Senior Consultant/ Associate Strategy Director - M&C Saatchi Group

Clear (part of M&C Saatchi Group)is always on the lookout for exceptional talent to join our team. We are inviting applications for the position of Senior Consultant or Associate Director. As a key member of our team, you will have the opportunity to work on diverse projects and collaborate with industry leaders, driving growth and innovation for our clients. If you possess a passion for delivering clarity to drive growth at the intersection of brand, experience and innovation, we want to hear from you! Submit your application today to be considered for future opportunities within our ever-evolving organization.

What you'll do:

As an Associate Creative Director or Senior Consultant, you'll be responsible for managing high-visibility client engagements, setting project direction, and enhancing the client experience. Key activities include:

• Strategic Clarity: Develop commercially sound implications by understanding client capabilities and growth opportunities.
• Creative Thinking: Generate out-of-the-box solutions and elevate creative concepts.
• Client Management: Own and manage projects, anticipate client needs, and explore new opportunities.
• Storytelling: Craft impactful narratives using diverse insights.
• Offer Development: Lead the creation of tools and frameworks to increase efficiency and address strategic challenges.
• Leadership and Coaching: Mentor junior staff and provide opportunities for growth.

What you'll bring:

This role is a fantastic opportunity to be part of an ambitious business where the opportunities are endless. We're looking for someone with a stellar mix of relevant experience and skills. Ideally, the successful candidate will have the following experiences and strengths:

• Demonstrable experience in a brand consultancy, strategic insight agency or marketing role
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Experience leading brand or business growth challenges, such as: brand positioning, innovation, go-to-market strategy.
• Comfortable with application of different forms of insight from qualitative techniques to more advanced analytics
• Skilled in leading/managing client debriefs and workshops with confidence and energy, virtually and in-person.
• Industry experience in one or more of the following is a plus: retail, consumer packaged goods, consumer healthcare or tech
• Proven project and time management skills
• Ability to think laterally and creatively about problems
• Ability to multi-task and work well under pressure
• A natural passion for brands and consumer behaviour
• Thrives on being “all-in” as a team and being part of a collaborative environment
• Strong PowerPoint skills and Microsoft Office experience

About Clear

Clear M&C Saatchi is a global strategy consultancy with offices in London, Frankfurt, New York, Dayton, and Singapore that specializes in insight-led strategy and design for brand, experience, and innovation. By helping clients embrace complexity and change, and delivering brand clarity, Clear delivers better outcomes and overall business growth.

Our way of working differentiates us – at Clear, we go all in. All in on passion, all in on collaboration, all in on impact. And when you go all in at Clear, you get the exposure, responsibility, and opportunities that will supercharge your personal and professional growth.

We’re committed to an ethos of excellence – championing, challenging, and supporting one another to stretch and grow. No egos here, simply a diverse group of brilliant, creative people working together every day to create real impact for the world’s biggest brands.

Clear’s Values:

• Collaborative – We bring the best mix of talent to every engagement and partner with clients to ensure outcomes are feasible and actionable.
• Inspiring – We are a team of strategists, designers, researchers, thinkers, innovators, and creators. We have feet on the ground in all major markets.
• Entrepreneurial – We embrace diversity of thought, brave thinking and creative problem solving. We face into our clients’ toughest challenges and move at their speed.
• Commercial – Our rigorous approach to everything we do ensures that our big ideas are not only innovative but deliver real impact

WHAT YOU’LL GET

For the right candidate, we will offer a competitive benefits package including: 20 vacation days, 401k match, annual pay reviews, flexible working, and WFH opportunities. All candidates must have the ability to work in the US; we are unable to sponsor any work visas for this role.

The M&C Saatchi Group has pledged its commitment to create a company that values difference, with an inclusive culture brought to life through equity with business-wide activity across people, culture, industry and society. As part of this, M&C Saatchi Group continues to be an Equal Opportunity Employer which does not and shall not discriminate, celebrates diversity and bases all hiring and promotion decisions solely on merit, without regard for any personal characteristics.

ABOUT M&C SAATCHI GROUP

M&C Saatchi Group is a creative solutions company that connects specialist expertise, fuelled by data, technology, and culture, to help clients navigate, create, and lead meaningful change. The Group operates across five core divisions: Connected Creativity; Passion Marketing; Global & Social Issues; Brand, Experience & Innovation; and Performance Media. Headquartered in London, operations span 23 countries with major hubs in the UK, Europe, US, Middle East & Africa, Asia and Australia. M&C Saatchi Group’s two principles, Diversity of Thought and Brutal Simplicity of Thought, guide how they build teams and solve problems.

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