Senior Strategist - 12 Month FTC

Informa Festivals marks an exciting new chapter in B2B events, bringing some of the world’s most influential creative, technology and business festivals together. We’re combining prestigious brands like Cannes Lions, Black Hat, Money20/20 and London Tech Week with cutting-edge marketing intelligence platforms and advisory services to deliver unmissable experiences and insights. Our festival-led approach reimagines traditional B2B events, creating powerful, immersive experiences that drive innovation and industry advancement.

We are looking to recruit a Senior Strategist into the Creative Capabilities team within LIONS Advisory. This role is a 12-month fixed term contract. Creative Capabilities strategists work to make creativity a practical reality in the day-to-day lives of our clients through the creation of tools, training, tentpole moments and tempos. Creative calibre is the single most important actionable lever for delivering advertising profitability, and Creative Capabilities strategists build creative muscle memory within client organisations.

Key accountabilities:

• Leading high-value creative transformation projects and programmes within client organisations in order to drive commercial outperformance.
• Working closely with LIONS Advisory strategists & commercial leaders and with senior clients to deliver solutions that meet the specific needs of our client’s marketing communities.
• Delivering interactive training sessions, facilitating workshops, and presenting LIONS Advisory content.
• Using LIONS Advisory intelligence platforms (The Work, Contagious IQ, WARC) to fuel our work and bring an expert perspective to client organisations.
• Collaborating closely with commercial and operations colleagues within LIONS Advisory to ensure that projects are delivered profitably, to a high standard, on time.
• Working with senior strategists within LIONS Advisory to innovate and evolve our offering.
• Helping to mentor more junior members of the LIONS Advisory team.
• Supporting the Head of Creative Capabilities in the day-to-day management of the Creative Capabilities team.

Qualifications Skills, experience & qualifications required:

• Experience in strategy, planning, brand management or marketing capabilities.
• Experience of advising brands on creativity and creative effectiveness, with in-depth knowledge of the key evidence-based literature on the topic.
• Advanced knowledge of the advertising, marketing and media ecosystem.
• A strong interest or desire to share knowledge, to teach, and to make complex concepts more easily understood.
• Empathetic mindset and excellent listening skills with an ability to understand and manage multiple stakeholders.
• Exceptional and clear communication skills that can inspire and motivate client teams.
• Experience of leading large-scale and long-term projects.
• A pro-active, self-starting, can-do attitude that motivates and inspires others.

We work hard to make sure Life at Informa is rewarding, supportive and enjoyable for everyone. Our benefits include:

• Freedom & flexibility: colleagues rate us highly for the flexibility and trust they receive.
• Great community: a welcoming culture with in-person and online social events.
• Broader impact: take up to four days per year to volunteer, with charity match funding available.
• Career opportunity: the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning.
• Time out: 25 days annual leave, rising to 27 days after two years, plus a birthday leave day.
• A flexible range of personal benefits to choose from, plus company funded private medical cover.
• A ShareMatch scheme that allows you to become an Informa shareholder with free matching shares.
• Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance, mental health first aiders, and access to health apps.
• Recognition for great work, with global awards and kudos programmes.
• The chance to collaborate with teams around the world.

At Informa, you’ll find inclusive experiences and environments where all perspectives and backgrounds are welcomed.