Strategist / Planner - Leading Agency

This is an exciting brand new opportunity within one of the UK’s best fully integrated agencies, based Edinburgh. The Strategic Team is growing and they are looking for an experienced Strategist / Senior Strategist in the first instance to help bolster this offering. 

The opportunity:

Our client is looking for a Strategist or Senior Strategist, someone who believes in effecting meaningful change. You will be part of an elite team committed to influencing the cultural zeitgeist for your clients and society as a whole! You will have the opportunity to work on everything from tourism to public sector to FMCG brands - and influence change at a cultural level. We would love it if you had some experience in an advertising / integrated agency strategy role; be that brand, comms, or direct - but if you learned your strategy skills in a research or media comms planning role - and creativity has always been your calling, then it’s worth getting in touch.

The role:

• Employ a potent mix of strategic rigor and creative whimsy to turn the mundane into the extraordinary, driving brand narratives that foster change.
• Initiate and lead research missions that yield actionable intelligence, catalyzing client success and societal advancement.
• Measure effectiveness with data, to deliver campaigns that get better with every iteration.
• Rally the creative troops with creative briefs that don’t just outline tasks but kindle the flames of inspiration and effectiveness.
• Navigate the crossroads of brand evolution and digital revolution, leveraging insights to craft campaigns that resonate on a societal level.

To be considered:

• A strategic thinker who finds clarity in chaos and inspiration in challenge and has a minimum of 3 years strategy, brand planning, research or comms planning experience, ideally within an agency setting
• A curious mind, keeping up with the forces reshaping our world.
• An ability to balance analytical and empathy, transforming research into emotive advertising strategies - a proven track record in producing impactful insights
• A confident communicator who can express insights, results and recommendations clearly
• A proactive collaborator, thriving in the fast-paced flux of agency life.
• Enjoying being in the office 2/3 days in the Edinburgh office
• Flexible approach / can work from home when required

Salary purely dependent on skills & experience with a range of £35,000 - £55,000 + great benefits, training & development opportunities, a wellness budget, brilliant offices, social club and much more!

FURTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

Gilchrist Recruitment Partnership are a specialist recruitment agency and recruiting partner within the Marketing, Digital communications/PR, Creative & Design and Advertising industry for Scotland, both agency and client side.

When submitting your application, please outline your current salary, salary expectations and notice period. It is also essential that you are already legally permitted to work in the UK with the associated paperwork if you are not a UK citizen.

If you are not currently living in Scotland, please explain/outline your plans and timelines for relocation to Scotland. We are a Scottish based recruiter who generally do not represent “remote” opportunities - thus you will be either living in Scotland or have solid plans to relocate.

We cannot guarantee a response to each individual application, made necessary by the level of response we receive. We will contact only those candidates we wish to shortlist. Apologies in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.

We aim to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to ensuring that no applicant receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status or race.

Unless clearly stated otherwise, the advertised position is a permanent contract.