Ux Strategist, Business Consulting

Company Description

Dentsu Creative US is comprised of audacious thinkers and award-winning collaborators across the United States who blend local knowledge with global expertise.

Choosing substance over stunts, our Modern Creative mandate is about unlocking sustained growth and holistic impact for brands in ways that Create Culture, Change Society and Invent the Future. We do it daily for notable brands.

Our borderless approach allows us to assemble the best talent around each brief, tapping into the expertise of the 9,000+ people in dentsu international’s global creative network. This integrated model also allows our talent to learn about and explore the breadth of career possibilities within Dentsu Creative.

You bring curiosity, empathy, and problem-solving skills to help us create digital experiences for clients based on your strategic insights in planning for content creation, delivery, and governance.

• Collaborate with brand design teams to deliver consistent global experiences across the entire digital ecosystem
• Conduct content audits, assessments, inventories, and gap analyses.
• Take responsibility for trends analysis & insight discovery across the category, culture, target audiences, etc. – working to proactively share key learnings with clients. 
• Maintain and help evolve content standards, guidelines, principles, and taxonomies for various audiences and initiatives.
• Build a comprehensive understanding and successful application of secondary research tools
• Develop skills for seamlessly partnering with creative teams, from initial brief to final presentation / production
• Support a core agency client full-time, with opportunity to jump in on other brands/projects & new business as they arise.
• Analyze qualitative and quantitative data with ability to weave into thoughtful arguments & compelling stories
• Work with senior strategy team to set-up research projects and help manage intelligence - through Request for Proposal (RFP) all the way to final insight & recommendation presentation
• Help build, produce and manage all planning projects, materials and workshops
• Facilitate brainstorming, stakeholder workshops, and other collaborative sessions with multidisciplinary teams and clients.
• Create and enforce guidelines and content messaging architecture to communicates brand identity (personality, mission, voice)
• Design and lead user research, competitive/comparative review, and usability testing
• Support planning and execution of content strategy for client digital experiences and site design, from concept to implementation.

Communication Skills

• Strong ability to work both independently & collaboratively with core team members
• Coherent and clear written and verbal presentation skills
• Strong aptitude to ask questions and boil down relevant insights
• Ability to tell a strong story and explain core thought process

Client Relationships

• Ability to comfortably and professionally interact with and present to clients (a skill which we will also help you hone & develop)

Leadership 

• Team player with desire to partner across departments
• Self-starter who goes above and beyond on tasks
• Natural leader with strong ability to multi-task
• Motivated doer who seeks out opportunity and challenge

Qualifications

• Inherent interest in discovering what makes people tick
• Innate curiosity and aptitude to learn
• 4+ Years Experience in Advertising, Marketing, consulting or Like-Minded Industry
• Nice to have: An interest in the world of technology, as well as a distinct ability/drive to comprehend and distill complex subject matter.
• Desire to be a part of the future of our industry

Additional Information

The anticipated salary range for this position is $120,880 - $174,900.

Salary is based on a range of factors that include relevant experience, knowledge, skills, other job-related qualifications, and geography. A range of medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and/or other benefits also are available. For more information regarding dentsu benefits, please visit dentsubenefitsplus.com

Dentsu is a modern marketing solutions company. Our mission is to help clients navigate, progress and thrive in a world of change. Businesses rely on our integrated network of agencies and specialized practices to champion meaningful progress through creative, media, commerce, data and technology. Part of Dentsu Group, our global network comprises 66,000 diverse people in 143 countries, who are dedicated to teaming for growth and good. Some of our award-winning agencies include 360i, Carat, dentsumcgarrybowen, DEG, dentsuX, iProspect and Merkle. Follow us on Twitter @DentsuUSA and visit dentsu.com/us.

Employees from diverse or underrepresented backgrounds encouraged to apply.

Dentsu (the "Company") is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee of the Company, on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage or citizenship, disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other legally-recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done that will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing an undue hardship on the Company. Please contact [email protected] if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process or to request or discuss an accommodation in connection with a job at the Company to which you are applying.

About Dentsu

Dentsu is the network designed for what’s next, helping clients predict and plan for disruptive future opportunities in the sustainable economy. Taking a people-centered approach to business transformation, dentsu combines Japanese innovation with a diverse, global perspective to drive client growth and to shape society www.dentsu.com.

We are champions for meaningful progress and we strive to be a force for good—for our people, for our clients, for the industry and for our society. We keep our people at the center, creating space for growth, understanding and learning so they can thrive. We embed diversity, in our mindset, in our solutions and in our teams to empower an inclusive, equitable and culturally fluent environment. Building this culture within our teams makes us better collaborators with each other and with our clients, driving better outcomes for all.

Dentsu (the "Company") is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee of the Company, on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage or citizenship, disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other legally-recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done that will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing an undue hardship on the Company. Please contact your recruiter if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process or to request or discuss an accommodation in connection with a job at the Company to which you are applying.