Creative Strategist

Job Summary: Title: Creative Strategist Reports to: Creative Strategy Director  Location:  New York, NY (On-Site, 5 days a week in office) The Role: Roc Nation is looking for a Creative Strategist who loves aligning artist initiatives with brand objectives to ultimately meet the goals for all collaborations. This role will report to the Creative Strategy Director and work closely with our brand partnerships, distribution, and creative departments. The creative strategy team will lead and support creative strategy development across all brand partnerships & Roc Nation brands to accomplish business objectives. You are a big-picture thinker who understands culture, music, digital & social trends, and fan engagement tactics. You can ideate at a moment’s notice on emerging trends, write engaging briefs & concepts, and have the ability to craft a persuasive narrative for presentations & decks. You are skilled at best practices to successfully research both the client and the brand The person in this role needs to be comfortable asserting a strategic perspective that guides creative and client conversations to new and exciting places. They should be organized, proactive, and pay close attention to detail Key Areas of Focus: Research — a deep understanding of our partners, brands, and entertainment clients is crucial to creating compelling ideas that align with brand goals & objectives Ideation & Pitching — able to create ideas and create materials that are compelling through copywriting & data-backed strategy, and persuasive pitching. Ability to verbalize concepts & pitches to both internal and external audiences through compelling & succinct communication Agility & Innovation — learns quickly when facing new problems, analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try to find new solutions. Fosters a culture of continuous improvement and innovation within the team Drive for Results — energetic and driven to complete tasks at a high level, steadfastly pushes self and others for best results Leadership & Communication — provides clear and reliable communications to both internal and external stakeholders. Offers consistent and constructive feedback across a variety of mediums and creative projects, in order to deliver work that reflects the creative departments standards and best practices Core Responsibilities: Regular meetings with the brand partnerships department & SVP of Brand Partnerships to understand incoming pitch deck requests, client meetings, and team needs Regular meetings with creative team to relay incoming requests from a design & video perspective Project management of deck creation process, while setting timelines for design deliverables Own the strategy, copywriting & narrative of each deck/presentation Collaboration with design team to bring strategic pitch deck to life, with direct design requests within timely manner Ensuring all materials…