p><span><span>We</span><span> are</span><span> looking for </span></span><b><span>Senior Strategist</span></b><span><span> with boundless curiosity, a true passion for </span><span>advertising, culture,</span><span> and </span><span>brand building. A professional with a proven track-record </span><span>and experience in creative environments. Someone that enjoys strategy and creativity regardless of channels (ATL, BTL, digital etc.) because </span><span>ultimately that's</span><span> the passion at the heart of why we do what we do: making brands famous through effective creativity.</span></span><span> </span></p><p></p><p><span><span>As</span><span> a </span></span><b><span>Senior Strategist </span></b><span><span>in Dentsu Creative’s award-winning strategy dept. you will be expected to </span><span>look beyond the screen</span><span>,</span><span> </span><span>with</span><span> </span><span>the </span><span>eager</span><span>ness</span><span> </span><span>and drive </span><span>to dive into action, collaborating with all the Dentsu Creative teams in inventing new ways of making brands relevant and iconic. </span></span><span> </span></p><p><span><span>Y</span><span>ou will work closely with all the Dentsu Creative </span><span>verticals</span><span> (Adv, Events, Luxury, Gaming, Design, Social, Influencer Marketing, and more) as a true 360º</span><span> expert of consumer, </span><span>industry</span><span> and cultur</span><span>al</span><span> trends </span><span>&amp;</span><span> insights, </span><span>developing</span><span> brand and communication strategies for </span><span>some of the biggest</span><span> Global</span><span> and Italian</span><span> brands.</span></span><span> </span></p><p><span><span>From creative briefs to innovation projects, we are looking for someone who</span><span>’s ultimate responsibility will be to questio</span><span>n</span><span> </span><span>everything, and</span><span> then find the right answers.</span></span><span> </span></p><p></p><p><b><span>Key </span><span>Responsibilities</span></b><span> </span></p><ul><li><p><span><span>Experience in advertising agencies working alongside the creative department to guide them and inspire creativity.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><span><span>Definition of a mainstream brand strategy or its repositioning. You know what it takes to make a brand authentic, </span><span>distinctive</span><span> and relevant and how to explain this to creatives and clients alike. </span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><span><span>Work directly with clients, being a point of reference for them and their questions and doubts. </span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><span><span>Research and </span><span>synthesize</span><span> consumer behaviours, cultural trends, competition and industry trends and benchmarks into challenges and insights capable of unlocking transformative strategies and ideas.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><span><span>Work in collaboration with </span><span>our</span><span> data team</span><span> — </span><span>part of the strategy department</span><span> —</span><span> to </span><span>weave</span><span> data and consumer primary research into your thinking.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><span><span>Define the future vision for existing brands</span><span>, </span><span>becoming the agency brand guardian for </span><span>your</span><span> clients.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><span><span>Design integrated communication plans to roadmap </span><span>that</span><span> turn ideas into reality. </span><span>This will also be</span><span>, when and where needed, </span><span>in </span><span>collaborating</span><span> </span><span>with </span><span>Dentsu</span><span>’s</span><span> Media strategy teams. </span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><span><span>Help the agency and the strategy department evolve its methodologies and ways of working with proactive ideas and suggestions.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><span><span>Guide</span><span>, mentor</span><span>,</span><span> and lead members of the team, </span><span>and directly</span><span> support Strategy Director</span><span>s</span><span> when necessary</span><span>.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul><p><b><span>Who we are looking for</span></b><span> </span></p><ul><li><p><span><span>You are </span><span>insatiably </span><span>curious about what makes </span><span>people tick, </span><span>brands </span><span>distinctive</span><span>, </span><span>and ideas rel