- Senior
- Optionales Büro in Chicago
You’ll drive deep brand-building projects, creative campaigns, and activation strategies that move through culture, not just media. You lead with insight, shape positioning and narrative, and work alongside creatives to turn strategy into work that actually lands. You understand how brands earn meaning over time and attention in the moment. You’re fluent in culture, sharp on business, and relentless about ideas that connect the two.
Responsibilities
- Lead brand positioning, architecture, and narrative development across key clients
- Translate research and business objectives into clear, provocative creative strategies
- Partner closely with creative teams from concept through execution
- Identify cultural insights and emerging trends that open new territory for brands
- Guide workshops, client sessions, and presentations with clarity and conviction
- Collaborate with freelance strategists and contribute to thought leadership for the agency
You bring
- 6–10 years of experience in brand, creative, or cultural strategy
- Ability to work across many projects and clients at once
- Strong writing and storytelling instincts
- Curiosity about culture, from subcultures to mass movements
- The ability to simplify complexity without flattening meaning
- A bias for ideas that live out in the world, not just in decks
