Interbrand

Senior Consultant, Strategy

Interbrand • $100K — $125K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in strategy, preferably in an agency or consultancy setting.
  • Proven ability to synthesize data and insights into actionable strategies.
  • Strong written and oral communication skills, with a focus on persuasive content.
  • Experience with multidisciplinary collaboration across diverse teams.
  • Demonstrated initiative and time management skills in a fast-paced environment.
  • Curiosity and continuous learning in branding and market trends.

Responsibilities

  • Apply Interbrand's Thinking & Making methodologies to develop client strategies.
  • Utilize Arenas thinking to identify growth opportunities for clients.
  • Conduct in-depth research to create clear and persuasive narratives and recommendations.
  • Reframe client challenges and identify overlooked opportunities.
  • Craft and present compelling presentations to client stakeholders.
  • Facilitate internal brainstorming sessions and mentor junior strategists.
  • Monitor industry trends and cultural shifts to inform client strategies.

Benefits

  • Transparent career advancement opportunities.
  • Access to on-demand learning resources and professional development.
  • Collaborative culture that supports innovation across global teams.
  • Focus on employee wellbeing and diversity.
  • Creative freedom to tackle unique branding challenges.
Full Job Description
The opportunityYou're a strategist who turns complexity into clarity and insight into action. You see the signal in the noise, ask better questions, and aren't afraid to challenge the brief.

At Interbrand, you'll work across teams on brand, business, and experience projects for some of the world's most ambitious organizations. You'll be exposed to clients in market, presenting powerful ideas to strengthen relationships and mentor junior members of the team to ensure we nurture the future talent.

You'll bring ideas, challenge assumptions, and execute your work to the highest standard, contributing thinking to make iconic work and elevate brands.

What you'll be doing
  • Apply Interbrand's Thinking & Making approach and Three Lenses (Human Truth, Brand Economics, Experience) to solve client challenges and build strategies that connect across disciplines
  • Bring in Arenas thinking and Three Lenses frameworks to diagnose what matters most and shape strategies that unlock growth
  • Contribute to strategy projects, doing the deep work, synthesizing research, data, and insights into clear narratives and recommendations
  • Diagnose and reframe client challenges, spot opportunities others miss, and bring a point of view that shifts the conversation
  • Craft sharp, persuasive presentations and deliver them with confidence to client stakeholders
  • Travel to client site building rapport, trust and signaling true partnership
  • Collaborate seamlessly with creative, client service, and analytics teams to deliver integrated solutions
  • Host internal work sessions to boost ideation across departments and practice facilitation skills
  • Mentor junior strategists working hands on to show them our frameworks, provide thoughtful feedback, and help raise the quality of thinking across the team
  • Track category innovation and cultural shifts
  • Collate, filter and present market cultural knowledge, trends and innovations as a monthly email bulletin or newsletter to clients
  • Balance multiple projects, meet deadlines, manage budgets, and ensure client satisfaction
  • Be part of our rich and active internal sharing forums for inspiration and innovation

What we're looking for

Experience
You've worked on complex challenges and know how to navigate ambiguity either in agencies or within consultancies.

Strategic thinking
You synthesize information, research, data, trends and turn it into frameworks and narratives that guide decision-making. You're comfortable leading research, facilitating workshops, and building strategies from scratch.

Communication
You write clearly and persuasively. You present confidently. You adapt your style to different audiences.

Collaboration
You thrive working with people from different disciplines and cultures. You know when to lead, when to listen, and how to bring out the best in others.

Independence and ownership
You take initiative, manage your time, and deliver high-quality work even when juggling multiple priorities.

Curiosity
You stay sharp by reading, learning, and paying attention to the world around you.

Comp: $100,00-$125,000

About Interbrand

Interbrand is a global brand consultancy that specializes in brand strategy, brand analytics, brand valuation, corporate design, digital brand management, packaging design, and naming. The company was founded in 1974 in London and has since expanded to have offices in over 20 countries. Interbrand is known for its annual Best Global Brands report, which ranks the world's most valuable brands based on financial performance, brand strength, and brand value.
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