London
Junior Strategist
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.
Purpose of Role / Overview:
Proactive with a passion for digital, brands & business, a Junior Strategist at AnalogFolk is a key part of the strategy team on various accounts. With a keen eye for research, they support more senior strategists and are able to work directly with other departments to help support project delivery. A Junior Strategist is proactive, smart and eager to learn, with a motivating curiosity about people and culture.
Key Responsibilities:
The Junior Strategist will be an integral part of delivering effective solutions for our clients that live up to our purpose ‘use digital to make the analog world better.’
COMMUNICATION
- Act as a team-player by proactively communicating with others, empowering effective cross-team collaboration on briefs and projects
- Working together with senior strategists, creatives, producers, and the account team to provide consistent strategic support throughout a project - be a strong voice in the room.
- Using presentation formats (Keynote, PowerPoint, Google Slides, etc) to simply and effectively communicate key information, such as research and findings
RESEARCH/CULTURAL CURIOSITY
- Identifying robust evidence, both from research and analytics, to support briefs, presentations, and proposals.
- Collate research, insights and provocations and present the findings in an easy-to-digest and understandable. manner.
- Keeping abreast of cultural trends in the digital space and client-relevant industries, and communicating these to the team.
- Providing stimulus and inspiration to the creative teams
STRATEGIC THINKING
- Participating actively in brainstorms and discussions about strategic challenges in order to reach creative solutions.
- Contributing to creative briefings and working together with strategists to reach powerful insights that fuel stand-out creative work.
- Pushing yourself to ‘think brave’ and step up to challenge our assumptions/offer a different point of view.
Skills & Experience:
- Showcase an expansive knowledge of the digital landscapeKnow the fundamentals of brands and branding.
- Keep up-to-date with digital innovation and new digital platforms.
- Be well-versed in how to create a great looking PowerPoint deck Understand a brief vs. a briefing.
- Understand the role of different channels to address different tasks.
- Ideally, 1+ years experience in marketing environment.
- University degree or equivalent qualification or apprenticeship in relevant field.
What You Will Get Out of It:
- A deeper understanding of brand and digital strategy.
- Skills in writing inspiring creative briefs.
- Effective communication & presentation skills.
- How to ask the right questions to solve business problems.
- How to communicate strategic thinking with creative storytelling.
- How to conduct and prepare useful desk & qualitative research.
- Understanding of the typical digital project lifecycle.
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.