Horizon Media Inc

Strategist

Horizon Media Inc$75K — $105K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • At least 2 years of agency experience in strategy or planning role.
  • Deep knowledge of social media, internet culture, and online communities.
  • Strong writing and analytical skills with a focus on transforming observations into insights.
  • Familiarity with strategy and insight frameworks applied in real-world contexts.
  • Experience with research tools and social analytics tools (e.g., Helixa, Tubular).
  • Strong organizational skills, capable of juggling multiple projects effectively.
  • Eager to learn and develop a strategic voice.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct research to uncover cultural insights and social trends.
  • Perform competitive analysis to identify whitespace opportunities.
  • Develop strategy deliverables including social strategies and campaign plans.
  • Collaborate with creative teams to shape campaign directions.
  • Create compelling presentation decks that communicate strategy clearly.
  • Track trends across various platforms and communities for fresh inspiration.
  • Support new business efforts through cultural exploration and insights.

Benefits

  • Health insurance coverage.
  • Life and disability insurance.
  • Retirement savings plans.
  • Unlimited paid time off (PTO).
  • Mental health and wellness resources.
  • Pet insurance and childcare resources.
  • Fertility assistance programs and fitness reimbursement.
Full Job Description

Job Description

What You’ll Do:

Our strategy team uncovers the interesting connections across culture, content, creators and commerce, that help brands succeed in a social-first world. We’re looking for a curious, culturally switched-on Strategist to join our team and help shape social-first strategies that drive meaningful impact for our clients.

You’ll support strategy development across a portfolio of clients, contributing research, insights, and strategic thinking that fuels creative ideas people actually want to engage with. You’ll collaborate closely with creative and account teams, support new business efforts, and help bring Blue Hour’s social-first POV to life across briefs, decks, and presentations.

Strategy 

  • Conduct research and discovery to uncover cultural insights, social trends, platform shifts, and audience behaviors that inform social and creator strategies.

  • Perform competitive and social analysis to identify provocative whitespace opportunities. 

  • Contribute to strategy deliverables including social strategy, creative briefs, campaign plans, and communications frameworks.

  • Partner with creative and account teams to help shape the strategic direction of campaigns and content ideas.

  • Build decks and campaign narratives that clearly communicate insights and strategy. 

  • Track trends across platforms, creators, and communities, and bring fresh inspiration to the team.

  • Support brainstorms, workshops, and creative sessions with relevant cultural and audience inputs.

  • Stay in tune with emerging behaviors, platforms, creators, and tools that are reshaping culture and marketing. 

New Business & Thought Leadership

  • Support new business efforts through research, insights, and cultural exploration.

  • Contribute to Blue Hour POVs, trend briefings, and social content that reflects what’s happening in culture and on platforms.

  • Help surface emerging creators, formats, and communities that can inspire new strategic approaches.

  • Support development of case studies and awards entries that show effectiveness of our work.

Who You Are: 

  • You've got at least 2 years agency experience in a strategy or planning role.

  • You’re deeply plugged into social media, internet culture, and online communities, but can ELI5 in a way that’s compelling and approachable for any type of audience.  

  • You’re a social and advertising nerd with an impressive Substack following list. 

  • You’re curious about why trends happen, not just what’s trending.

  • You’re a strong writer and sharp thinker who can turn observations into insights

  • You’re organized, collaborative, and comfortable juggling multiple projects at once.

  • You’re eager to learn, grow, and develop your strategic voice and can ‘figure it out.’ 

  • You’ve become the go-to-source for co-workers who want to understand internet culture. 

Additional Requirements: 

  • Familiarity with strategy and insight frameworks, and how to apply them in real-world briefs.

  • Proven experience conducting in-depth research and developing actionable insights.

  • Solid deck writing and presentation skills, with comfort pitching internally and contributing to client-facing materials.

  • Familiarity with research tools and social analytics tools (Helixa, Tubular, MRI, etc.) 

  • Comfort contributing to new business efforts and client-facing presentations.

Ready to join Blue Hour? Send us your resume and portfolio. We're eager to meet you! 

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Salary Range

$75,000.00 - $105,000.00

A successful applicant’s actual base salary may vary based on factors such as individual’s skill sets, experience, training, education,  licensure/certifications, and qualifications for the role.  As an organization, we take an aptitude and competency-based hiring approach.  We provide a competitive total rewards package including a discretionary bonus and a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, company paid holidays and unlimited paid time off (PTO), mental health and wellness resources, pet insurance, childcare resources, identity theft insurance, fertility assistance programs, and fitness reimbursement.

About Horizon Media Inc

Horizon Media is an advertising and marketing agency that provides services such as media planning and buying, digital marketing, and research and analytics. The agency was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York City. Horizon Media has more than 2,300 employees and offices in Los Angeles, Toronto, and London. The agency's clients include Geico, Corona, and Capital One.
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1,000 employees
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1989

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