Senior Digital Strategist

Our experience and engineering team in Germany combines technology and design to create emotive yet conversion-focused concepts, products, services and campaigns at scale and speed. Our speciality is leading digital experiences and digital communication that change perceptions and shape new behaviours to make a difference in the market. Our clients include nationally and internationally recognized brands such as Cosnova, Jägermeister, Beiersdorf, smart and many others.JOB PURPOSEThe Senior Digital Strategist will be working hand-in-hand with all areas of the business, including the client service team and the experience and engineering team. As an integrated digital agency, our agency services span wide and far. Hence, it’s essential the Senior Digital Strategist has experience with digital experience strategy (product strategy, design and tech strategy, innovation). Ideally also having an interest in the wider range of strategic disciplines, from brand- and business strategy to marketing strategy. The strategy team consists of an eclectic mix of strategists, all with deeply rooted specialisms in the digital experience and engineering, research and innovation space. The Senior Digital Strategist will lead client accounts into their digital future, creating routes for platforms, digital products and experience touchpoints as part of the ever-evolving digital ecosystem - ensuring value is created by cross-functional teams for both users and businesses.The Senior Digital Strategist will be expected to deliver: Innovation: instill market-leading innovations into a digital experience strategy that our clients couldn’t get anywhere elseProvoke: inspire the team to design and deliver big & bold ideas with impact, all aimed to deliver on our client’s business challenges or ambitions.Building and maintaining trusted client relationships: listening with empathy to understand clients’ challenges, ideas or ambitions and formulate opportunities and processes from it. In this, utilising advanced thinking and approaches to deliver improvements on ROI for any type of business. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Lead- and guide a wide range of strategic disciplines; from digital experience strategy to product innovation to tech and data strategyPerform strategic research into qualitative user-/customer needs, cultural consumer trends, category & market potentials, as well as macro developmentsInnovate our offering by working closely with tech, experience design and data to ensure we are delivering market-leading strategic approaches to our clients;Coordinate with marketing disciplines on a 360° perspective on digital strategy: co-sketching the future of branding, social strategy, creative comms, media and marketing strategy togetherUpping the benchmark of the work and ensuring we are leading the industry by pushing the boundaries of what’s possible (i.e. with AI, automation, data) while delivering incremental improvements on ROI;Lead and participate in new business pitches; locally and globally. WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR Relevant experience within a strategy-focused role in an agency or consultancy settingFluency in both German and EnglishA solid understanding & experience within digital experience and engineeringExcellent communication and presentation skills, including the ability to communicate complex subjects simplyPassionate about researching and reimagining the future of digital experience through a thoughtful blend of user insights, emerging market trends & technological innovations.Ability to work with senior clients on key strategy projects and comfortable presenting to senior-level audiencesVery efficient, producing significant output with minimal wasted effortComfortable planning and facilitating workshops with clients, based on a proven but flexible methodological tool setIdeally experienced with design thinking methodologiesDemonstrates strong focus and efficiency and can get stuff done while meeting tight deadlinesLoves learning and embracing new thingsGreat interpersonal and listening skillsVery organised, with a high attention to detail WE OFFER Company pension schemeFlexible working hours, working from home and abroad workLease bike options / JobRadHealth & Wellbeing - you have free, anonymous and unlimited access to 1-on-1 online coaching and mindfulness consultations with psychologists via chat, phone or video call€30 per month - You can use the flexible package for digital food stamps and/or fitness providers/sport clubs/massage studios, internet costs, and/ or public transportFuture Bens - We cooperate with FutureBens and offer you exclusive access to sustainable, healthy products at attractive dealsA reputation for doing good. DEPT® has been a Certified and named ‘Agency of the Year’ at both The Lovies and The Webby Awards.Awesome clients. Whether big or small, local or global — at DEPT® you’ll get the opportunity to work with clients of all sizes and across all industries. And we celebrate all of our successes togetherThe opportunity for possibility. We want to enable you to do what you do best and help you develop your skills further with training, development and certifications.Global annual in which employees come together and donate their skills to support local charities WHO ARE WE? We are pioneers at heart. What does that mean? We are always looking forward, thinking of what we can create tomorrow that does not exist today. We were born digital and we are a new model of agency, with a deep skillset in tech and marketing. That’s why we hire curious, self-driven, talented people who never stop innovating. Our culture is big enough to cope and small enough to care. Meaning, that with people across 30+ countries, we’re big enough to provide you with the best tools, global opportunities, and benefits that help you thrive. While acting small by investing in you, your growth, your team, and giving you the autonomy to solve our clients problems, no matter where you are in the world.DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION At DEPT®, we take pride in creating an inclusive workplace where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive. We actively seek to recruit, develop, nurture, and retain talented individuals from diverse backgrounds, with varying skills and perspectives.Not sure you meet all qualifications? Apply, and let us decide Research shows that women and members of underrepresented groups tend not to apply for jobs when they think they may not meet every requirement, when in fact they do. We believe in giving everyone a fair chance to shine.We also encourage you to reach out to us and discuss any reasonable adjustments we can make to support you throughout the recruitment process and your time with us.Want to know more about our dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion? Check out our efforts .