Strategist

We are currently seeking a Strategist to be based out of our San Francisco studio. Could this be you?

About us

As a company with studios across the globe, we power up the best minds from 31 teams in over 22 countries to create a unique skillset for each client. We spark ingenuity with global creative sprints that cross time zones and borders and spur on the best of our talent. That includes exceptional brand consulting and strategic design, brilliance in experience, retail and workplace design, and competition-smashing motion design. We are part of the WPP group.

The role

Strategists at Landor & Fitch are thinkers and doers who take ownership in translating data and the world around them into meaningful insights and actionable recommendations for clients. They apply analytical rigor, critical thinking, and creativity to solve complex brand and marketing issues. Working with multidisciplinary teams and clients, Strategists create lasting impact by demonstrating strategic thinking, entrepreneurial spirit, and restless intellectual curiosity in their everyday work.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in all aspects of research design, execution, and analysis
• Structure, analyze, and synthesize primary and secondary research to generate actionable insights
• Articulate hypotheses, insights, and points of view to facilitate the development of client work
• Fully own and lead work streams, understanding how they impact the overall project
• Produce and integrate highest quality end products such as client presentations
• Work with others to conduct background research on prospective clients, create pitch and briefing materials, and formalize scopes of work

What we’re looking for

We need an excellent analytical yet creative thinker with an understanding of and passion for brand and business strategy. With 2-4 years of experience, you should be equally adept at managing the fine details while seeing the big picture.  Your expertise in brand positioning and architecture gained while working in a brand, design, innovation and/or management consultancy would be extremely valuable for our clients. You should love digging in the data, assessing a wide range of information sources and zeroing in on the most salient points. You effortlessly balance thought and action, with unending curiosity and an insatiable appetite for problem-solving. You thrive amidst ambiguity and can pivot on a dime. Your finger is on the pulse of culture, technology and design. You’re both a collaborator and storyteller. Most importantly, you can see possibilities and help persuade your clients to do what’s right by proposing actionable solutions to their toughest brand challenges.

Finally - our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We believe diversity brings creativity, which is at the heart of everything we do. We are actively engaging in creating an environment free of discrimination, where our people and their uniqueness can shine and be celebrated. We’re working to set a standard for the industry as a whole, creating a culture of equity and belonging. We may not be perfect, and we know there is work to do, but we regularly check with our teams and Employee Resource Groups on how we are doing, using their insight to frame our thinking and actions, so we can all do better, working as one Landor & Fitch.