Freelance - Associate Director, Content Strategist

Associate Director, Content Strategist

Company Description

Saatchi & Saatchi X are experts at turning shoppers into buyers. We’re a team of makers and tinkerers who collaborate closely with each other and our clients to do our best work. We take pride in elevating the expected and embracing the new, the next, and the complex. We prove our creative works by building strategic ideas that execute flawlessly at retail. We believe nothing is impossible and rally behind “if you can shop it, we can do it.”

Our product is our people and talent is at the heart of everything we do.

We’ve built a team of the most talented Xers from around the world and are looking for the next storyteller to join our crew!

• Learn more about who we are at saatchix.com and reach out to us to see our latest work

The Associate Director, Content Strategist is a creative soul with strategic communications chops who can thrive in a fast-paced environment. Equal parts scientist and storyteller, the most qualified candidate for this role should be inspired by how to find the balance and opportunities between creativity and logic. In the day-to-day work, this means you’ll be translating business and communications objectives into insights-driven content strategies and creative frameworks that successfully meet user objectives.

A broader understanding of current trends and culture are paramount to this role, but your combined superpower is the ability to model ‘outside in’ thinking to apply relevancy, meaning and context that bring to life the reputational stories we tell about the Walmart brand.

If you want to help tell unforgettable stories, build seamless content-led experiences and solve creative challenges to support Walmart’s mission, join the Global Communications team.

You’ll make an impact by:

• Gathering and analyzing internal and external data and research about key audiences, competitors and platforms with the goal of exploring inventive uses of media and unique distribution methods to tell our story better and enhance content performance
• Developing creative briefs infused with meaningful, strategic guardrails (the why) that point creativity in the direction of greatest impact, including current relevancy across culture, media and technology trends.
• Creating compelling content strategies for integrated campaigns with broad distribution plans
• Experimenting with new ideas inspired by trends to connect audiences in authentic ways
• Conducting cross-functional brainstorms that generate creative ideas for content campaigns and effectively shape captivating and dynamic creative recommendations
• Being a creative problem-solver with a passion for thoughtful, unique and strategic content creation

You’ll sweep us off our feet if:

• You’re a creative thinker who loves the big picture and the fine details
• You have a knack for explaining creative concepts to non-creative audiences
• You exude exceptional executive presence, interpersonal skills and know how to build influence
• You have agency experience or have worked closely with agency partners
• You thrive in close partnerships to bring content to life from concept to completion
• You have proven experience managing multiple deadlines simultaneously and strong organizational and project management skills
• You are able to think on your feet every day, pivot and masterfully multitask
• You are a student of trends in social, culture and technology, and delight in finding inventive uses of media to tell unforgettable stories
• Have 8-10 years’ experience

Equal Opportunity Statement

Saatchi & Saatchi X is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our employment decisions are made without regard to actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, medical condition as defined by applicable state law, genetic information, marital status, military service and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances. If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact USMSTACompliance@publicis.com. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.