MediaMonks

Monks brand, is a lifestyle-marketing company that creates cultural relevance and impact for brands through insights & strategy, creative & modern storytelling, public relations & influencers, social, experiential, and web3.. Our client base includes top-tier brands, TV networks, motion picture studios, and tech companies.. As Strategy Director, you are a deft consensus builder, and a stabilizing force who is capable of collaborating across departments, including Creative, Social, PR, Influencer, and Experientialworking together to help build a cohesive integrated marketing plan.. Research and analyze cultural, audience, brand business, and category insights that inform creative strategies and concepts. Proven quantitative and qualitative research experience

temporary employment

**Interested candidates must provide their portfolio, website, or samples for consideration. About Us Cashmere Agency, a Media.Monks brand, is a lifestyle-marketing company that creates cultural relevance and impact for brands through insights & strategy, creative & modern storytelling, public relations & influencers, social, experiential, and web3. Our client base includes top-tier brands, TV networks, motion picture studios, and tech companies. We are comprised of a diverse collective of minds from the worlds of entertainment, advertising, and new media who come together in identifying trends to create and execute creative ideas that resonate in, and drive, the culture. We've been recognized by AdAge as 2021 A-List Stand Out Agency, 2020 A-List Agencies to Watch, 2019 AdAge Multicultural Agency of the Year, and shortlisted for 2022 AdAge Multicultural Agency of the Year. Cashmere's core values are: <ul> <li>Own the work. Elevate each other.</li> <li>Seek to understand. Speak with intent.</li> <li>Spark Something. Challenge everything.</li> <li>Make room. Make change.</li> <li>Set the standard. Be undeniably dope.</li> </ul>We are looking for seasoned Strategists to join us on a contract basis, to be a well-rounded facilitator of strategic excellence, and collaboration- for our key brands, in the daily. About the Role You'd be joining a strategy discipline at Cashmere that is uniquely rooted in a culture-first approachbuilt to forge more authentic connections for brands and ultimately unlock 'undeniably dope' creative solutions that the culture engages with and even adopts as their own. Our process goes beyond traditional demographics and psychographics, viewing audiences through a CultureGraphic lens, seeking out fresh cultural spaces where our clients' brands can credibly live & lead in the culture surrounding your audience. As Strategy Director, you are a deft consensus builder, and a stabilizing force who is capable of collaborating across departments, including Creative, Social, PR, Influencer, and Experientialworking together to help build a cohesive integrated marketing plan. You're recognized as the expert on the brand, business, consumer, and culture. You push to make the work better, and braver - all under tight timelines. You may be delegating tasks to other strategists or hands-on owning deliverables yourself, likely a little of both. You excel at the frontlines of pitch narrative development and shaping platform ideas with our most senior leaders at the agency. Strong Communicator. A conceptualist capable of developing and applying frameworks that help illuminate a clear path to greater brand truths that our clients can leverage. You have a passion for culture, and a deep understanding of how cultural context relates to the success of a brand, along with an innate ability to translate and connect this to the context of today's cultural landscape. Storytelling/Storytelling. Creating a compelling narrative is essential in both inspiring and selling great work. Being a master storyteller is essential as you develop creative briefs and lead briefing meetings in an inspirational manner with little to no oversight. You orchestrate your ideas at speed and can thrive in ambiguity, bringing answers and cohesion to unexpected - or even unprecedented - situations with brands and clients. You will be expected to not only find the right data but also find the story in the data points. You want to get clients excited about brilliant ideas and say YES. Brief Writing. From interpreting a client brief to identifying unexpected human and cultural truths, brief writing is an essential skill, and the best way to learn is by doing. You'll be expected to proactively lead early on in the development process- pulling and/or conducting primary and secondary research, mining data, utilizing third-party tools as required, and shaping clear and compelling brief narratives. Category/Culture/Consumer Expertise. As a Strategist, you are focused on learning the ins and outs of your client's business, the category, and the consumer and have a relentless curiosity about various facets of culture. This means diving into and synthesizing a wide range of resources such as first-party data, audience profiling, trend