1000heads is hiring a

Freelance Strategist, Social Media

London, United Kingdom
Contractor
Remote

We are looking for a freelance strategist to join our team to help us to help clients transform their social thinking.

Know your flywheel from your funnel? Spot an insight in and amongst the observations? Tuned into the latest platform developments? Like to find the story in the data? Is Organic Social your bag? This role offers scope to work across a few cutting edge, global brands.

The task will be to develop a full Social Media Strategy for a mayor European Public Institution. The new Social Media Strategy covers the development of a strategic approach, definition of social media goals (plus a breakdown by channel and target audiences), a proposed channel setup, the tactics proposed to achieve the goals, a content strategy, and the metrics to be used for tracking progress.

This contract will be focussing on Social Strategy in B2B context.

Timelines: From the end of March for 3 days per week for 4 weeks with potential to extend.

Role

You will be responsible for setting, maintaining and developing account strategies as well as communications strategies for our clients’ brands. This will involve developing a deep understanding of our client’s business strategy and processes, working with clients to identify what their overall strategy for communications is and where it fits into their wider organisation. You will proactively work to constantly push clients forward and delight them with new and original thinking.

You will have guardianship of the agreed strategy for the brands within your remit and ensure the work delivered for them is constantly aligned to the set vision.

Account profitability

Working alongside the account teams, you will share the responsibility for ensuring accounts are run to an efficient servicing level, budget forecasting and where appropriate, negotiation.

Business development

You will take a role in new business pitches. Working closely with Insight and Ideation heads, you will steer and craft strategy and the articulation of creative ideas.

Strategic planning process

Working closely with key heads across functions, you will champion a more rigorous approach to strategic planning.

Requirements

  • Fantastic organic social skills
  • Experience leading the strategic planning and insights process
  • Ability to pro-actively identify ideas and insights that generate commercial value
  • Senior level strategy experience and a background creating social media /digital campaigns ideally in an agency or related environment
  • Ability to generate new ideas
  • Ability to work effectively with the Creative department
  • Strong experience and vision in social & digital
  • Strong analytical skills
  • Meticulous attention to detail
  • Passionate, energetic and confident
  • Proactive: self-motivated
  • Team-player: flexible and challenging
  • Hybrid working #LI-Hybrid


About 1000heads

1000heads is a social transformation company. We help global brands adapt to rapid and continual shifts in media, technology and culture. The company delivers social-first data, insights, strategic consultancy and creative services to clients around the world including Google, Intel, Diageo, Wella Professionals, Kia, Salomon and The North Face. 1000heads has offices around the world in New York City, Los Angeles, London, Berlin, Sydney and Melbourne.

1000heads is an Equal Opportunities Employer, we are passionately committed to working together to promote an inclusive environment which celebrates and promotes diversity. We are committed to our belief that diversity in our team generates better and bolder ideas, creativity, understanding and respect. We welcome applicants irrespective of age, sex, race, ethnicity, disability and other factors that have no bearing on an individual’s ability to perform their job.

For more information on 1000heads, visit www.1000heads.com.

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