Senior Strategist (Automotive)

Location: Hybrid working at the Sea Containers office in London, United Kingdom; teams are in the office an average of four days a week

Company

hirify.global is a global creative company combining brand experience, customer experience and commerce to create connected brands and growth solutions for major clients.

What you will do

• Develop strategic thinking from briefs through creative development, client presentations and effectiveness measurement.
• Build strategy across the customer journey for a Pan-European automotive account, including brand consideration, lead generation, CRM, digital experiences and retail activations.
• Turn business, customer, cultural, behavioural, data and research inputs into actionable insights and recommendations.
• Create strategic and creative briefs for CRM, digital, social, search and dealership communications.
• Support automated and triggered CRM communications, digital servicing journeys and vehicle consideration and conversion activations across UK and European markets.
• Collaborate with Client Services, Creative, Data and Media teams, present recommendations to stakeholders and support pitches, proactive projects and junior team development.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Strategist or Senior Strategist in an agency environment.
• Experience developing strategy from brief through creative development and delivery.
• Strong understanding of customer behaviour, customer journeys, brand and communications strategy, CRM or lifecycle marketing, digital, social, search or customer experience.
• Ability to interpret data and research, communicate complex ideas clearly and present confidently to clients and stakeholders.
• Experience collaborating with Creative, Client Services, Data, Media or other specialist teams.
• Ability to work in the London hybrid model, with office attendance averaging four days per week.

Nice to have

• Automotive, mobility or Pan-European client experience.
• Experience contributing to pitches, proactive strategic projects or mentoring junior team members.
• Understanding of modern search trends, AI, LLMs and Generative Engine Optimisation.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative environment across Strategy, Creative, Client Services and specialist disciplines.
• Work with high-profile clients on commercially meaningful challenges.
• Opportunities for learning, development and career progression.
• Hybrid working and access to company and group benefits.
• Culture that encourages curiosity, different perspectives and constructive challenge.