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CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES
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Reporting to
CEO
Overview
The Strategy Director works closely with the Client Services, Creative, and Medical Copy Team to deliver successful multi-channel campaigns for the agency’s healthcare clients.
Adept at challenging assumptions and uncovering insights, you will transform complex clinical and scientific briefs into clear, informed brand strategies that resonate with Healthcare Professionals, patients and caregivers.
As a key stakeholder, you will meet with clients regularly to maintain ongoing relationships and foster new ones. You will conduct extensive research to inform and shape briefs, enabling us to create work that wins awards. All while identifying new opportunities for success.
Responsibilities
- Build integrated, multi-channel brand campaigns for pharmaceutical, healthcare and wellbeing clients
- Work with client services, creative and clients to inform and guide creative output
- Present strategic recommendations to agency stakeholders and senior clients
- Use behavioural science and data analytics to shape brand positioning
- New business development and growth. Leading pitches and agency proposals
Requirements/competencies
- Life Sciences Degree educated
- 5+ years of experience in pharmaceutical or integrated agency strategy
- Experience of the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry
- Good at building and maintaining working relationships
- Keen collaborator
- Good organisational and time management skills
- Confident communicator
- Curious and committed to research
- Expert at extracting insights to inform creative briefs
- Creative and innovative thought process
- Passionate about producing the very best creative work, the type that wins awards
In return
We offer a competitive starting salary and a host of other benefits, summarised on the website, as well as the opportunity to be part of a fantastic team in a great environment.
At Swordfish, we recognise that to deliver the best work for our clients, we need a diverse range of perspectives and experiences. That’s why, as an equal opportunities employer, we welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.
Apply below or email us on careers@swordfishadvertising.co.uk
The perks
The people here make us who we are. That’s why we take good care of our team. From health stuff to fun extras, we’ve got perks that everyone can enjoy.
Health Cash Plan
Hybrid Working
Birthday Off
Holiday Growth
Referral Bonus
Buddy Scheme
Dental Plan
Wellbeing App
Training Allowance
Mental Health First Aiders
Optical Plan
Cycle Scheme
Gym Discounts
Shopping Discounts
Parties & Socials
Agency Star Award
FOR PEOPLE
STARTING OUT
This 2-week paid creative placement is an opportunity for newbies to nurture their skills, sink their teeth into the world of healthcare communications and inject a burst of originality and imagination into what we do.
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Let’s go places, together