Senior Strategist

Position Overview

• Location Type: Not Specified
• Job Type: Freelance
• Salary: Starting at $50/HR+

This role is for a freelance Senior Strategist to support a fast-moving project within the Strategy & Research practice. The focus is on uncovering third-party voices, platforms, and partner opportunities that influence decisions in a complex B2B category.

What you'll work on:

The project involves identifying high-impact information sources and translating intelligence into actionable strategies for partnership, outreach, and content alignment. Key focus areas include:

• Discovering who is shaping conversations and driving influence.
• Analyzing reach, audience, and content focus.
• Assessing brand visibility and identifying gaps.
• Benchmarking competitor presence and tactics.
• Delivering actionable strategic recommendations.

This will involve using a mix of desk research and tools like Sprinklr, GWI, Helixa, and SparkToro to produce influencer maps, strategic recommendations, and competitor analysis to elevate brand visibility and positioning.

What you'll be doing:

• Leading a defined strategy workstream within a collaborative, multidisciplinary team (researchers, strategists, client leads).
• Investigating how influence flows across expert networks, media platforms, and thought leadership ecosystems.
• Analyzing and synthesizing complex digital footprints into strategic narratives.
• Contributing directly to high-stakes client deliverables with meaningful business impact.
• Translating complex data into clear, usable deliverables: influencer maps, insights, and strategies.

Requirements:

• 8+ years of experience in brand, comms, or research strategy (agency or consulting preferred).
• Comfort working in B2B or complex industries (e.g., tech, finance, enterprise services).
• Strong experience in desk research and analyzing large volumes of qualitative and quantitative input.
• Working knowledge of social listening and insight tools (e.g., GWI, Sprinklr, SparkToro).
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills (written and verbal).
• Ability to work independently, manage time, and collaborate across remote teams.

What you bring:

• Strong verbal and written communication; able to distill complexity into clear narratives.
• Expertise in synthesizing research findings into strategic insights and recommendations.
• Proficiency in stakeholder research, media audits, and competitor analysis.
• Ability to work autonomously and manage multiple streams of work on tight timelines.
• Familiarity with social listening, audience intelligence, and media insight platforms.
• Strategic thinking with a strong bias toward action and clarity.
• Comfort navigating ambiguity and shaping structure from open-ended briefs.

Compensation Details:

The compensation range is indicative of the role. The final compensation offered will be based on an evaluation during the interview process, considering the candidate's range and depth of experience, business and market financials, and internal pay parity.

Company Information:

Designit is committed to ensuring that all candidates have an equal opportunity to be considered for employment. Please let us know if you need any reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process.