Brand Strategist

Summary

Join Penta Group as a Brand Strategist (Producer) and play a key role in bringing creative campaigns to life. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and execute compelling brand strategies and creative assets across various media. You will draft planning materials, report on campaign performance, and stay updated on client industries. This fully remote position requires 1-2 years of experience in a creative agency and strong communication and analytical skills. Penta offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits including healthcare, retirement plan, paid parental leave, and additional perks.

Requirements

• 1 - 2 years of past experience working in a creative agency as a Brand Manager, Creative Strategist, Creative Associate, or in a similar position either as an intern or full-time employee
• Proficiency building compelling presentation deliverables using Google Slides, or Powerpoint
• Past experience utilizing Excel, or Google Sheets to track campaigns or creative projects
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Interest in storytelling and creative conceptualization
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize multiple, competing priorities
• Strong analytical and project management skills
• Ability to take initiative; motivated and self-starting
• Strong attention to detail

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with creative strategy and production teams developing brand strategy and creative campaign recommendations for clients
• Draft planning materials that ensure high-quality, strategically sound creative deliverables, including project proposals, strategy briefs, and creative briefs
• Inform strategy and partner with creative production team to execute comprehensive creative campaign assets, including TV/video, digital, social, radio, websites, and event activations
• Work in collaboration with ads management team to report on campaign performance and optimization recommendations for clients
• Follow clients' businesses and industries to maintain a current knowledge base and keep the team apprised of new and ongoing developments

Preferred Qualifications

• Interest in or openness to learning basic design skills, using programs such as Figma
• Experience with creating graphics and data visualizations is a plus
• Experience with data management is a plus
• Past exposure to project management tools, like Asana, is preferred
• Bonus points: you've working on creative projects in complex, or highly regulated, industries like Technology, Financial Services, Energy, Healthcare, etc

Benefits

• Healthcare Coverage : Excellent medical, vision, and dental insurance through United Healthcare and UNUM, with the company covering 90% of individual employee premiums and 50% of dependent premiums
• Retirement Benefits : A 401(k) plan with a generous employer match, contributing 100% on the first 3% of salary deferred and 50% on the next 2%, helping employees maximize their retirement savings
• Income Protection : Employer-paid short-term disability (STD), long-term disability (LTD), and life insurance
• Paid Leave & Flexibility : 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) policy and a generous holiday schedule (Penta follows the federal holiday calendar)
• A monthly cell phone stipend
• Optional employee-paid pet insurance coverage through Nationwide
• Frequent firm-wide social events and team-building activities
• Access to Employee Assistance Programs (EAP), including confidential counseling and resources for personal and work-related issues
• Health & Wellness Initiatives, including a gym membership program (One Pass Select), mental health resources, and access to virtual health consultations