Location
Somerset House, London / Hybrid (2-3 days in the office)

Hours
Full Time

Salary
£55,000 per annum

About the Role
Catsnake is a story agency that helps charities and non-profits tell stories that inspire change, educate and raise money for causes that matter. Our clients include UNICEF, WWF, Amnesty International and London Museum. As a full-service agency, our work spans from strategy to film and integrated campaigns. We are a friendly, collaborative team based at Somerset House and are growing, including expansion into the USA.

We are looking for a Creative Strategist to play a key role in shaping the effectiveness and impact of our work. You will be responsible for developing insight-led creative strategies that drive action, improve performance, and create meaningful impact for our charity clients. This is a senior hire, and you will lead the agency's strategy, managing and collaborating with freelance strategists.

You will work closely with the Creative Director and wider team to shape propositions, campaigns and stewardship journeys, ensuring all work is grounded in strong audience understanding and creative strategic thinking. You will also help shape Catsnake’s brand and communication strategy.

We seek someone who loves digging into audience research details and surfacing surprising, relatable insights. Someone ambitious and creative, who continuously improves research methods, challenges established thinking, and pushes for work that is both original and effective.

Key Responsibilities
- Develop innovative, insight-led creative strategies across campaigns, content and digital channels.
- Create strategies for propositions, messaging frameworks and stewardship journeys that drive engagement and long-term value.
- Design and conduct audience, market and behavioural research independently and with research agencies.
- Analyse performance data and testing results to generate clear, actionable insights.
- Ensure all strategic thinking is grounded in creativity and evidence.
- Collaborate closely with writers, designers and filmmakers to bring strategies to life.
- Challenge and focus client briefs and create clear, inspiring internal briefs.
- Ensure all work aligns with client objectives and delivers measurable results.
- Write and deliver compelling pitch decks, strategic documents and presentations.
- Develop and facilitate workshops with clients and audience focus groups.
- Conduct stakeholder interviews.
- Work closely with the Creative Director to shape the agency’s strategic offering.
- Collaborate with project managers and client teams to ensure strategic alignment.
- Act as a key strategic voice within the agency, contributing to overall thinking and direction.
- Support the development of best practice in strategy, insight and effectiveness across the business.

Experience
- Demonstrable experience in a creative strategy role within a creative agency, production company or similar environment.
- Proven experience developing effective strategies for brand propositions and campaigns.
- Strong analytical mindset with experience using data and insight to inform creative decisions.
- Experience working with testing frameworks, optimisation and performance analysis.
- Confidence creating and presenting strategic work to clients and senior stakeholders.
- Excellent communication, writing and storytelling skills.
- Highly organised, proactive and detail-oriented.

About You
- A passionate believer in the power of creativity and storytelling to make a positive impact.
- A strategic thinker with a strong analytical mind.
- Curious, insight-driven and always looking to improve how things work.
- Confident presenting ideas and explaining thinking clearly and persuasively.
- Collaborative, open and comfortable working across teams.
- Excited by the opportunity to shape and evolve how an agency approaches strategy.

Qualifications
No specific qualifications are stated; however, relevant experience and skills as outlined above are essential.