Senior Creative Strategist Job at Semafor in New York

Who we are In our interconnected world, journalism needs to deliver common facts to divergent audiences. Our biggest stories, and greatest crises, are now global: from climate change to pandemics, rising inequality to supply chain disruption, political instability to the influence of social media. Yet global trust in the media is at an all-time low. This moment requires a new approach.Enter Semafor. We are a team of deeply-experienced journalists and media professionals laser focused on providing a global audience with an unparalleled level of journalistic transparency; through innovative new forms, cutting through the noise of the news cycle with smart, distilled views, and exploring competing perspectives across borders.Join us and help build a global news platform you can trust.Job Summary:Creative Strategists are a core part of Semafor's global Brand and Marketing team within the Revenue organization. They're responsible for developing innovative, integrated brand partnerships across events and advertising that support our larger mission: global, transparent, and intelligent journalism. Semafor's Creative Strategy team partners closely with Sales teams and creates advertising partnerships through media, events, content, and data products. The Creative Strategy team is the heart of the pre-sale portion of this process.Senior Creative Strategists develop original media strategies, brand narratives, and strategic platforms and ideas, codified into thoughtful proposals to share with partners across industries and markets, focusing on New York, DC, Africa, and Gulf regions. In this role, you will be expected to understand your clients' priorities and challenges, and authoritatively operationalize cross-functional processes to develop best-in-class presentations and proposal deliverables. This role will report to Semafor's Senior Creative Director, and work closely with other Creative Strategists on the team as well as the Sales team, Revenue Operations team, and broader marketing teams.Duties and Responsibilities:Be a subject matter expert on Semafor's brand and products. Understand and build on Semafor's brand story on behalf of clientsEngage with genuine curiosity and interest in deeply understanding clients' brand challenges, priorities, and objectivesUtilize research and data to articulate and support strategies and creative ideasCreate and design thoughtful, strategic, and engaging proposals, typically in visual presentation format, that clearly and concisely communicate ideas/concepts that map back to key advertiser objectives and KPIsTake a lead role, driving processes and operationalizing the organization with sales leads and post-sale teams, ensuring consistency in pre-to post-sale transitionShow a clear and convincing connection between a client's brand challenge and proposed partnership solutionsLeverage a solid understanding of the media landscape, including expertise in new and emerging media platforms as well as off-platform opportunities, to elevate the ideas we present to clientsLead brainstorms both internally with cross-functional teams, client partnership leads, agencies, and clients to clarify asks, gather critical intel, and craft winning proposalsWork directly with Semafor leadership on high-profile C-Suite pitches and presentationsRequired Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Bachelor's degree plus a minimum of 4-6 years of experience in advertiser marketing and salesExcellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skillsStrong project management and organizational skills, and the ability to manage many different workstreams at onceExperience developing brand, creative, or marketing strategies for clientsDemonstrated ability to generate revenue through marketing strategiesApproaches revenue opportunities with curiosity, ingenuity, and originalityFeels deep ownership of their workThis is an in-person role, with 4 days a week expected in either our New York or Washington, D.C. office. There may be some travel on an as-needed basis.Must have intermediate to advanced skills with Google Workspace and Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Google Slides/PowerpointCompensation: $115K-$135KAdditional job details Comprehensive employee benefits: unlimited PTO, medical, dental, vision, short & long-term disability, flexible spending, health savings accounts, life insurance, 401(k), pre-Tax commuter benefits. (Benefits programs vary by country and are subject to eligibility requirements)Semafor, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and enthusiastically encourages people from all backgrounds and experiences to apply. Semafor, Inc. will consider all applicants without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical and/or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law