Senior Strategist

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Strategist based in the United States. This contract role offers the opportunity to shape high-impact advertising strategies for leading brands across a dynamic sports media environment. You will lead RFP responses and proactive proposals, transforming research, audience insights, and creative thinking into compelling integrated marketing programs. Working across Sales, Planning, Creative, Editorial, Account Management, and Program Management, you will bring diverse perspectives together around strong client solutions. You will develop cross-platform ideas spanning digital, social, mobile, branded content, and audio. The role combines strategic thinking, creative briefing, project leadership, and polished presentation development. Success requires a strong understanding of advertising, a passion for big ideas, and the ability to turn insights into revenue-generating opportunities. Develop a comprehensive understanding of the organization’s media properties, advertising products, audiences, and commercial opportunities. Create packaging strategies for advertising products ahead of major sports seasons and events, including pricing, messaging, positioning, and promotional approaches. Serve as the primary strategic contact for RFP responses, developing compelling proposals tailored to advertiser objectives and collaborating with Sales to advance opportunities through to close. Develop customized digital, social, audio, mobile, and branded-content sponsorship solutions that connect client objectives with relevant media opportunities. Lead brainstorm sessions and facilitate collaboration across Sales, Planning, Program Management, Account Management, Editorial, and Creative teams. Translate information from multiple stakeholders into clear strategic direction, while managing project timelines, dependencies, and deadlines. Develop integrated client offerings by connecting ideas and capabilities across relevant departments. Own the creation of polished pitch materials, incorporating compelling concepts, research, screenshots, mock-ups, templates, and other visual assets. Use audience research, market data, proprietary insights, and third-party resources to identify meaningful opportunities and strengthen strategic recommendations. Develop creative briefs and provide strategic direction that inspires creative teams and supports strong campaign concepts. Participate in client and sales calls when needed, confidently presenting advertising strategies and ideas. Stay current on social, branded content, digital, mobile, and audio trends to inform innovative and commercially relevant recommendations. Requirements 5+ years of experience in cross-platform advertising, including advertising sales marketing, creative strategy, integrated marketing, or a closely related field. Previous experience working in a media environment, with direct experience responding to client RFPs and developing advertising proposals. Deep understanding of the current social, branded content, digital, mobile, and audio media landscapes. Strong research and analytical skills, with the ability to uncover meaningful insights, human truths, whitespace opportunities, and actionable implications. Ability to translate complex research and information into clear, persuasive strategies relevant to specific industries, brands, and campaign objectives. Experience developing creative briefs and partnering effectively with creative teams to turn strategic insights into compelling ideas. Strong understanding of media strategy and the ability to recommend appropriate channels and formats based on client goals. Demonstrated experience creating polished, client-ready visual presentations and proposals that are both strategically rigorous and creatively engaging. Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the confidence to articulate stra