Senior Strategist at Publicis Groupe

Overview

• We have a spot open for a Senior Strategist.  
• This role is for our Johannesburg office. You will play a key role in developing integrated and digital-first strategies for clients to solve their growth problems. This is a role where your superpower should be a passion for data, insights, clear strategies, and clear effectiveness measurements.  
• This is a high-pressure role for a highly ambitious company.  

So we need a person who is… 

• Curious and proactive
• Doesn’t settle for good enough
• Problem solver and deadline-driven
• Self-aware and accountable
• Confident and fail-fast learner 

Responsibilities

What you will be doing… 

• Building effective strategies based on growth problems, growth audiences – built from data and insights – across current clients and pitches 
• Responsible for setting and directing the measurement of key performance indicators and ensuring that creative, channel and platform execution is aligned to the overall approved strategy.  
• Assist with managing team members 
• Supporting the head of department to drive proactive work together with the creative teams 
• Proactively forming relationships with clients to establish opportunities beyond business as usual  

Qualifications

Great things to have… 

• A tertiary qualification is Marketing / Brand Communication  
• At least 8 years’ experience as a Strategist  
• TTL, Digital, Social-First experience (essential) 
• Strong data and analytics skills (highly essential) 
• Experience in developing, managing and presenting solutions within a creative environment 
• Excellent presentation skills 
• Strong time management  
• Strong multitasking skills (able to work on multiple briefs at any given time) 
• Confidently proactive and drives projects to completion 
• Good attention to detail and able to simplify complex information and concepts  
• Ability to manage strategy projects, a high-performance environment, and navigate fast-paced accounts effectively  
• Collaborative, diligent and able to foster a respectful relationship with stakeholders of varying levels across the agency, the Groupe, agency partners and client teams