psLondon ltd. Angel Wharf 53 Eagle Wharf Road London N1 7ER 020 7375 6450 pslondon.co.uk
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Strategist (Mid-weight) V0.1
We’re looking for another brilliant mind to join our Strategy team, to continue our excellence in delivering compelling strategies (brand and campaign) for our clients in Higher Education, Fintech, B2B and more. With a strong period of growth and the chance to input into how we evolve moving forward, we think it’s an opportunity not to be missed (if we do say so ourselves).
Who we’re looking for We care less about the title and more about what you can bring to the table. We are looking for someone who works well within a team but is also highly capable of making sizeable contributions to strategy processes and thinking. While you won’t be leading projects from day one, you will take responsibility for tasks and for working into another member of the Strategy team, and slowly building up to leading bigger tasks, and then projects. Therefore, having agency experience is a must and as a smaller, boutique agency, being a self-starter and being curious is crucial here. Our relationships with the Client Partnership and Creative teams are essential to the work we deliver; so demonstrable experience in collaborating with these teams effectively is important.
About psLondon We are a team of around 30 friendly, collaborative, passionate people with a broad range of backgrounds and perspectives. We have a respected history in Higher Education, and clients in this sector are a sizeable percentage of our work in terms of value. But we also work with many other organisations, who choose us for our strategic rigour and insight-led creative. The Strategy team is currently a team of 4, and you will report directly to the Head of Strategy, collaborate with our two Senior Strategists and engage with our Managing Director (one of our co-founders), who gets involved in projects but is more responsible for running the business. We are continuing to successfully bring in more and more work, so it’s an exciting time to join!
You’re perfect for this role if you: • Have around 2 years of experience working in brand, campaign or integrated
agencies.
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psLondon ltd. Angel Wharf 53 Eagle Wharf Road London N1 7ER 020 7375 6450 pslondon.co.uk
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• Have experience doing primary research in qualitative and quantitative methods e.g. surveys, stakeholder interviews, focus groups etc.
• Love collaborating with other teams and have worked with both creative teams and client partnership teams.
• Are a good storyteller with experience of effectively presenting strategic outputs to internal teams and clients.
• Understand the brand-building process and the breadth of possible of deliverables within brand (e.g. brand strategy, brand architecture etc).
• Have a decent understanding about brand execution, particularly the campaign process and the requirements that come with it, while also appreciating its role within broader brand building.
• Can demonstrate an ability to synthesise broad and deep levels of information into critical and concise insight, to guide strategy development.
• Are creative in what you write and how you present it i.e. language of strategic deliverables and storytelling in presentations.
Some of our benefits & perks (not exhaustive): • Hybrid working – the whole agency works in the office on Mondays,
Wednesday and Fridays and WFH on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
• Annual leave extras – three days over Christmas, two additional days after 2 years at the agency (and increases by one day after your 3rd and 4th years of service), as well as a day off for your birthday.
• Away days – we hold an annual Away Day where we get out of the office and mix social / fun activities with business updates and interactive sessions.
• Friday socials – we finish early, have a drink together and often do social activities and once a month we have Bubbles o’clock!
• Training – every employee has a dedicated training budget and we allow time and expense for personal learning experiences beyond work and we do ongoing learning through lunch ‘n’ learns and other enrichment activities.
• Star of the month – a nominated colleague gets a £100 voucher for their excellent work and contribution that month.
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Nice-to-have’s: • Bachelor level degree in marketing, business or similar.
• Experience working with Higher Education institutions is a big plus (although not essential).
• Experience in FinTech would be beneficial, but again, not essential.
• Marketing, Branding, Campaign qualifications and / or courses.
• Passionate about finding new insights, trends and topics and sharing those with others.
• Helped with thought leadership and content creation for an agency, or personally.
• Knowledge and passion for specialist topics surrounding the world of marketing and branding e.g. technology, AI etc.