STRATEGY DIRECTOR
Blak Labs is one of South-East Asia's fastest growing integrated creative boutiques. We focus on delivering big ideas for brands across any channel...and any market.
We're not the biggest but that doesn't mean you don't get the best. We deliver our thinking with Creative Care®, which means our creative partners work directly with you. We solve your business problem, crack your marketing brief or simply help you deliver more engaging social content.
We deliver a huge range of services (including content production, branding, social media, experiential activations, digital media, consulting and front-end development) for some exciting clients like Gardens By The Bay, Maybank, Singlife, UOB, CapitaLand, Piza Hut, Royal Caribeean, McDonald’s, Tangs and many more!
All of our strategy work is currently handled by our Creatives, so we are now looking to hire a Senior / Lead Strategist to help our work become more strategic. This will be our first “official” strategy hire, so we are looking for someone with that is excited by the idea of growing and leading our strategy offering.
The role:
· Gathering data to develop well-informed and effective strategic plans
· Researching clients to understand them and their objectives
· Encouraging junior team members to learn and grow within their role
· Producing inventive ideas with other members of the creative team
· Writing clear briefs that inspire team members to create exceptional work
· Analysing clients to uncover opportunities to stimulate growth
Skills required :
· At least 5 years of experience working in strategy roles within agencies
· Experience working on integrated campaigns, across offline, digital and branding
· Experience working on a broad mix of client industries
· Experience with / the desire to grow and manage a team
· The ability to understand the needs of consumers and target audiences
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills
· The drive to help others succeed and reach their peak
· The insight to identify problems and take measures to rectify them
· The resilience to work across a number of projects and balance a work load
Our Benefits:
· One day (of your choice) working from home
· Medical insurance
· (Discretionary) 13th month bonus
