Senior Strategist (Social Media)

Location: Tokyo, Japan

Company

hirify.global is a global creative and media agency focused on building brand relevance and delivering business results through social, media, creative, and strategic solutions.

What you will do

• Lead a team of strategists, social insights analysts, and community experts in Japan.
• Drive strategy across multiple client accounts and collaborate with strategy teams throughout APAC.
• Conduct traditional, web, social, syndicated, and primary research to identify meaningful consumer and cultural insights.
• Translate research findings into compelling creative briefs, strategic frameworks, and purposeful ideas.
• Partner with creative and other teams from research through execution, leading collaboration sessions and guiding the work.
• Present ideas, pitch to clients, and communicate strategic recommendations clearly to internal and external stakeholders.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience building integrated programs at a top agency, including work for Fortune 500 clients.
• Experience connecting business strategy, consumer insights, digital behavior, and creative development.
• Experience with traditional, web, social, syndicated, and primary research, including interviews and digital ethnographies.
• Strong presentation skills and the ability to explain complex concepts in simple, accessible ways.
• Ability to work independently, manage priorities and projects, and deliver high-quality work at pace.
• Ability to lead cross-functional collaboration and communicate clearly with clients, partners, and internal teams.

Nice to have

• Experience with NetBase, MRI, Sysomos, Brandwatch, eMarketer, Mintel, Google Analytics, or Omniture.
• Experience working in social media, influencer marketing, community management, and Japanese digital culture.
• Portfolio of relevant work.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a fast-paced environment with a startup-like operating style.
• Collaborate with diverse teams across the APAC region.
• Work with major global brands on business and cultural problems rather than advertising output alone.
• Experiment with new approaches, test hypotheses, and apply an entrepreneurial mindset.