Strategy Director

Big Spaceship began in 2000 with the belief that culture and behavior, above and beyond technology and platforms, are the keys to connecting brands with people. We are continually evolving that belief, bringing together stories, systems, and communities to help businesses across industries thrive on a global scale.

We pride ourselves on fostering constant creativity and collaboration, internally and externally, throughout the entire working process. This commitment to partnership has been a key part of the success we share with our clients. We're an intentionally flat organization, with an eclectic mix of designers, technologists, strategists, producers, and analysts. We aren't afraid to get our hands dirty and collaborate to push creative ideas to their fullest potential.

Big Spaceship is looking for a Strategy Director. You like brands and you get excited and inspired to do great work for them. You know a powerful insight when you see one. You know how to use insights to shape work and ensure that it is impactful and human. You can package and present a compelling narrative. You can manage a team, inspiring strategists and strategic thinkers across multiple disciplines. Most importantly, you love this stuff - stories of insights, innovation, trends, people, and culture. You live to make people inspired and curious, to open minds to new possibilities.

Roles + Responsibilities:

• Serve as the strategic leader for a new B2B client focusing on understanding how to build their brand in the social space, and take accountability for growing that relationship
• Maintain a deep understanding of culture, identifying macro and micro shifts in the landscape and helping teams connect these changes/tensions to brand and business opportunities
• Develop strategic narratives to inspire audience-led ideas that meet brand needs effectively, in unexpected ways (particularly in the B2B space)
• Ensure the highest quality briefs and strategic inputs are inspiring the creative process, partnering with Analytics, Content, Creative and Account leads to do so
• Ensure the work is achieving our clients' broader business and marketing goals
• Nurture the capabilities and careers of junior team members while also proactively managing the team's day-to-day
• Work in partnership with internal teams to continually guide clients towards bold and innovative solutions, manage senior client relationships, and identify long-term opportunities outside of given briefs
• Relentlessly raise the bar, pushing beyond the bounds of traditional marketing and embedding brands into culture

Requirements

• 8-10+ years of experience in integrated strategy development preferably at a creative agency.
• Proven thought leadership on modern brands and today's cultural landscape.
• Desire to work collaboratively with analytics, content, creative and account teams at varying levels of seniority.
• Quantitative and qualitative research experience (stakeholder interviews, tracking studies, focus groups, ethnographies) with an ability to identify and adapt insights.
• Innate curiosity and a desire to understand people, culture and the world.
• Experience working in the B2B space is desirable (particularly in the role of thought leadership and expertise,
• Passionate about great work, including both taking a hands-on role in its creation and the ability to talk about it in a compelling way to different audiences.
• Ability to be the strategic lead a new business pitch
• Seeks out opportunity and challenge