Strategist

If you’re an innovative problem solver with a passion for brand storytelling, activating audiences, and delivering growth, you may be our person! We’re looking for a full-time Strategist to join our content team. This is a remote position reporting directly to the Creative Director of Content.

Herman-Scheer is a brand and growth design studio for founders and companies playing the long game. We build, launch, and grow culture-shaping consumer brands in the wellness, technology, and F&B categories. We were originally based in Venice, CA, but we're now evolving into a more remote workforce. We're currently at 22 full-time people, and hiring for 5 new roles. Every new project of ours is better than the last, our brand is resonating in the market, and we're growing in an exciting way. Most importantly, we're having a lot of fun doing it. Check our site to get a feel for what we do.

As a Strategist, you should be tapped into media, culture, consumer behavior and CPG brands and excited by the opportunity to work alongside a creative team in crafting strategies for campaigns, social, and productions.

What You'll Do

• Research & Insights - you’ll dig through qualitative and quantitative research, social listening, and cultural insights to inform our strategic thinking and make the creative impactful and relevant.
• Concept Development - you’ll work alongside the creative team to develop big ideas and platforms for campaigns that capture attention and drive action. Ideas that make you think. Stunts that stop you in your tracks. Storytelling that moves you.
• Comms Planning - you’ll develop media and messaging architectures that consider the full consumer journey and all the places and moments to connect with the audience + rollout plans to bring campaigns to market.
• Audience Strategy - you’ll identify and define target audiences for campaigns based on objectives and existing brand strategies.
• Influencer & Social Strategy - you’ll develop content strategies and briefs for social that activate communities and influencers to drive conversation and growth.
• Reporting - you’ll consider approaches for measuring performance and results from our campaigns and content for learning and case study data.
• Always Help Us Get Better: You'll work alongside our Project Management team and Operations team to continuously improve our process, become more efficient and increase the quality of our work.

About you

• You have 5+ years of experience as a Strategist at an agency or similar environment
• Experience developing multi-channel marketing strategies for modern consumer brands
• Desire to work with startups, launch brands, and be close to creative
• Tapped in on social media trends and emerging platforms
• Experience working with influencers as part of campaign strategies
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Detail-oriented and skilled in time and deadline management
• Ability to multi-task and handle multiple large projects at once and at high-speed
• Excellent presentation skills both internally and to clients.
• Possess a strong curiosity, an ability to deal with ambiguity and work autonomously, and have a preference for a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
• You’re a natural collaborator with experience working as part of a team
• You can use research & data to develop, validate, and refine ideas
• You’re curious and good at asking questions to solve complex problems
• You’re willing to learn new things on the job, and to give and receive feedback
• You’re excited by diverse perspectives, ideas, and experiences

Benefits to be at your best

At Herman-Scheer, we are committed to living out our mission every day and that starts with providing benefits that allow our employees to care for themselves, and support their families.

• Above market salary with opportunity for advancement
• $600 annual wellness stipend
• $250 WFH stipend
• 100% medical, vision, and dental coverage
• Employer-Sponsored Life Insurance coverage
• Employer-Sponsored Short Term Disability Insurance
• Employer-Sponsored Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 16 days of flexible sick and vacation paid time off
• 12 paid holidays
• HS Summer Break (week of Independence Day)
• HS Winter Break (week between Christmas and New Years)
• Fully remote work environment - yes, really! (with LA optional office/workspace)
• Opportunities for Leadership and DEI trainings with top agency training organizations
• Apple computer and gear
• Weekly “All Team” meetings
• Monthly “Ketchups” with your manager
• Monthly (optional) virtual and in-person hangs
• Bi-annual “All team” in-person events
• Work alongside great people, doing great work for great clients

Want to know what to expect ahead?

Step 1: Complete the application below.

Step 2: Do a phone screen with our People and Culture team to get a sense of the role and give us an opportunity to learn more about you.

Step 3: Join a behavioral interview related to the role and our company values.

*Note: All live interviews will be recorded and erased after 1 year of the interview.

Let’s do this!

Want to apply but not sure if you'd be the right fit? If we sound like the right place for you, we want to hear from you. There is no 'perfect' candidate. We are dedicated to building diverse teams that fuel an authentic workplace and a sense of belonging for each and every employee. We know applying for a job can be intimidating, please don’t hesitate to reach out — we encourage everyone interested in joining us to apply. We are not able to sponsor work visas at this time. Herman-Scheer is an equal opportunity employer (EEO). All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Herman-Scheer is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, please let us know in your application.

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