reports, social listening, and primary research. Uncovering Insights Staying abreast of trends, shifts in consumer behavior, and emerging competitive challenges to the landscape will demonstrate the depth and breadth of your knowledge. You will be expected to contribute to the development of briefs for clients, applying these insights to our work in ways that reinforce the Cashmere Agency philosophy. Radical Empathy. You can channel and represent the needs of people, audiences, and customers with openness, anti-bias, and (un)conscious inclusion in the everyday strategy development <ul> <li>Push beyond expected audience insights, especially about multicultural Millennials and Z'ers</li> <li>Develop ground-breaking strategic ideas to ultimately inspire creative big ideas</li> <li>Understand how to design and apply strategic thinking to help our clients achieve success</li> <li>Must be excited about what's possible strategically when cultural intuition and data validation intersect</li> <li>Research and analyze cultural, audience, brand business, and category insights that inform creative strategies and concepts</li> <li>Translate concepts into compelling strategic narratives and effectively create impactful presentations</li> <li>Develop agency briefs out of client briefs</li> <li>Analyze performance metrics to identify opportunities for growth</li> <li>Successfully navigate client and partner agency relationships (across S4 and client IAT)</li> <li>Translate creative briefs into compelling creative concepts, working both independently and with a partner</li> </ul> About You <ul> <li>Strong writer, communicator, and presenter</li> <li>Proven quantitative and qualitative research experience</li> <li>Ability to create stunning presentations for agency teams and clients (think stylistic storytelling)</li> <li>Quick thinking and resourceful, with the capability to prioritize and be held accountable for multiple projects with fast turnarounds</li> <li>Strong proficiency in Google Slides</li> <li>Experience applying tech, culture, entertainment, business, and social media trends into strategic ideas and creative solutions</li> <li>Strong strategic and analytical skills, with the ability to leverage insights to draw sound conclusions and recommendations</li> <li>Creativity and innovation are essential and one must enjoy working in a dynamic, innovative, and fast-paced environment</li> <li>Open to working on a project basis as a temporary employee</li> <li>Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship</li> </ul>About Media.Monks Media.Monks is the purely digital, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc that connects 7,600+ digital natives across one global team. We are united by a mission to shift industries forward and pave the path towards ambitious outcomes so our clients and our people can realize their full potential for growth. Joining Media.Monks means becoming part of a highly ambitious collective of some of the most gifted, focused, joyful talent from all over the world, with the goal to change the industry for good. Our unified model combines solutions in media, data, social, platforms, studio, experience, brand and technology services to help our clients continuously reinvent themselves throughout increasingly rapid cycles of disruption. Our efforts to shape culture, build innovative technologies and unlock the future of growth have earned recognition from numerous esteemed panels: we maintain a constant presence on Adweek's Fastest Growing lists (2019-23), regular recognition at Cannes Lions, and continual inclusion in AdExchanger's Programmatic Power Players (2020-24). In addition, we've received the honor of being Adweek's first AI Agency of the year (2023), the title of Webby Production Company of the Year (2021-24), a record number of FWAs, and have earned a spot on Newsweek's Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces 2023. Together, these achievements solidify our experience in digital innovation, excellence in craft, and commitment to personal growth. We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents-and resonates with-the world around us. While we continue to grow our teams, please be mindful of fraudulent job postings and recruiting activities that may use our company name and information. Please be mindful to protect your personal information, especially your national identification number, and bank account information during a recruiting process. While Media.Monks may reach out to potential candidates via LinkedIn, we will always ask applicants to apply through our website ( https://media.monks.com/careers ) and will never ask for payment or bank account information during the recruitment process. Disclaimer: <ul><li> Responsible for resourcing and implementing security controls for your teams processes and systems </li> <li> Responsible that all your personnel apply information security in accordance with the established information security policy </li> </ul>

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