Marketing Partnerships Creative Strategist

Location: UK, London

Length: 6 months

Rate: £461.78 per day (Inside IR35)

Hours: 40 hours

Overview

We are seeking a senior Brand Strategist with strong experience working on brands from various categories. The role will focus on developing and leading end-to-end creative strategy for many of our brand partnerships. You will be joining a newly assembled team who have been tasked with building bigger, better and more long-term brand partnerships, for which strategy has been identified as an integral component. Within this team is a Strategy Lead, who this role will work closely with. The successful candidate will have deep experience building and implementing a strategic approach with partners, and owning creative strategy from research to audience insight to brief development through to execution. You will help develop creative campaigns for major partnerships with global/regional brands as well as top creative/media/partnership agencies, across a variety of product categories in support of our client’s content releases and its platform. You’ll work with the Brand Partnerships team to explore potential partner programs for 2026 (& beyond).

Key Responsibilities:

• Identifying and setting the strategic vision for key brand partnerships
• Identifying brands that might be a good fit for the brand and/or key client titles
• Extracting insights from partners and internal marketing teams to develop and steer the strategic & creative vision from beginning through to execution
• Writing strategy briefs and building foundational concepts that reflect the strategic intersection between the brand and the title
• Providing guidance and feedback to partner creative agencies and brands
• Work closely with internal creative groups as well as external agency partners
• Translating our brand/marketing requirements into ideas the partner and ultimately consumer easily understands
• Drive successful integration of broader creative content and brand initiatives and our strategic partners
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams including Creative Marketing, Editorial & Publishing, Content, Creative Production, and Public Relations

Essential Experience:

• 8+ years of experience as a brand strategist/consultant or similarly strategic role (can be at a brand or creative agency)
• Believe in the power of strategy to help unlock great creative thinking and solutions
• Passionate and curious about marketing, brands, and entertainment
• Have key, demonstrable experience leading and driving creative strategy with notable brands
• Strong experience in brand and/or consumer marketing
• Demonstrated ability to leverage research, insights, and analytics to inform creative strategy
• Strong input on strategy and a clear POV on creative work
• Confident presentation skills and excellent communication skills
• Experience and palpable passion for building great content marketing programs that are unique and scalable
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and drive results

Personality Attributes:

• A natural and deep affection for entertainment and brands
• Strategic, forward-thinker, extremely organized, effective communicator, and thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Capable of working independently as well as part of a broader team
• Can organize, clarify, and communicate complex ideas quickly, succinctly, and accurately
• High level of intellectual curiosity with the ability to demonstrate strong judgment in the face of ambiguity
• Agile, goal-oriented, driven to succeed, and always up for a challenge
• Has a passion for conceiving unique and innovative marketing campaigns
• Can flourish in our unique company culture