Associate Strategy Director
London, UK
Strategy – Strategy /
Full-time /
Hybrid
AnalogFolk is a global digitally native creative agency, independently owned since 2008. We have talented Folk across offices in London, Amsterdam, New York, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore and Sydney.
We deliver progressive solutions that change people's lives and fuel brand growth.
We’re proud to partner with some of the world’s most respected and influential brands, including Nike, Diageo, L’Oreal, Meta, Tommy Hilfiger and Amazon.
Here are just a few of the notable accolades our globally-recognised work has received: The Drum’s Most Awarded Agency in EMEA; Campaign’s UK and Global Digital Innovation Agency of the Year; Contagious Pioneers Best and Bravest Agencies on the Planet; and a Fast Company award for a World Changing Idea.
OVERVIEW
The Associate Strategy Director at AF is a partner to senior clients across all accounts. They are well versed in Brand, Business & Digital thinking. They ensure our clients’ long-term brand and digital strategy and biggest projects are differentiated, innovative and effective. They bring powerful thinking, as well as the experience and skills to champion great ideas that use digital to make the analog world better. They are solely responsible for the strategic output on their account.
WHAT YOU’LL DO / Roles & Responsibilities
- Lead research & insight development that unlocks innovative opportunities
- Lead development of differentiated, innovative & effective digital strategies
- Ensure that both client and internal teams fully understand strategic direction for accounts
- Ensure that our work delivers against our clients goals (and that learnings are taken from any failures)
- Be a skilled storyteller, able to write and present innovative strategies and ideas to clients and within wider industry events
- Be the main escalation point for all strategic matters on their accounts (internal & external)
- Excellent working relationships with clients, be someone clients want at the top table
- Lead collaborative relationship with senior staff in Creative, Content, Data and UX teams
- Support Head of Strategy in developing and improving tools & frameworks
- Support Head of Strategy and Strategy Director by managing & mentoring other strategists
- Act as a thought leader within the agency
THE EFFECT YOU’LL HAVE / Measurement & performance
- Effectiveness and creative award-worthy strategic thinking on your brands
- Great ideas being generated by creative teams and subsequently sold to clients
- Demonstrable contribution of our work to a brand’s overall positive performance.
- Lead Strategist on new business pitches
- Collaborative approach to “cracking” briefs across strategic practices and other departments.
WHAT YOU’VE DONE / Skills & Experience
- 7+ years experience in leading digital creative agencies
- Extensive experience of developing strategic plans
- Track record of successfully delivering strategic projects
- Must have extensive experience in social and content strategy as well as broader comms and branding projects
- Be open and empathetic
WHO WE ARE / Values & Behaviour
Digital technology is the most disruptive force our world has ever seen. And it’s not good or bad. It’s how we use it that matters. We use it to make the analog world better with everything we create. That can be one person’s world, or our world as a whole. It can improve someone’s experience with a brand. Or have a positive societal impact.
We do this by focusing on the intersection of business goals, digital technology and the human experience. We identify where technology can improve social outcomes and use our creativity to unlock progressive solutions.
Even though we are now a 250+ person agency with multiple global offices, we still behave and act like the start-up we founded in East London 12 years ago. And our values reflect this:
Our Values
AnalogFolk is part of the AnalogFolk Group (AFG) an independent marketing and technology group. Our mission is to use digital to make the analog world better. We strive to create experiences that are remarkable and fundamentally valuable. These are our values that we ask of all our Folk…
🔎 Find a Way: Looks for opportunities that arise during times of change
📈 Fail Brilliantly: Is prepared to take risks in the pursuit of excellence. Encourages teams to do the same
✨ Be Remarkable: Encourages and inspires others to achieve with their own positive attitude. Uses lateral thinking to solve problems
🤗 Be Nice: Encourages teams to work collaboratively with others to achieve the best results
💥 Makes Things: Takes responsibility for own work and that of their teams, ensuring high quality standards are always met
And a final few things….
At AnalogFolk, we believe in equal opportunities for everyone. We’re committed to building a workplace that’s authentically diverse, representative, inclusive and respectful. That’s why we welcome all applications regardless of race, religion or belief, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, political affiliation, family, or parental status.
Don’t meet every single requirement for the job role? No big deal. If what we’re doing here at AnalogFolk excites you and you’re passionate about learning, we want to hear from you. You may still be the right fit for the role, or another one.
If you love the sound of the role but need flexibility to meet other commitments, just let us know – we try to make this happen whenever we can.
