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Strategist - Contractor £300-325 per day London 2 months A leading communications agency are seeking a strategist to join them on an initial 2 month contract basis. Key Responsibilities: Develop clear and strategic creative briefs, audience journeys, and messaging frameworks for campaign design. Create compelling single-minded propositions and activation examples across multiple channels. Work closely with creative teams to ensure their outputs are both engaging and strategically aligned. Coordinate with media buying and PR/media agencies to secure effective distribution and coverage for campaigns. Ensure all campaigns and projects have meaningful and achievable KPIs that align with a clear Theory of Change. Decompose large policy or social issues into specific, actionable opportunities using systems thinking and stakeholder mapping. Design and facilitate engaging events, including co-creation sprints, workshops, training sessions, and delegations, using human centred design methods. Craft compelling narratives about project successes and explore new ways to amplify business and project achievements. How to Apply Please register your interest in this contract role by clicking the apply link on this page.
Midweight Strategist 2 Month Contract £300 per day Outside IR35 2 days per week in London Are you a creative and strategic thinker with a passion for designing impactful communication campaigns and interventions? Our client are seeking a midweight Strategist, to play a crucial role in conceptualising, developing, and delivering integrated campaigns that drive real change. This role will be focused on social behavior change and social impact. The ideal candidate will come from a social impact, NPO or governmental background. Key Responsibilities: Campaign Development: Conceptualise, develop, and deliver integrated communications campaigns. Collaborative Work: Work closely with the Research Team to uncover audience insights through quantitative and qualitative methods, and collaborate with Strategy, Creative, and Digital Teams to implement these insights. Monitoring and Evaluation: Partner with the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Team to monitor and evaluate campaign performance using key performance indicators (KPIs). Creative Briefs: Write clear creative briefs, audience journeys, and messaging frameworks to support campaign design. Strategic Propositions: Develop strong single-minded propositions and example activations across various channels. Media Engagement: Engage with media buying and PR/media agencies to secure distribution and coverage for campaigns. Issue Analysis: Break down significant policy or social issues into specific opportunities for change using systems thinking and stakeholder mapping. Qualifications: Ability to work on creative briefs and turn them into tangible campaigns Strong analytical skills with the ability to use quantitative and qualitative research to inform strategic decisions. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to write clear and compelling briefs, messaging frameworks, and change stories. Proven ability to develop strong propositions and activations across multiple channels. Experience engaging with media buying and PR/media agencies. Knowledge of systems thinking and stakeholder mapping to address complex issues. Familiarity with monitoring and evaluating campaign performance using KPIs. Ability to design and facilitate workshops, sprints, and trainings. Location: London, UK (2 days per week in the office) Contract Details: Duration: 2 months Rate: £300 per day (outside IR35)
A well-established, growing gourmet confectionery company in Kent is looking for an experienced Marketing Strategist/Project Manager who'll work directly with the MD and Creative Director to conceive and project manage marketing campaigns to a broad range of verticals. Either full or part-time, we're looking for direct experience in a marketing lead role, with a focus on strategy development and implementation. Marketing Strategist - Benefits Up to £35k salary based on experience and qualifications. Opportunity to work with a talented and passionate team in a collaborative environment. 25 Days Annual Leave Bank Holidays. Flexible and Hybrid Working Arrangements. 3 Paid Volunteering Days per year. Birthday Leave BUPA Private Healthcare Bike2Work Scheme. Participation in Company Profit Share after qualifying period On-Site Parking in Rural Location. 3% Employer Pension Contribution. Marketing Strategist - Purpose & Objectives To operate at a strategic level, influencing and defining strategies, sales campaigns, and promotions through various on-site retail, wholesale and online channels. To monitor and regularly report on the success of these strategies and, in conjunction with the MD, adapt them to ensure sales and profit maximisation. Key Responsibilities: Develop and execute comprehensive marketing strategies to drive growth and achieve business objectives across retail shops; web; wholesale; corporate, and wedding sectors. Conduct market research and analysis to identify emerging trends, customer preferences, and opportunities for expansion. Create detailed marketing plans, including campaign concepts, messaging strategies, and channel selection, to effectively target key audiences. Oversee the implementation of marketing campaigns, tracking performance metrics and adjusting strategies as needed to optimize results. Develop and implement workable KPIs for measurement of the success of the overall strategy and individual campaigns. Marketing Strategist - Requirements A results-driven mindset and passion for effectively communicating products to diverse audiences. Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business Administration, or equivalent industry qualifications. Master's degree preferred. Driving licence Proven experience in a marketing lead role, with a focus on strategy development and implementation. Strong understanding of retail marketing principles and experience in the retail industry. Excellent analytical skills, with the ability to interpret data and insights to inform strategic decisions. Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across departments and levels of the organization. Creative thinker, with a lateral flair and be full of opinions & ideas (no matter how outlandish) with a strategic mindset and the ability to translate ideas into actionable plans. Next Steps If you have the skills, experience and motivation for this role we'd love to hear from you. Please send a CV ASAP! Next step would be a short telephone call with John Reilly, the recruiter. Please indicate when you'd be available for that.