Aquent
Creative Strategist / Account Planner - San Antonio
Aquent, Austin, Texas, us, 78716
Overview
Placement Type:
Temporary
Salary (USD):
$45-47 / hourly as W2
Start Date:
09.09.2024
Creative Strategist / Account Planner - San Antonio
Location: Onsite 4 days/week - San Antonio, TX
Pay: $45-47 / hourly as W2. Full benefits offered.
Duration: Ongoing contract role
The target hiring compensation range for this role is $45-47 / hourly as a W2 employee.
Compensation is based on several factors including, but not limited to education, relevant work experience, relevant certifications, and location. Additional benefits offered may include; medical health insurance and dental insurance, life insurance, and eligibility to participate in a 401k plan with company match.
Candidates must work 4 days each week onsite in San Antonio, TX.
Dress is business casual. Paid Parking is provided.
Overview:
This is a great opportunity for a Strategic Account Planner with prior Agency and/or Creative in-house experience.
The core of the role will lead creative strategy development through the ownership of creative briefs (supporting Email / Social Media related work)
This Planner / Strategist will lead creative guidance for their in-house agency teams.
Creative Strategist / Account Planner
The Lead Strategist position is a contractor role responsible for creative strategy within the brand organization, working closely with the in-house agency and brand marketing teams.
Primary Function
We are seeking a creative minded, critical thinker highly experienced in Strategic Account Planning in an advertising agency or in-house agency environment, with a proven ability to engage teams and drive results independently. A thought leader with a deep understanding of people, culture, and the world, and most importantly, a desire to dig into what makes them tick.
Leverages logic and excels at distilling facts and insights to create a highly impactful understanding of the target audience. This role will lead creative strategy development through the ownership of creative briefs and the provision of creative guidance for the in-house agency teams.
Must have experience converting marketing strategy, business and channel goals into creative strategy and messaging and communication ecosystems for 360 advertising campaigns, while guiding and maintaining the existing brand standards/guidelines. This role requires a strategist that tells compelling brand stories that excite, inspire, and help partners see opportunities in new ways.
The Lead Strategist independently champions large scale strategic efforts as assigned with little oversight, supports other strategists as needed, and conducts other strategy related duties as assigned. Must have experience independently developing creative briefs and message/communication matrices.
The role requires an individual to be in the office 4 days per week. This position is based in the San Antonio, TX office.
Duties & ResponsibilitiesIndependently develops creative strategy for large-scale integrated projects and programs via clear yet powerful brand/enterprise creative briefs, including but not limited to message/communication matrices, and journey mappingDevelop inspiring and timely audience profiles, insights and understanding - a critical part of creative briefs targeting suspects, new Members, existing members for initiatives within Marketing/In-house creative agency as assignedCommunicate effectively while collaborating across creative, brand management and project management teams in support of marketing efforts and advertising campaignsTrusted partner to creative teams supporting them throughout creative development, including but not limited to brainstorming, creative concepting and executional development strategic guidanceExcellent at conveying ideas, highly skilled in writing, and adept at presenting and leading meetings to senior level partners and colleaguesChampion and bring to life unique military "understanding" in such a way that insights is a criticaldeliverable of the Brand and Creative Strategy team, and an inspiring focal point for creative teams with little supervision.Support and uphold alignment to Branding principles via creative briefs and verbal/written guidance during developmentIdentify and leverage key military and cultural/societal trends that could impact creative briefs, as well as industry trends for the broader Brand & Creative Strategy teamExhibits strategic thought leadership by staying ahead of trends and offering practical inspiration and recommendations expert or experience in leading social media strategy planning, full digital upper to mid funnel campaign cadence resulting in well integrated and successful executionsProficient in independently managing and coordinating multiple work streams and deadlines efficientlyLeads brainstorming sessions to generate breakthrough ideas, as neededDevelops more tactical project creative briefs, as needed.Skills & Qualifications
Ability to harness intuition to guide development and creative work, and interpret data to develop creative insightsAbility to build relationships and influence the creative processSolid presentation and communication skillsEngaging storytellerCurious personalityProficient knowledge of the account planning and creative function/discipline and demonstrated application of knowledge, skills, and abilities towards work products requiredKnowledgeable in qualitative and quantitative research and how to leverage it in strategy developmentKnowledgeable in the creative development process and marketing principlesEducation & Experience
Bachelor's Degree required, specifically in advertising or communications or marketing10+ years of related account planning or brand/creative strategy experience required, including developing creative briefs or creative strategiesExperience working with/partnering with creative teams requiredExperience working in an advertising agency or in-house agency required
About Aquent:
Aquent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world's biggest brands.
