Unbridled | Creative Strategist

Brand Strategy

Description

Our Company

Unbridled℠ is an event management, production, and creative agency delivering intentionally crafted events through our customer-focused approach to creative design, attendee management, program logistics, production, and travel. We believe that in an unbridled atmosphere, talented people are unleashed to imagine and intentionally craft solutions and services that expand what’s possible and amaze our clients. Our values drive everything we do....and differentiate the Unbridled Brand. We collaborate in each other’s destiny, foster a culture of authenticity, and are a business of radical generosity. It's part of why we have a 99% client retention and less than 15% annual employee turnover. People thrive at Unbridled because we focus on relationships, keep clients first, and put people before process.

Job Description

The qualified candidate for the position of Creative Strategist will have 5-10 years of experience working with large clients to strategically create brand consistent creative and content plans across multiple platforms. Candidates should have experience in all phases of a creative project, from conceptual development, to content creation, to fulfillment in addition to having experience producing anything from RFP response, to client presentations, to collateral, to digital. Candidates should also excel at communicating creative concepts and value to clients, and have robust experience working on innovative, integrated campaigns. This is the perfect opportunity for a motivated and driven individual with agency or related experience to be a celebrated leader directing strategies for a multi-faceted team. We’re looking for a spirited, positive, resourceful, flexible, multitasking team player who possesses an extraordinary attention to detail. This person leads the team morale and must be a source of strength and solutions. An ideal candidate can perform under tight deadlines and unexpected changes in direction and priorities, including an impromptu happy hour on the front porch or birthday morning extravaganzas.

Successful candidates will have the following:

- Bachelors degree
- 5+ years of experience in a Creative Strategist, Creative Director, Communications Strategist, Senior Copywriter or similar role
- 2+ years in an in-house leadership role at an emerging/fast-growing company, agency or equivalent
- Ability to communicate and present exceptionally—speaking to and defending creative choices both to your team and to clients
- Ability to confidently lead and coach our clients’ C-Suite and senior executives in speeches, presentations, messaging, and communication planning
- Ability to bring expertise on the topics of: audience definition, message architecture, content planning, value proposition, and compelling conceptual creative
- Experience with corporate brand strategy and internal communications
- Solid strategic writing and copy writing background
- Ability to analyze and synthesize research and translate it into key insights
- You’re always thinking about pitch mode. You’re an incredible presenter and communicator of new ideas as it relates to new business development

What you would be doing at unbridled:

- Interact face-to-face with clients, providing thought leadership and impacting clients’ ways of doing business on an ongoing basis
- Serve as first point of contact for all strategic-facing creative and content needs, ensuring quality and consistency across all development
- Work at both a strategic and tactical level – serving as both a solo contributor and in a cross-functional team of writers, designers, photographers, and videographers to create brilliant solutions
- Effectively co-manage creative projects from conceptualization to completion in conjunction with Sr. Director, Creative Solutions
- Recommend and manage research that will aid in the consumer insight-gathering and strategic process
- Educate with patience and compassion, help people to understand and distill complex ideas and activations
- Embody the Unbridled brand and culture: character, change, credibility, and community
- Travel 2-6 days per month, actual travel varies based on client requirements

Preferred Qualifications

- Start-up mentality, passion for business, not satisfied with status quo...always thinking of ways to improve/grow assigned business
- You’re constantly apprised of emerging technology and trends
- Candidates must submit a digital portfolio for consideration.

Comprehensive Benefits Package

Unbridled provides a comprehensive benefits package to all Unbridled employees, as well as other perks and work-life integration. The package includes:

- Health & Dental Insurance
- FSA & HSA Plan Options
- Vision Insurance
- Company Paid Life, Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance
- 401k Plan with Discretionary Company Match
- Employee Loan Program
- Paid Time Off
- Sick Leave
- Community Service Leave
- Nine (9) Paid Holidays
- Monthly Parking Pass
- Professional Therapy Benefits
- On Site Gym Access
- Cell Phone Allowance

We are committed to making Unbridled a place where you will love to work. In addition to our extensive benefits package we also offer things like company retreats, excellent and continual training, a company advocate program for new hires, wellness days, company social events, awards to empower employees to recognize colleagues. Employees earn more PTO as they are with the company longer, because work-life balance is important to us. We also have monthly Friday Forums where employees have a chance to hear from different members of the company regarding important updates and communications. And, did you know we work out of a historic mansion? Unbridled is like your home away from home, or your second family, as many employees like to say.

Candidates must submit a digital portfolio for consideration.