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Tavern

Strategist (Mid - Strategy Director Level)

Tavern, New York, New York, us, 10261

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TAVERN is seeking highly talented and motivated strategists to join our team and work in partnership with our Design and Client Services Teams. As part of the Strategy Team at TAVERN, you set the bar for strategic excellence across clients and projects. You're highly respected by the client and creatives for delivering strategic thinking that answers their business problems, and for being a champion of our creative excellence as an agency.

Our strategists are inspirational speakers, able to work on multiple projects while being a voice of authority within the agency and pushing strategic discipline forward. Most importantly, they've got a high degree of cultural and emotional intelligence that leads to effective collaboration across many different working styles and perspectives. You know how to empower others and create a genuine sense of team cohesion to drive the agency's strategic agenda forward.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Create and steward big brand strategies, clearly defining them and building them over multiple initiatives

Own the strategic vision and creative output for assigned business

Deeply understand the client business and what makes it tick

Champion the brand purpose and ensure that it lives across all key touch-points and communications

Identify additional opportunities for the growth of clients’ business and projects, both in the world and within the agency

Forge relationships with internal members of leadership, across disciplines and departments (ie. Design, Client Services), constantly working with them to understand what’s working, what’s not, and what can be improved

Be the strategic voice and oversee the strategic efficacy of the work in creative reviews

Develop the skills of and mentor junior team members

QUALIFICATIONS

2 to 5+ years of experience in a strategy role in an agency setting or brand strategy experience leading pieces of business and pitches in adjacent industry experience

Proven expertise in brand positioning, insight generation, and track record of delivering creatively inspiring, business-driving briefs

Demonstrated ability to think strategically and creatively through examples of exceptional creative output who can serve as both a strong leader as well as a willing doer

Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills with a healthy obsession with consumer trends to drive creative ideation

Deep understanding of the roles of brands, communications and communication channels within business plans, particularly CPG and hospitality brands

Experience isolating the real business problems of a client business that a brand and communications strategy can affect

Expertise leading new business opportunities, workshops and facilitating brainstorming sessions

Bachelor's degree in related field, or equivalent training and/or experience

Thrives on direct, honest and supportive communication

Tavern offers 24 daysPTO per year, paid holidays, paid sick leave, 401k matching, medical/dental and access to otherbenefits like HealthAdvocate, One Medical, Teladoc, TalkSpace, Kindbody. Plus potential for a year-end bonus and half day Summer Fridays between Memorial Day and Labor Day.

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