Freelance Senior Strategic Planner

Saatchi & Saatchi (We Are Saatchi) • Contract • El Segundo, California, United States • 1d ago

Company description

At Saatchi we believe in creating ideas that can live anywhere. And we believe that when we work as a team, nothing is impossible. We strive to bring out the best in each other and in ourselves and expect applicants to understand the value of close collaboration. We also believe that creating transformational work requires initiative, an entrepreneurial spirit and a bold commitment to achieving measurable results and business success for the Clients we service.

We are looking for candidates that thrive in a fast paced, collaborative, and team minded environment. Bringing Saatchi’s core values (Have Integrity, Get Curious, Embrace Diversity, We Deliver, Bring Joy, Pursue Excellence In Your Craft, Permission to Fail, One Team / One Dream, Act With Respect) to life will be critical to your success. It is by exercising those values that we produce an environment that supports our people and our clients

Overview

We are passionate about people. We love creativity. We’re curious about the beliefs, behaviors, and places people and our clients’ brands live and intersect. We identify the challenges we need to solve and the human truths that will help us do that. Then we turn all of that into something simple and true that will inspire teams to create work that matters.

As a Freelance Senior Planner you will be able to lead both the creative strategy and the process it takes to get there, as well as work well with the planning team, other internal teams (creative, media, IM) and clients. The candidate must have a minimum of 5+ years of experience working in advertising, marketing, brand building, or other transferable experience with relevant skill sets (i.e., journalism, sociology, etc.)

Responsibilities

Start by turning observation, data and research into insight. This means partnering with our data team on analysis and profiling, and collaborating with other members of your team to uncover the problem we need to solve and the insights to help us do it.
Challenge and elevate strategic thinking, add new perspective, and ensure creative briefs are best in class
Be a trusted partner and reliable resource for clients and for creative teams
Understand research and reporting methodology, and guide the team through the development of those projects
Present material in a clear, concise, and impactful manner
Partner with strategists to further develop their skills as strategic thinkers and storytellers
Comfortable working with data and data strategists to develop target audiences, profiles, personas and other deliverables utilizing data

Qualifications

Proven thought-leadership and ability to contribute strategic thinking.
Experience with qual/quant research methods (tracking studies, focus groups, in-depth interviews, ethnographic research – any type of interviewing skills) with the ability to identify true insights.
Verbal and non-verbal communication skills, and presentation skills should be best in class.
Must have strong presentation skills and be able to develop presentation materials that are clear, concise, and intriguing.
Innate curiosity to want to understand people, culture and the world, overall, and, most importantly, a burning desire to dig into what makes them tick.
Must possess open-mindedness to new ideas and ways of looking at things
Ability to collaborate effectively in cross-team settings.

Additional information

Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

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.

Compensation Range: $55.00- $65.00 hourly rate. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be January 31, 2025.