Gradient Ventures

Freelancer - Creative Strategist

New York, New York

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 44 days ago

WritingResearchLeadershipCollaborationTime ManagementPublic Speaking

About the role

If you're a hybrid creative-strategic thinker who loves uncovering insights, shaping ideas, and setting the creative foundation for execution teams, we'd love to hear from you.
Pre-Sale: Process, Research, Strategy & Proposal Development
Conduct market research, trend analysis, and audience insights to inform and inspire creative development.

Lead the pre-sale proposal process, from briefing to delivery, ensuring that all creative ideas are backed by strong strategic thinking.
Develop sharp, actionable insights that guide the team in crafting compelling experiential concepts.
Lead brainstorms and ideation sessions, ensuring all creative proposals are both innovative and strategically sound.
Build and refine visually impactful proposals, ensuring clarity, creativity, and strategic alignment.
Own the development of V1 concepting decks, establishing the creative foundation for execution teams.
Collaborate closely with art directors, designers, producers, and technical teams to translate concepts into tangible experiences.
Act as the lead presenter, delivering ideas with confidence, clarity, and strategic reasoning to both internal teams and clients.

Storytelling & Copywriting: Exceptional ability to craft compelling narratives, structure decks, and write clear, engaging copy.
Exceptional ability to craft compelling narratives, structure decks, and write clear, engaging copy.
Strong understanding of cultural trends, brand positioning, and experiential marketing.
Research & Insights: Strong ability to analyze trends, audience behaviors, and brand landscapes to develop insights that guide creative work.
Presentation Skills: Strong public speaking abilities, with the confidence to sell ideas persuasively.
Strategic Thinking: Ability to develop insights that inform and shape creative directions.

Strong public speaking abilities, with the confidence to sell ideas persuasively.
Speed & Organization: Fast worker with strong time management skills, able to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
Creative Vision: Strong understanding of cultural trends, brand positioning, and experiential marketing.
Fast worker with strong time management skills, able to handle multiple projects simultaneously.

Provide strategic rationale and creative direction to execution teams, ensuring alignment with the original concept vision.
Serve as the deck leader, ensuring all proposals and concepting decks are polished, structured, and aligned with the agency's creative vision.

We are a dynamic experiential marketing agency that transforms brand stories into unforgettable experiences.
Our Concepting Team is responsible for crafting bold, strategic, and visually compelling ideas that inspire and engage.
We are seeking a Creative Strategist who excels in storytelling, idea generation, deck creation, and insight-driven research-someone who can seamlessly blend logic and creativity to develop winning proposals and first-round concepting decks.

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