Senior Strategist

MONO is on a mission to make legendary work that works. We are seeking an innately curious, trend-savvy Senior Strategist to join our team and help drive that mission for our clients. This is an awesome opportunity to join a small but mighty and growing strategy department. The Senior Strategist will help lead the day-to-day strategic thinking on an assigned business, working in close partnership with account & creative leaders. As an independent strategic leader, this person will work with a multi-disciplinary team to champion and push us towards innovative work and meaningful results for our clients. Responsibilities include: leading insight development; leading quantitative and qualitative research projects; ensuring that we are strategically focused and leveraging insights on a day-to-day basis; and helping teams recognize, nurture and sell-in our best ideas. A proven track record of creating inspiring, concise, focused briefs is critical. The ability to distill thinking into simple, inspiring narratives is also critical. The ideal candidate will be equally interested and experienced in diving into brand, business, product, consumer and cultural insights. Candidates should be versed in communications strategies for consumer-facing brands, with experience in both brand and comms strategy with a particular knack for social-first thinking. A proven track record of social media success on platforms including Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Snapchat, Pinterest and additional emerging tools is preferred. An understanding and point of view on the emerging paid media opportunities within each of the platforms is key. The ideal candidate for this role has a minimum of 7 years of agency strategy experience with some of that being in the retail brand vertical. Experience using visual presentation tools, such as Keynote is strongly preferred. This is a locally-based role, where relocation will be required for candidates living outside of the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. We currently observe a hybrid work model. We work onsite every Tuesday and Wednesday for Work From MONO (WFM) days with the purpose of fostering agency connection. Travel is required. Our company offers flexible paid time off, medical, dental, vision and well-being benefits, HSA, FSAs, pre-tax commuter benefits and 401k with match. MONO is a dynamic design-driven advertising and branding agency that uniquely blends strategy and design to create and elevate brands and businesses in meaningful ways that connect with consumers. We are a values-driven company, supporting people personally and professionally. MONO is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, and other protected status as required by law.