Senior Strategist.
what you'd actually do.
You'd lead the brutal read. The 90-day audit that opens every strategy engagement. You'd build the show stack, write the positioning, and set the metrics that ship with the doc.
Day to day, you're running two to three brand engagements at any one time. Usually a mix of NZ-based DTC, North American CPG, and the occasional UK challenger brand. You're in client meetings most weeks, on Loom most days, and writing the doc every Friday.
You won't be alone. Conor leads the team and pairs in on every doc. A strategist-in-training will pair on audits and dashboards. Creative pairs in for show development.
You'll write. A lot. The doc is the deliverable. Decks are not. If you don't enjoy writing, this isn't the role.
You'll also front client meetings. We don't put strategists behind glass. You'll present the audit, the positioning, the show stack to founders, CMOs and execs.
the shape of person.
Must-haves · ✓
- ✓5+ years in agency, in-house, or freelance brand strategy
- ✓Owned the strategy doc end-to-end, not just contributed slides
- ✓Comfortable fronting exec meetings
- ✓Strong writing · better than you talk or roughly the same
- ✓Auckland-based · 4 days in office, 1 from home
Great at · ✓
- ✓Writing strategy docs people actually read
- ✓Fronting exec meetings and holding the room when challenged
- ✓Audit thinking · 90 days of content into a clear read
- ✓Social-first content strategy, not just brand
- ✓Working across CPG, DTC, or retail at depth
Nice-to-haves
- +Built or led a small strategy team
- +Curious about AI as a tool · not afraid, not fanboying
- +Worked on a named-brand show or content franchise
no negotiation theatre.
The band is the band. We don't negotiate salary at offer. We set the band based on what the role is worth, then place you on it based on years and depth.
We review salaries every 12 months against the band, against your delivery, and against the market.
send the letter.
A senior seat on the strategy team. Two to three brand engagements at a time, alongside Conor Ritchie, our Head of Strategy.
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