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Senior Strategist

VML
Location
London, United Kingdom
Posted
13 days ago
Department
Strategy
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • Proven experience working as a Strategist or Senior Strategist within an agency environment
  • Experience developing strategic thinking from brief through to creative development and delivery
  • Strong understanding of customer behaviour and customer journeys
  • Experience across brand, communications, CRM/lifecycle marketing, digital, social, search or customer experience
  • Confidence presenting strategic thinking and recommendations to clients and internal stakeholders
  • Ability to interpret data and research and turn it into meaningful insight
Nice to have
  • Automotive, mobility or Pan-European client experience
  • Experience contributing to pitches and/or proactive strategic projects
  • Experience supporting or mentoring more junior team members
  • Understanding of modern search trends, AI, LLMs and Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO)
What the job really is

As a Senior Strategist at VML, you will play a key role in developing strategic solutions for a major Pan-European automotive account. Your responsibilities will include transforming business and customer challenges into actionable insights, collaborating with various teams, and ensuring alignment with client objectives throughout the project lifecycle. You will also have opportunities to contribute to new business initiatives and mentor junior team members.

Benefits
  • Opportunity to work on high-profile clients and commercially meaningful challenges
  • Chance to work alongside talented people across various disciplines
  • Collaborative environment that encourages different perspectives
  • Broad range of strategic challenges to develop experience
  • Culture that values good thinking, curiosity, collaboration and challenging the status quo
  • Strong learning, development and career progression opportunities
Things to weigh
  • Hybrid working model with teams in the office an average of four days a week
  • No specific salary range mentioned
  • Role involves significant client interaction and presenting, which may require strong interpersonal skills
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