Job description
We are looking for a Junior Strategist to join our creative communications Agency based in Cardiff.
Job outline:
The Junior Strategist is at the start of their strategic journey. Their role is to support the strategy team with their overall projects and support the agency more broadly with any strategic tasks. Their biggest focus will initially be on research – analysing and interpreting data to support senior colleagues and delivering research projects to clients. The Junior Strategist is beginning to learn how to turn information into insight i.e. starting to pinpoint what data says about human psychology and behaviours. They're also on a journey of understanding on how to turn insight into clear strategy that gets results. A more experienced Junior Strategist will take ownership of smaller, discreet projects and act as the go-to strategist on this.
Responsibilities and Duties:
Research and Evaluation
- Turning raw data into more digestible and presentable information
- Finding the answers to colleagues’ questions in the data
- Summarising key research findings identified by senior colleagues
- Getting more confident in finding appropriate information when doing desk research
- Finding interesting ways of presenting data
- Observing qual research and identifying the key points of interest
- Being a source of information on the relevant subject matter and being able to input their knowledge at team and client meetings
- Contributing and eventually owning various elements of reporting, including end of campaign reports and ongoing survey trackers
- Utilise the capabilities of AI e.g. MS Copilot for research, evaluation, and report writing/presentations
Strategic Thinking
- Identifying the right objectives for communications (become familiar with best practice strategic frameworks e.g. GCS OASIS, EAST, COM-B and the GCS evaluation approach)
- Identifying the right channels for the job, often working in partnership with the agency’s media planners’ and comms planners in the earned team
- Starting to find compelling insights that are relevant to the objectives
Begin to write compelling 'GET/WHO/TO/BYs' (or equivalent)
- Writing clear and simple briefs to creatives, with input from senior team members
- Writing clear and simple presentations for senior colleagues
- Sharing strategies written by other team members with wider team and presenting them faithfully
Creativity
- Sharing inspiration with creatives
- Adding creative ideas and creative contexts to briefs
- Developing trends decks to keep the wider team informed
- Knowing what ‘best in class’ looks like
- Sharing current high-profile, innovative and award-winning creative campaigns with the agency
Relationships
- Getting to know the account handling team and being ready to help at all times
- Developing a good relationship with the creative and media teams so as to build trust
- Getting to know clients by understanding their business and being helpful and affable in meetings
- Building relationships with research partners and getting to know their businesses
- Be a point of contact for junior researchers within client organisations
Business and Commercials
- Demonstrate understanding of how we make money through fees and services, the margins we make and impact of delay/error on margin and income.
- Be aware of the business’s purpose, values and behaviours and reflect these as well as contributing to and participating in our community.
- Be aware of the business’s commercial goals and how you contribute to them.
- Complete timesheets accurately and daily.
- Master a basic understanding of financial systems and procedures.
Personal Development
- Take ownership of your professional and personal development and gain relevant accreditations associated with your role.
- Conduct a PDM every 3 months to track your performance and progression within your role.
- Have a positive attitude towards your career development and ownership over your development goals.
Company Responsibilities
- Work collaboratively with all colleagues in Cardiff and other GS offices.
- Represent GS at corporate/industry events as required and appropriate.
- Adhere to all company policies and procedures with full compliance.
- Demonstrate willingness to take part in corporate projects of various kinds – e.g., client service improvement, Academy development, charitable fundraising initiatives, etc.
- Participate in team events and contribute to agency life.
- Demonstrate willingness to respond to management requests.
- Notify manager of any problems with personal workload, morale, time management to receive necessary support.
