Creative Strategist

Carat

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Natural storyteller
Presenting concepts to clients
Oversee strategic work
The ideal person for the Creative Strategist role will be a natural storyteller with a passion for presenting concepts to clients and a desire to oversee strategic work from the point of briefing through to final execution

Job Summary

  • The ideal person for the Creative Strategist role will be a natural storyteller with a passion for presenting concepts to clients and a desire to oversee strategic work from the point of briefing through to final execution.
  • Most of all, we are looking for someone obsessed with looking beyond data findings to arrive at distinctive, interesting conclusions and imperatives that drive and stimulate creativity across the agency in collaboration with the agency’s Head of Strategy.
  • The role requires a minimum of 4 years of experience in creative strategy, with proven ability to develop solid strategic foundations for creative campaigns and other initiatives.

Matching Summary

The ideal person for the Creative Strategist role will be a natural storyteller with a passion for presenting concepts to clients and a desire to oversee strategic work from the point of briefing through to final execution.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • natural storyteller
  • presenting concepts to clients
  • oversee strategic work
  • looking beyond data findings
  • drive and stimulate creativity
  • writing briefs that encourage creativity
  • lead team briefings
  • composing creative strategies
  • ideation and creative development process
  • support campaign lifecycle
  • create conceptual ideas
  • strong copywriting skills
  • present strategies and concepts
  • nurture relationships with strategy
  • connect into new trends
  • recognise opportunities

Nice-to-have

  • passion for presenting concepts
  • desire to oversee strategic work
  • obsession with looking beyond data
  • distinctive, interesting conclusions
  • collaboration with Head of Strategy
  • comfortable conducting research
  • turning findings into imperatives
  • unexpected insights
  • monitor tools for market
  • analyse data to inform decisions
  • help inform strategic decisions
  • help inform creative direction
  • deliver highly distinctive work
  • personality & skills to lead
  • key figurehead for composing
  • grounded in key skill
  • arrive at the point
  • focused, interesting way
  • contributes in significant way
  • beyond briefing
  • making sure recommendations
  • on brand and on strategy
  • final and ongoing execution
  • idea-led initiatives and tactics
  • keen emphasis on delivering
  • deliver the idea convincingly
  • deliver the idea succinctly
  • attention to detail
  • internal and external stakeholders
  • maintain dialogue to refine proposals
  • cultural moments across the region
  • emerging customer behaviors
  • creative opportunities
  • deliver against this for agency
  • deliver against this for clients
  • overall responsibility for writing briefs
  • conducting briefings on several brands
  • mentor and train others
  • catalyst to creative and brand teams
  • seeking out new ways
  • add value to the brand
  • identifying future opportunities
  • maturity and leadership skills
  • key player in collaborative team
  • multi-disciplinary cross-agency team
  • leverages data and insights
  • writes inspiring briefs
  • lead creative briefings
  • little supervision
  • proficiency in usage and translation
  • all types of data
  • leverageable insights
  • drive creative thinking
  • drive client growth
  • knowledgeable leader for planners
  • help associate planners grow
  • grow in the discipline
  • pro-actively seeks out opportunities
  • make the work better
  • collaborative way
  • builds strong relationships
  • middle level marketing clients
  • earns their trust and respect
  • demonstrates and fosters
  • collaborative work environment
  • ideas flourish

Key Requirements

  • Minimum 4 years of experience
  • creative strategy experience
  • branding and comms projects bonus
  • develop solid strategic foundations
  • creative campaigns experience
  • GTM strategies experience
  • other initiatives experience
  • excellent storytelling capabilities
  • bring focus and clarity
  • complex scenarios
  • making clear and convincing arguments
  • fluent in Arabic and English
  • verbally and in writing

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