Mid-weight Communications Strategist [AQ-12238]

Are you a strategic thinker ready to make a tangible impact, shaping the communications strategy for a globally recognized brand? This is an exceptional opportunity to join a rapidly growing independent agency where your insights will directly influence live creative work and drive significant results for a prestigious client. You’ll play a pivotal role in crafting compelling messaging frameworks and channel architectures that resonate with diverse audiences, seeing your strategic vision come to life instantly. About The Agency Aquent is partnering with a thriving, independent digital and integrated communications agency experiencing exciting international growth. This dynamic team, known for its collaborative and “grown-up” environment, has recently secured an expansive remit to lead the tactical strategy for one of the world’s most prestigious brands in the financial services and luxury sectors. If you’re looking to step into a role where your contributions are highly visible and directly impact client success, this is your chance to shine. What You’ll Experience

• Work-Life Balance: Enjoy 25 days of holiday, plus 3 additional days at Christmas, and your birthday off.
• Health & Wellness: Benefit from private health insurance and a monthly gym membership contribution.
• Culture: Thrive in a collaborative, “grown-up” environment that balances hard work with team socialisation.
• Growth: Receive direct mentorship from a brilliant Strategy Director, with a clear and fast-tracked progression path toward agency leadership.

Your Impact In this role, you will be instrumental in guiding the strategic direction for a high-profile client. You will:

• Deconstruct & Distil: Ingest high-frequency, tactical briefs from a prominent client across consumer, small business, and corporate merchant tiers.
• Craft the Proposition: Define the precise strategy, messaging framework, and single-minded proposition (SMP) that will guide creative copywriters and designers.
• Own the Channel Architecture: Focus heavily on high-impact customer communications, building intelligent strategies optimised for email ecosystems, mobile applications, and social channels.
• Command the Room: Act as a trusted strategic advisor to senior clients, regularly presenting strategies, defending your ideas live, and confidently demonstrating your expertise.

What You’ll Bring

• Agency Experience: Proven experience as a Strategist or Planner within a fast-paced creative, digital, or integrated marketing agency.
• Tactical Chops: Strong experience in communications planning, messaging frameworks, and lifecycle/CRM strategies, with a focus on email and app-led thinking rather than traditional TV or Out-of-Home (OOH). This role is not focused on Brand Identity, UI/UX, or Content Creation.
• Mindset: A resilient, proactive, “get stuck in” attitude. You are a self-starter who handles fast-paced environments and tight deadlines with confidence.
• Exceptional Communication: Natural confidence when presenting to clients, coupled with the resilience to navigate constructive debate and pushback.
• Education: A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical industry experience.

What Will Set You Apart

• Sector Familiarity: Prior experience working with financial services, fintech, travel, or premium B2C brands is highly desirable.

About Aquent Talent Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world’s biggest brands. Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium. More information on our awesome benefits! Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We’re about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive. Client Description Our client is an independent, integrated communications agency based in London. Established in 1995, the agency focuses on digital marketing, brand strategy, and content creation, with notable clients spanning the travel, retail, and financial services sectors. Aquent is dedicated to improving inclusivity & is proudly an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from under-represented groups & are committed to providing support to applicants with disabilities. We aim to provide reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, to those with a medical condition, disability or neurodivergence.