Associate Strategy Director

**Associate Strategy Director**

* 32 Avenue of Americas, New York, NY
* Full-time

**Company Description**

Character is a San Francisco and New York-based brand strategy and design agency building and partnering with some of the world's most renowned and revered brands, including Nike, Netflix, Instagram and Tom Ford. We're also known for our expertise in launching new businesses and brands - many of our clients are early-stage companies with inspiring visions to change the lives of their consumers.

We are champions for meaningful progress and we aim to be a force for good-for our people, for our clients, for the industry and for our society. We keep our people at the center, creating space for growth, understanding and learning so they can excel. We embed diversity, in our mindset, in our solutions and in our teams to empower an inclusive, equitable and culturally fluent environment. Building this culture within our teams makes us better collaborators with each other and with our clients, driving better outcomes for all. Character is an agency of dentsu.

**Job Description**

Character is seeking an Associate Strategy Director who appreciates great storytelling as much as the research behind the narrative. We love smart, curious people with eclectic backgrounds who appreciate good design. This role is right for you if you're excited by the prospect of building and defining brands from the ground up. They will bring a fresh perspective and an ability to uncover truths and find insights that authentically ground a brand. You should love exploring cultures, categories and people across industries and contexts.

Past and current clients include: Netflix, Apple, Rothy's, Third Love, DoorDash, Mixt (salad co), Molekule, Instagram, Tonal, Oura (sleep/health ring), MUTHA (maternity skincare), Nutribullet, Conjure (furniture rental, just launched) and Legacy (male fertility solutions.)

**Qualifications**

**You Will:**

Working with our team of designers and writers, you will marshal bold and transformative strategic programs, including brand positioning, category definition, naming, and workshop facilitation. You will take complex and sometimes disparate information and thread together simple, impactful and emotive brand stories.

You will support a myriad of different and new clients for Character externally. Internally, you will lead the strategy portion of 50% of our NY-based brand programs and help mentor and work with our creative strategist while taking on some department level responsibilities. You will report to the Head of Strategy + Copy.

**You Have:**

* 6+ years of experience in Brand Strategy, Creative Strategy or Design Strategy at a creative or branding agency, with a background in nomenclature and brand architecture
* Experience presenting and leading teams and clients through an argument or point-of-view
* The ability to construct narratives and edit other strategist's work to provide clarity
* Heart for developing the talents of others through mentorship
* Comfortability working with a team from product creation through to production
* Experience conducting/managing research

**Nice to Have:**

* A background in cultural research / anthropology
* Experience in tech, DTC, and fashion brand positioning and brand strategy

**Additional Information**

**Benefits:**

* Great salary and benefits package
* Benefits including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
* 401k matching
* Unlimited vacation time
* Creative projects and amazing clients
* Up to 16 weeks leave for the birth, adoption or foster placement of a child.
* FSA, commuter benefits

Employees from diverse or underrepresented backgrounds encouraged to apply.
Dentsu (the "Company") is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee of the Company, on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage or citizenship, disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other legally-recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done that will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing an undue hardship on the Company. Please contact recruiting@dentsuaegis.com if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process or to request or discuss an accommodation in connection with a job at the Company to which you are applying.

**Job Location**

Associate Strategy Director

* 32 Avenue of Americas, New York, NY
* Full-time