Job Description

Dentsu Creative (DC) is looking for an Associate Strategy Director with experience working in creative agencies to help identify insights and shape ideas that have the power to impact culture. Job Title:Associate Strategy Director :Key Dentsu Creative (DC) is looking for an Associate Strategy Director with experience working in creative agencies to help identify insights and shape ideas that have the power to impact culture. Job Title: Associate Strategy Director : Key Accountabilities: Internally, you'll partner with senior creative to shape the creative output, help unlock provocative briefs and lead the integrated communications strategy across Dentsu. Externally, you'll challenge our clients to think bigger about what's possible across their brands. They want to win in every discipline of creativity, and your strategies - rooted in culture, data, and behaviour - will help drive these brands towards growth. We'll expect you to be brilliant at the following: Structure and lead individual projects spanning creative, brand and communications strategy. Fluent in leading complex data analysis across multiple sources. Able to oversee and guide complex research (quantitative and qualitative). Create compelling strategic recommendations from research, data and culture. This goes without saying, but you'll need to know what brilliant looks like and how to inspire the creative team to make it happen. We're looking for someone who understands what it takes to identify cultural insights and nuances and can steer the work in individual markets as well as multi-market. You can sell smart strategy and keeps things super-simple yet deviously provocative. A broad understanding of and affinity for the full mix of media channels, from social to digital to advertising and an ambition to bring it all together in an integrated manner. Develop and support in the facilitation of client workshops. Person Specifications: You are an excellent storyteller that is skilled in translating data insights and cultural shifts into creative direction that helps define the future of the brand. A connected strategic thinker and client advisor, you're a builder, doer, and live to create the connective tissue that brings brands and people together. You are someone who is adept at playing a key role in shaping strategy for client projects and new business pitches. Skills 6+ years of experience in creative and brand strategy with a good understanding of marketing and communications. A master/ mistress of the pen demonstrable experience working with, and translating, data and culture into meaningful insights that inspires ground-breaking creativity. A sharp, visionary, critical thinker, able to distill vast amounts of information into a singular, powerful strategic opportunity and narrative. Able to drive and lead strategy, build client relationships, and identify opportunities for clients to grow brand value. Creative problem solver with deep experience working with cross functional teams and the ability to provide concise, clear, and actionable creative direction and feedback. Compelling communicator and prepared to muck in, it's a small team. Working with us Joining Dentsu Creative, you will be part of a creative network, delivering ideas that are brought alive in new ways. Along the way, you will team up with inspiring people across the world and become part of a truly inclusive culture where everyone is given the opportunity to thrive and create the best work of their careers always learning and always listening to shape ideas, create culture and change behavior. By bringing together the capabilities, experience and relationships of our collective experts, the opportunities for personal growth and development are endless. We are united by four signature strengths: oundless Creativity - Kitsune Fox: In Japanese culture - the Kitsune Fox sees the future. We run towards the future, forever asking: what's next Our imagination has no limit. Our clients seek us out because we believe there is no problem we cannot solve with the power of modern creativity. Intelligent Scale - Ryujin Dragon: The Ryujin Dragon controls the ocean and the tides. We flow the right talent around the right brief in the right moment, wherever it sits in the world. We scale our unique ideas with precision, using intelligent technology to make personal connections with millions around the world. Obsessive Craft - Orizuru Crane: The Orizuru Crane carries the soul up to paradise. It inspires the most classic and iconic Japanese origami. We elevate the soul of our work with an obsessive focus on craft, nurturing the next-gen craft skills needed to soar in a modern world. Radical Collaboration - Kohaku Koi: The Koi swim upstream against the tide, united as one. We chart new territory through the power of radical collaboration. We seamlessly connect Creativity, Media and CXM to imagine new solutions at the intersection of craft, data, culture, and innovation. Our Values We believe our work can only resonate in the modern world if the people behind it reflect the modern work. We can only be truly relevant when we create a truly inclusive culture where everyone can thrive. That means - we are tough on the work but gentle with each other. We lead with empathy and are always listening and always learning. We support each other, we cheer for each other, we win together. We celebrate difference as the only way to make the work that makes a difference. Location: Singapore Brand: Dentsu Mcgarrybowen Singapore Time Type: Full time Contract Type: Permanent