Associate Strategist, Business Consulting

Company Description

Dentsu Creative US is comprised of audacious thinkers and award-winning collaborators across the United States who blend local knowledge with global expertise.

Choosing substance over stunts, our Modern Creative mandate is about unlocking sustained growth and holistic impact for brands in ways that Create Culture, Change Society and Invent the Future. We do it daily for notable brands.

Our borderless approach allows us to assemble the best talent around each brief, tapping into the expertise of the 9,000+ people in dentsu international’s global creative network. This integrated model also allows our talent to learn about and explore the breadth of career possibilities within Dentsu Creative.

Job Description

• Support a core agency B2B client full-time, with opportunity to jump in on other brands/projects & new business as they arise.
• Build a comprehensive understanding and successful application of secondary research tools
• Help build, produce and manage all planning projects, materials and workshops
• Take responsibility for trends analysis & insight discovery across the category, culture, target audiences, etc. – working to proactively share key learnings with clients. 
• Work with senior strategy team to set-up research projects and help manage intelligence - through Request for Proposal (RFP) all the way to final insight & recommendation presentation
• Analyze qualitative and quantitative data with ability to weave into thoughtful arguments & compelling stories
• Develop skills for seamlessly partnering with creative teams, from initial brief to final presentation / production

Communication Skills

• Ability to tell a strong story and explain core thought process
• Strong aptitude to ask questions and boil down relevant insights
• Coherent and clear written and verbal presentation skills
• Strong ability to work both independently & collaboratively with core team members

Client Relationships

• Ability to comfortably and professionally interact with and present to clients (a skill which we will also help you hone & develop)

Leadership Responsibilities

• Natural leader with strong ability to multi-task
• Team player with desire to partner across departments
• Self-starter who goes above and beyond on tasks
• Motivated doer who seeks out opportunity and challenge

Qualifications

• 1-2+ Years Experience in Advertising, Marketing, or Like-Minded Industry
• Innate curiosity and aptitude to learn
• Inherent interest in discovering what makes people tick
• Desire to be a part of the future of our industry
• Nice to have: An interest in the world of technology, as well as a distinct ability/drive to comprehend and distill complex subject matter.

Joining Dentsu Creative, you will be part of a creative network, delivering ideas that are brought alive in new ways. Along the way, you will team up with inspiring people across the world and become part of a truly inclusive culture where everyone is given the opportunity to thrive and create the best work of their careers; always learning and always listening to shape ideas, create culture and change behavior. By bringing together the capabilities, experience and relationships of our collective experts, the opportunities for personal growth and development are endless.

We are united by four signature strengths:

• Boundless Creativity – Kitsune Fox: In Japanese culture – the Kitsune Fox sees the future. We run towards the future, forever asking: what’s next? Our imagination has no limit. Our clients seek us out because we believe there is no problem we cannot solve with the power of modern creativity.
• Intelligent Scale - Ryujin Dragon: The Ryujin Dragon controls the ocean and the tides.  We flow the right talent around the right brief in the right moment, wherever it sits in the world. We scale our unique ideas with precision, using intelligent technology to make personal connections with millions around the world.
• Obsessive Craft - Orizuru Crane: The Orizuru Crane carries the soul up to paradise. It inspires the most classic and iconic Japanese origami. We elevate the soul of our work with an obsessive focus on craft, nurturing the next-gen craft skills needed to soar in a modern world.
• Radical Collaboration - Kohaku Koi: The Koi swim upstream against the tide, united as one. We chart new territory through the power of radical collaboration. We seamlessly connect Creativity, Media and CXM to imagine new solutions at the intersection of craft, data, culture, and innovation.

Our Values