Essential skills & knowledge needed for success in this role:
- Ability to work well with people
- Good verbal communication skills
- An intellectual curiosity
- Strong writing skills
- An analytical mind – able to look at data sets and draw conclusions
- Research skills
- AI and technology skills
Experience needed for this role:
- Ideally a degree (or equivalent level) qualification
- Ideally 1-2 years previous experience in research or marketing
- Ideally some office experience
Job outline:
The Junior Strategist is at the start of their strategic journey. Their role is to support the strategy team with their overall projects and support the agency more broadly with any strategic tasks. Their biggest focus will initially be on research – analysing and interpreting data to support senior colleagues and delivering research projects to clients. The Junior Strategist is beginning to learn how to turn information into insight i.e. starting to pinpoint what data says about human psychology and behaviours. They're also on a journey of understanding on how to turn insight into clear strategy that gets results. A more experienced Junior Strategist will take ownership of smaller, discreet projects and act as the go-to strategist on this.
Responsibilities and Duties:
Research and Evaluation
- Turning raw data into more digestible and presentable information
- Finding the answers to colleagues’ questions in the data
- Summarising key research findings identified by senior colleagues
- Getting more confident in finding appropriate information when doing desk research
- Finding interesting ways of presenting data
- Observing qual research and identifying the key points of interest
- Being a source of information on the relevant subject matter and being able to input their knowledge at team and client meetings
- Contributing and eventually owning various elements of reporting, including end of campaign reports and ongoing survey trackers
- Utilise the capabilities of AI e.g. MS Copilot for research, evaluation, and report writing/presentations
Strategic Thinking
- Identifying the right objectives for communications (become familiar with best practice strategic frameworks e.g. GCS OASIS, EAST, COM-B and the GCS evaluation approach)
- Identifying the right channels for the job, often working in partnership with the agency’s media planners’ and comms planners in the earned team
- Starting to find compelling insights that are relevant to the objectives
Begin to write compelling 'GET/WHO/TO/BYs' (or equivalent)
- Writing clear and simple briefs to creatives, with input from senior team members
- Writing clear and simple presentations for senior colleagues
- Sharing strategies written by other team members with wider team and presenting them faithfully
Creativity
- Sharing inspiration with creatives
- Adding creative ideas and creative contexts to briefs
- Developing trends decks to keep the wider team informed
- Knowing what ‘best in class’ looks like
- Sharing current high-profile, innovative and award-winning creative campaigns with the agency
Relationships
- Getting to know the account handling team and being ready to help at all times
- Developing a good relationship with the creative and media teams so as to build trust
- Getting to know clients by understanding their business and being helpful and affable in meetings
- Building relationships with research partners and getting to know their businesses
- Be a point of contact for junior researchers within client organisations
Business and Commercials
- Demonstrate understanding of how we make money through fees and services, the margins we make and impact of delay/error on margin and income.
- Be aware of the business’s purpose, values and behaviours and reflect these as well as contributing to and participating in our community.
- Be aware of the business’s commercial goals and how you contribute to them.
- Complete timesheets accurately and daily.
- Master a basic understanding of financial systems and procedures.
Personal Development
- Take ownership of your professional and personal development and gain relevant accreditations associated with your role.
- Conduct a PDM every 3 months to track your performance and progression within your role.
- Have a positive attitude towards your career development and ownership over your development goals.
Company Responsibilities
- Work collaboratively with all colleagues in Cardiff and other GS offices.
- Represent GS at corporate/industry events as required and appropriate.
- Adhere to all company policies and procedures with full compliance.
- Demonstrate willingness to take part in corporate projects of various kinds – e.g., client service improvement, Academy development, charitable fundraising initiatives, etc.
- Participate in team events and contribute to agency life.
- Demonstrate willingness to respond to management requests.
- Notify manager of any problems with personal workload, morale, time management to receive necessary support.
Essential skills & knowledge needed for success in this role:
- Ability to work well with people
- Good verbal communication skills
- An intellectual curiosity
- Strong writing skills
- An analytical mind – able to look at data sets and draw conclusions
- Research skills
- AI and technology skills
Experience needed for this role:
- Ideally a degree (or equivalent level) qualification
- Ideally 1-2 years previous experience in research or marketing
- Ideally some office experience
The Package
Some of our benefits include:
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holiday.
