Senior Strategist

WHO WE ARE

co:collective is one of the world’s leading brand strategy and innovation consultancies.

We’re led by our deep belief that today's most successful organizations are driven by an

underlying purpose, one that is so central to their identity it influences everything they

do, from capital investment to social media. For them, purpose becomes business

strategy and storytelling becomes StoryDoing. At co: we design brands, experiences, and content for firms that transform who they are, how they act, and how they show up in the world, with the explicit goal of creating more StoryDoers.

THE ROLE

• Working alongside our Strategy team, you’ll have front-row access into our strategic
• development process, the activation of disruptive business and innovation concepts,
• and rigorous action recommendations, all aimed at helping our client’s embrace new
• Stories and embark on iconic Doing.

WHO YOU ARE

• A creative and strategic thinker who is really into culture, technology and people. A fun,
• genuinely open-minded collaborator who wants to apply their previous work experience
• and undergrad and/or MBA education into a nontraditional venture in the
• branding/innovation space.
• You are someone who is equally analytical and imaginative, with a passion for creativity
• and invention. You have the ambition of combining your professional experience and
• education with a desire for making capitalism kinder and the world better.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Drive research to inform strategic recommendations: To get to great insights, we start

• with rigorous research. As a Strategist, you will work on studying and understanding
• markets, brands, culture, human behavior, among many other relevant themes, to drive
• strategic recommendations.

• Contribute and learn from a multidisciplinary team: At co:collective you will be part of

• a diverse team (Client Engagement, Creative, Strategy, Technology) of “Story” and
• “Doing” mavens to develop strategies and creative solutions through collaboration.

• Support client interaction: We believe in working together with our clients to devise

• awesome solutions. As a Strategist, you will participate in meetings, interview
• presentations, and co:llaboratory work sessions with clients.

• Participate in business development: You will help identify, target, and develop

• opportunities that could lead to new project assignments for co:collective. Key activities
• will include research, sourcing, and co:ordination of strategy presentations.

WHAT YOU’VE DONE

• 2-5+ years experience in relevant industries or environments, such as strategy or

• innovation consulting, client-side management, creative or marketing
• agency/consultancy.

• Preferred, but not required: completed an MBA program and/or pursued an advanced

• degree in a personal passion field (we don’t look for a specific degree but do look for
• individuals who have a clear interest in innovation, design, brands, and solving meaty
• problems).

• Demonstrated leadership capacity, collaboration skills, and tenacity: we value an

entrepreneurial spirit and willingness to roll up your sleeves to get the job done.

• Learned to synthesize large quantities of data (both qual and quant) to highlight

actionable insights and resulting recommendations.

• Worked under tight deadlines in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
• Refined your communication skills (both oral and written).

• WHAT ELSE?
• With great work, comes great reward!
• In addition to curating with a brilliant set of talented and passionate weirdos, we’re
• committed to creating an ever evolving progressive work environment. In addition to a
• salary commensurate with your experience, our perks include unlimited vacation,
• performance-based bonuses, open seating and more snacks than you can imagine.