Sensis
Strategic Planning Director
Sensis, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90079
Strategic Planning Director
Reports to: Managing Director
We are looking for an engaged and inquisitive mind to provide day-to-day account planning leadership for multiple accounts across a range of industries.
This position is as unique as our agency - we need a rare blend of thinker and doer, a self-starter with great chops in advertising and experience in the digital and cross-cultural realms.
The ideal candidate should be passionate about media and technology, curious about what makes consumers tick, proactive in work outlook, and a curator of culture. You will provide deep consumer understanding and insight to inform the development of integrated marketing and communications solutions at every stage, working across the diverse cultural spectrum of today’s America. You will manage the research and strategy development for all deliverables – creative, media and technology. This person will also lead our Strategy team and be responsible for team mentoring, workload distribution and general department management.
Duties and Responsibilities
Monitor and interpret cultural and social trends relevant to our client’s business
Lead and collaborate with clients on research projects from start to finish
Provide clear specifications for actionable relevant research to the team and client
Recommend and implement research that will aid in the consumer insight gathering and strategic process
Develop accurate and insightful conclusions from research data and present strategy and direction to the client
Generate and present agency’s strategic POVs
Work closely with our tech and UX teams on digital strategy initiatives – providing strategic guidance for web, social and mobile programs and initiatives
Work with our UX team on Persona development, ethnographic user research
Work closely and proactively with account management colleagues to provide strategic direction
Collaborate with our creative team to identify powerful, cross-cultural insights that will form the foundation for impactful creative
Develop and conduct creative briefings that provide clear persuasive information
Represent the client’s customers in client meetings and present research and strategy findings
Support new business activities
Manage and disseminate primary and secondary research knowledge across all agency teams
Work on innovative original research projects for the agency and support the agency’s thought leadership practice
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree from a four-year accredited college required
Master’s degree preferred, 5 or more years of work experience in an advertising agency with at least 3 of those years in account planning at a senior level
General Market AND multicultural (Hispanic, African-American, Asian, etc.) experience strongly preferred
Experience with primary (qualitative and quantitative) and secondary research
MUST be able to roll up your sleeves and dig deep – this is a very hands-on position
Able to inspire multidisciplinary teams
Experience leading primary research, including quantitative (e.g. surveys) and qualitative (focus groups,
ethnographies, etc.) research
Experience using Simmons, ComScore and other syndicated research tools
Must be passionate about emerging digital strategy disciplines, such as content strategy
Communication Skills
Ability to write compelling, articulate and succinct creative brief and media briefs
Ability to read and interpret information from a variety of sources, such as trade journals, research reports,
white papers and cross-tabulated survey data
Ability to write research reports, presentations, white papers and general business correspondence
Proven ability to effectively present to clients and internal audiences
Strong writing and interpersonal skills
Ability to “drink from the fire hose” – can stay on top of emerging digital, multicultural, and advertising industry
trends
In addition to a competitive compensation package, we offer a generous amount of paid time off (PTO), paid holidays, health/dental/vision insurance, a 401(k) plan, along with other benefits.
Please submit resume, cover letter, portfolio if required and answer all questions in our online interface for consideration.
About Sensis
Sensis is a cross-cultural marketing agency driving behavior change. Moving beyond cultural boxes, we create useful, digitally relevant content to drive consumer action. Ads don't work. Content does. Because people experience content. To change behavior, you need to engage people first—through useful, digitally relevant means. These are the tools we use to build engagement, spark motivation and drive action among the cultures our clients look to influence. Along with our integrated advertising services, Sensis offerings include specialty practices SensisHealth, SensisChallenges and SensisCMO.
In addition to a competitive compensation package, we offer a generous amount of paid time off (PTO), paid holidays, health/dental/vision insurance, a 401(k) plan, along with other benefits.
Reports to: Managing Director
We are looking for an engaged and inquisitive mind to provide day-to-day account planning leadership for multiple accounts across a range of industries.
This position is as unique as our agency - we need a rare blend of thinker and doer, a self-starter with great chops in advertising and experience in the digital and cross-cultural realms.
The ideal candidate should be passionate about media and technology, curious about what makes consumers tick, proactive in work outlook, and a curator of culture. You will provide deep consumer understanding and insight to inform the development of integrated marketing and communications solutions at every stage, working across the diverse cultural spectrum of today’s America. You will manage the research and strategy development for all deliverables – creative, media and technology. This person will also lead our Strategy team and be responsible for team mentoring, workload distribution and general department management.
Duties and Responsibilities
Monitor and interpret cultural and social trends relevant to our client’s business
Lead and collaborate with clients on research projects from start to finish
Provide clear specifications for actionable relevant research to the team and client
Recommend and implement research that will aid in the consumer insight gathering and strategic process
Develop accurate and insightful conclusions from research data and present strategy and direction to the client
Generate and present agency’s strategic POVs
Work closely with our tech and UX teams on digital strategy initiatives – providing strategic guidance for web, social and mobile programs and initiatives
Work with our UX team on Persona development, ethnographic user research
Work closely and proactively with account management colleagues to provide strategic direction
Collaborate with our creative team to identify powerful, cross-cultural insights that will form the foundation for impactful creative
Develop and conduct creative briefings that provide clear persuasive information
Represent the client’s customers in client meetings and present research and strategy findings
Support new business activities
Manage and disseminate primary and secondary research knowledge across all agency teams
Work on innovative original research projects for the agency and support the agency’s thought leadership practice
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree from a four-year accredited college required
Master’s degree preferred, 5 or more years of work experience in an advertising agency with at least 3 of those years in account planning at a senior level
General Market AND multicultural (Hispanic, African-American, Asian, etc.) experience strongly preferred
Experience with primary (qualitative and quantitative) and secondary research
MUST be able to roll up your sleeves and dig deep – this is a very hands-on position
Able to inspire multidisciplinary teams
Experience leading primary research, including quantitative (e.g. surveys) and qualitative (focus groups,
ethnographies, etc.) research
Experience using Simmons, ComScore and other syndicated research tools
Must be passionate about emerging digital strategy disciplines, such as content strategy
Communication Skills
Ability to write compelling, articulate and succinct creative brief and media briefs
Ability to read and interpret information from a variety of sources, such as trade journals, research reports,
white papers and cross-tabulated survey data
Ability to write research reports, presentations, white papers and general business correspondence
Proven ability to effectively present to clients and internal audiences
Strong writing and interpersonal skills
Ability to “drink from the fire hose” – can stay on top of emerging digital, multicultural, and advertising industry
trends
In addition to a competitive compensation package, we offer a generous amount of paid time off (PTO), paid holidays, health/dental/vision insurance, a 401(k) plan, along with other benefits.
Please submit resume, cover letter, portfolio if required and answer all questions in our online interface for consideration.
About Sensis
Sensis is a cross-cultural marketing agency driving behavior change. Moving beyond cultural boxes, we create useful, digitally relevant content to drive consumer action. Ads don't work. Content does. Because people experience content. To change behavior, you need to engage people first—through useful, digitally relevant means. These are the tools we use to build engagement, spark motivation and drive action among the cultures our clients look to influence. Along with our integrated advertising services, Sensis offerings include specialty practices SensisHealth, SensisChallenges and SensisCMO.
In addition to a competitive compensation package, we offer a generous amount of paid time off (PTO), paid holidays, health/dental/vision insurance, a 401(k) plan, along with other benefits.