- Birthday Holiday Day.
- Enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity leave pay.
- Enhanced sick pay.
- Compassionate leave policies.
- Employee assistance programme including access to free counselling sessions.
- Life and service milestone awards.
- Hybrid working with core hours of 10am to 4pm.
- Life assurance (4 times annual salary)
- Option to buy extra holiday.
- Pension scheme (5% employee, 3% employer)
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
At Golley Slater, we believe that curiosity creates the unexpected, and true curiosity can’t be achieved without diversity. We need people with different perspectives, experiences, and cultures to develop unexpected ideas that challenge, excite and create lasting impact. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race including colour, ethnic or national origins and nationality, religion or belief or sexual orientation - the protected characteristics. So, whoever you are, whatever your background, we want to hear from you.
How we can support you
We know that some people may need more flexibility than others. We offer the opportunity for our teams to fit work around their needs and schedules with:
- A ‘work where you feel most productive’ policy for those who find it easier to work remotely.
- Flexible working hours.
- Enhanced parental leave.
- Enhanced sick leave.
If you require any adjustments to make this role work for you or need assistance during our application process, please contact a member of our HR Team.
In return, we’ll give you the chance to build on these skills and advance your career with support and collaboration among a team who like to have fun as well as work hard. If this sounds like you then please apply!
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holiday.
- Birthday Holiday Day.
- Enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity leave pay.
- Enhanced sick pay.
- Compassionate leave policies.
- Employee assistance programme including access to free counselling sessions.
- Life and service milestone awards.
- Hybrid working with core hours of 10am to 4pm.
- Life assurance (4 times annual salary)
- Option to buy extra holiday.
- Pension scheme (5% employee, 3% employer)
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
At Golley Slater, we believe that curiosity creates the unexpected, and true curiosity can’t be achieved without diversity. We need people with different perspectives, experiences, and cultures to develop unexpected ideas that challenge, excite and create lasting impact. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race including colour, ethnic or national origins and nationality, religion or belief or sexual orientation - the protected characteristics. So, whoever you are, whatever your background, we want to hear from you.
How we can support you
We know that some people may need more flexibility than others. We offer the opportunity for our teams to fit work around their needs and schedules with:
- A ‘work where you feel most productive’ policy for those who find it easier to work remotely.
- Flexible working hours.
- Enhanced parental leave.
- Enhanced sick leave.
If you require any adjustments to make this role work for you or need assistance during our application process, please contact a member of our HR Team.
In return, we’ll give you the chance to build on these skills and advance your career with support and collaboration among a team who like to have fun as well as work hard. If this sounds like you then please apply!
The Agency
Integrated creative communications agency
We’re Golley Slater
Founded in 1957 during a burgeoning TV advertising industry, it’s always been our philosophy to use insight to drive change and deliver effective marketing campaigns for our clients.
And that’s why we’re super proud to be an IPA Effectiveness Accredited agency – one of only 30 in the UK.
Based in 4 offices across the UK, we continue to evolve around our clients’ needs. We don’t worry about geography, but work together as discipline specialists to immerse ourselves in your organisation’s challenges, understand your objectives and get to know how your audience thinks, feels and behaves. Then we develop proven, effective, award-winning work that delivers sales overnight, brands over time and changes behaviour in society.
Founded in 1957 during a burgeoning TV advertising industry, it’s always been our philosophy to use insight to drive change and deliver effective marketing campaigns for our clients.
And that’s why we’re super proud to be an IPA Effectiveness Accredited agency – one of only 30 in the UK.
Based in 4 offices across the UK, we continue to evolve around our clients’ needs. We don’t worry about geography, but work together as discipline specialists to immerse ourselves in your organisation’s challenges, understand your objectives and get to know how your audience thinks, feels and behaves. Then we develop proven, effective, award-winning work that delivers sales overnight, brands over time and changes behaviour in society.