Our eligible talent has access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium.
Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.
Placement Type:
Temporary
Salary (USD):
$45-47 / hourly as W2
Start Date:
09.09.2024
Creative Strategist / Account Planner - San Antonio
Location: Onsite 4 days/week - San Antonio, TX
Pay: $45-47 / hourly as W2. Full benefits offered.
Duration: Ongoing contract role
The target hiring compensation range for this role is $45-47 / hourly as a W2 employee.
Compensation is based on several factors including, but not limited to education, relevant work experience, relevant certifications, and location. Additional benefits offered may include; medical health insurance and dental insurance, life insurance, and eligibility to participate in a 401k plan with company match.
Candidates must work 4 days each week onsite in San Antonio, TX.
Dress is business casual. Paid Parking is provided.
Overview:
This is a great opportunity for a Strategic Account Planner with prior Agency and/or Creative in-house experience.
The core of the role will lead creative strategy development through the ownership of creative briefs (supporting Email / Social Media related work)
This Planner / Strategist will lead creative guidance for their in-house agency teams.
Creative Strategist / Account Planner
The Lead Strategist position is a contractor role responsible for creative strategy within the brand organization, working closely with the in-house agency and brand marketing teams.
Primary Function
We are seeking a creative minded, critical thinker highly experienced in Strategic Account Planning in an advertising agency or in-house agency environment, with a proven ability to engage teams and drive results independently. A thought leader with a deep understanding of people, culture, and the world, and most importantly, a desire to dig into what makes them tick.
Leverages logic and excels at distilling facts and insights to create a highly impactful understanding of the target audience. This role will lead creative strategy development through the ownership of creative briefs and the provision of creative guidance for the in-house agency teams.
Must have experience converting marketing strategy, business and channel goals into creative strategy and messaging and communication ecosystems for 360 advertising campaigns, while guiding and maintaining the existing brand standards/guidelines. This role requires a strategist that tells compelling brand stories that excite, inspire, and help partners see opportunities in new ways.
The Lead Strategist independently champions large scale strategic efforts as assigned with little oversight, supports other strategists as needed, and conducts other strategy related duties as assigned. Must have experience independently developing creative briefs and message/communication matrices.
The role requires an individual to be in the office 4 days per week. This position is based in the San Antonio, TX office.
Duties & ResponsibilitiesIndependently develops creative strategy for large-scale integrated projects and programs via clear yet powerful brand/enterprise creative briefs, including but not limited to message/communication matrices, and journey mappingDevelop inspiring and timely audience profiles, insights and understanding - a critical part of creative briefs targeting suspects, new Members, existing members for initiatives within Marketing/In-house creative agency as assignedCommunicate effectively while collaborating across creative, brand management and project management teams in support of marketing efforts and advertising campaignsTrusted partner to creative teams supporting them throughout creative development, including but not limited to brainstorming, creative concepting and executional development strategic guidanceExcellent at conveying ideas, highly skilled in writing, and adept at presenting and leading meetings to senior level partners and colleaguesChampion and bring to life unique military "understanding" in such a way that insights is a criticaldeliverable of the Brand and Creative Strategy team, and an inspiring focal point for creative teams with little supervision.Support and uphold alignment to Branding principles via creative briefs and verbal/written guidance during developmentIdentify and leverage key military and cultural/societal trends that could impact creative briefs, as well as industry trends for the broader Brand & Creative Strategy teamExhibits strategic thought leadership by staying ahead of trends and offering practical inspiration and recommendations expert or experience in leading social media strategy planning, full digital upper to mid funnel campaign cadence resulting in well integrated and successful executionsProficient in independently managing and coordinating multiple work streams and deadlines efficientlyLeads brainstorming sessions to generate breakthrough ideas, as neededDevelops more tactical project creative briefs, as needed.Skills & Qualifications
Ability to harness intuition to guide development and creative work, and interpret data to develop creative insightsAbility to build relationships and influence the creative processSolid presentation and communication skillsEngaging storytellerCurious personalityProficient knowledge of the account planning and creative function/discipline and demonstrated application of knowledge, skills, and abilities towards work products requiredKnowledgeable in qualitative and quantitative research and how to leverage it in strategy developmentKnowledgeable in the creative development process and marketing principlesEducation & Experience
Bachelor's Degree required, specifically in advertising or communications or marketing10+ years of related account planning or brand/creative strategy experience required, including developing creative briefs or creative strategiesExperience working with/partnering with creative teams requiredExperience working in an advertising agency or in-house agency required
About Aquent:
Aquent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world's biggest brands.
Our eligible talent has access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium.
Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.