Creative Strategist
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Building A Brand Starts With Our Story
FIRST is a leading global brand experience agency serving clients in various industries including financial services technology new & traditional media aerospace healthcare and professional services. FIRST has received numerous accolades including being listed among the 2025 Most Innovative Marketing Agencies of the Year by Chief Marketer named Top Agency of the Year 2024 by Event Marketer highlighted as a Global Agency of the Year over 100 Employees by C&IT and listed among the 200 Top Marketing Agencies in& 2022 by Chief Marketer.
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What You Would Get To Do
TheCreative Strategist is an energetic go-getter who thrives on dissecting client briefs analyzing market and industry trends and uncovering data-driven insights. They transform these insights into clear strategic directions and develop actionable briefs for cross-functional teams ensuring alignment across all phases of a program.
Working as part of a collaborative creative team with a passion for the events industry the Creative Strategist contributes to the ideation and development of program-related initiatives and experiences. Reporting to a Senior Creative Strategist this role plays a key part in promoting a strong strategic and creative foundation across the Agency helping to foster a culture of innovation and integrated thinking.
YourContributions
Lead & Support Project Proposals
- Structure develop and write compelling pitch decks proposals that clearly communicate strategic and creative ideas.
- Proof edit and evaluate pitch decks and proposals while analyzing client briefs and collaborating with Client Services and clients to define project objectives and develop effective reverse briefs.
- Research and interpret applicable trends human behavior sciences and other relevant data sources.
- Effectively and confidently present discuss and evolve event concepts and creative elements with Clients.
- Lead and participate in brainstorms and utilize inventive out-of-the-box thinking to get to ideas.
Content & Communication
- Effectively shape event messaging and creative ideas that ladder into clients brand strategy.
- Provide ongoing communication and content needs throughout the project lifecycle including themes video treatment concepts script writing and event content oversight.
- Oversee the creative through line of an event from initial development through onsite execution including but not limited to interactive/experiential technology scenic/set design dcor design presentation development video design & development branding and graphic design.
Consultative & Strategic Account Support
- Support in the healthy maintenance of client relationships and further identify growth opportunities.
- Successfully sell concepts to clients and problem solve with expectations budget constraints opportunities challenges and escalate where necessary.
- Plan and execute client interviews and workshops to help uncover and develop deeper understanding of account needs.
- Support for Client Services team on development and delivery of key account Quarterly Business Reviews and other insight-driven presentations.
Business Strategy & Growth
- Support with research and compile industry and market trends and insights in conjunction with Marketing.
- Track trends and attend industry events to build and expand FIRSTs role as a strategic leader in our industry.
- Participate and lead (depending on complexity) workshops and sessions cross-functionally.
What We Are Looking For
- Experience and curiosity for events conferences and brand experiences is not required but a plus
- Understands the distinction between client briefs and creative briefs and how to translate one into the other
- Recognizes strong creative ideas and knows how to create compelling visually impactful presentations
- Communicates ideas with clarity and a strong inspiring point of view across written and verbal formats
- Confident and engaging in client-facing interactions representing the team with professionalism
- Adapts thinking style to suit the moment and able to toggle between fast-paced ideation and deep strategic thought
- Strong initiative with an appetite to learn and create
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to see jobs through to completion
- Ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines with excellent planning and project management skills
FIRST is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. FIRST is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are based on business needs job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race color religion or belief national social or ethnic origin sex (including pregnancy) age physical mental or sensory disability sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression marital civil union or domestic partnership status past or present military service family medical history or genetic information family or parental status or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We stand firm: FIRST will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. If any candidate feels that they are unable to meet the requirements of the role please get in touch to discuss adjustments or other suitable roles.
Employment Type
Full Time
