Creative Strategist, Climate
Complex Networks, United States
Job Description
Complex Networks formed from the acquisition of Complex Media Inc. through a joint venture by Verizon and Hearst. Today, it is a global lifestyle brand and media company and one of the most influential voices in popular culture. Complex Networks’ digital channels, which include Complex News, First We Feast, Pigeons amp; Planes, Sole Collector and more, are the Top 10 publishers in the U.S. for social engagement on channels like Facebook and YouTube. A diversified and profitable media business with premium distribution partners such as Netflix, Hulu, Pluto TV, Roku, and iFlix. Complex Networks’ original content exemplifies convergence culture, exploring topics that span across popular culture from music to movies, sports to video games, fashion to food.
Complex Networks Climate seeks a culture-connected, insight-driven, and motivated Creative Strategist to join our team. You will be a part of the core team that is helping the world’s most relevant brands harness the power of youth culture. We are the creative agency within Complex and we are committed to creating moments that drive commerce and leave the community in a better place.
Responsibilities
- You’re primarily responsible for directly impacting the quality of creative work. You understand the consumer. You represent the consumer from brief to execution. You assist in client interactions, new business and preparing creative briefs.
- Lead the strategy amp; brand vision internally and externally
- On top of cultural and social trends relevant to clients
- Is current on industry, customer and competitor information and integrates those insights into strategic recommendations
- Develops clear and inspiring creative briefs and an extensive point of view for new business and current clients
- Understands the Complex brand and works with our internal strategy and research department Complex Collective to align on insight and research obtained from our various properties and how consumers engage with them.
- Partners with Creatives to concept, explore and push the work
- Can design and conduct qualitative and quantitative research via focus groups, brainstorming sessions and one-on-one interviews
- Is knowledgeable regarding to media, creative and messaging strategy
- Can design for effectiveness and implement measurement strategies
- Collaborates across disciplines and hierarchies
- Can work with design team to develop client presentations
Requirements
- 6+ years’ strategy experience in a creative advertising agency preferred
- Able to manage scenarios where on the spot, critical thinking is necessary
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- Proactive, cares about the details, follows through
- Culturally curious
Benefits
Complex Networks offers an awesome casual work environment with a great team of smart, motivated, innovative and fun people. And our benefits are pretty good as well, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short/long term disability, generous time off and a 401k match! We hold tons of events throughout the year including happy hours and team building activities.
About Complex Networks:
Complex Networks develops and distributes original programming for its channels and through output deals with premium distributors. The company cultivates content that spans across popular culture from music to movies, sports to video games, fashion to food, reaching the coveted 18-24-year-old male audience. In 2016, the company launched ComplexCon in Long Beach, California, to bring the Internet to life. The annual event attracts over 200 culture-shifting brands and over 60,000 digitally savvy attendees to the two-day cultural festival.