\nWHY DEPT®?\n\nWe are pioneers at heart. What this means, is that we are always leaning 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.\n\nOur culture is big enough to cope and small enough to care. Meaning, that with people across 20+ 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. \n\n\n\nWHO WE ARE:\n\nBASIC/DEPT® is a growing global digital agency of 150+ world-class designers, makers, and thinkers - working across 25+ states, 5 time zones, and 3 countries. Driven by bold ideas, top-tier design, cutting-edge technology, and diverse perspectives, B/D® is a place where we rise to the challenge - showing up every day for each other and our client partners to create the best work of our lives.\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU WILL DO:\n\nYou will be a strategic driver of our clients’ products, services, and experiences to ensure ultimate success for some of the best brands on earth. In this role you will partner with talented colleagues and agency leadership to influence the future direction and reputation of the agency through the work you do every day.\n\nThe Senior Strategist is an essential member of the BASIC® team. You will collaborate with other senior strategy leaders and colleagues from other disciplines to produce outcomes that represent a significant step change for our client's businesses and brands.  While we are seeking candidates with broad experience across different types of work, the focus of this role will be on product & experience strategy and digital transformation.\n\n\n* Capable of contributing to large-scale digital product and CX strategies that create genuinely differentiated products, services, and systems. \n\n* Skilled at applying critical analysis to various sources of data and analytics in order to distill meaningful insights for our teams and clients. \n\n* Experienced with developing roadmaps for digital ecosystems\n\n* Someone who values curiosity, creativity, and the relevant application of those traits to make original work.  We want you to help make things that are new and interesting, not just sensible. \n\n* Able to distill complicated things into simple ideas, and transform simple ideas into inspiring creative and design opportunities.\n\n* Contribute to large-scale product, service, brand, and business transformation strategies. \n\n* Lead mid-scale strategy projects focused on experience design and D2C channels.\n\n* Audit existing brand channels and products to identify gaps and areas for optimization.\n\n* Provide informed opinions on how to achieve specific outcomes by using both empirical research and your subjective expertise.\n\n* Build presentations and lead share-outs, check-ins, and presentations to colleagues and day-to-day clients. \n\n* Design, implement, and analyze primary research across a range of qualitative and quantitative methodologies.\n\n* Conduct user testing to help identify insights and opportunities for experience optimization. \n\n* Mine primary and secondary data sources for insights. \n\n* Work across all departments of BASIC, the client, and other stakeholders to achieve the desired results and meet the objectives of the company.\n\n* Take on other duties and responsibilities as assigned.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU WILL BRING:\n\n\n* Knowledge, communicative, and analytical skills equivalent to those normally obtained through receipt of a Bachelor’s Degree in a related field, or equivalent years of additional related professional experience.  \n\n* Minimum 5+ years of experience in strategy, CX, product design, and analytics and have led large strategic projects on numerous occasions.\n\n* Working knowledge of UX best practices and experience bringing digital strategies to life\n\n\n\n\nThis is a contract role with the possibility of a permanent conversion.\n\nThe anticipated salary range for this position is $110/hr. Salary is based on a range of factors that include relevant experience, expertise, and organizational impact. This is based on a 40-hour workweek and leveling. Keep in mind, we're flexible. \n\n\n\nWE SUPPORT YOU BEING YOU: \n\nDEPT® is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We believe our work is its best when our people feel safe and free to be themselves. We’re committed to an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment and selection process and workplace, regardless of anyone’s identity, background, beliefs, lifestyle or disabilities. So tell us about any accommodations you need. It’s totally confidential and only used to make sure you feel fully supported at every step. \n\nDEPT® participates in E-Verify, meaning your Form I-9 information will be sent to the federal government to confirm you are authorized to work in the U.S. \n\nWe are a B Corp-certified company passionate about purpose-driven work.  Our hope is that you can feel good about the contributions DEPT® is making to the world and we always have an open door for your ideas in making the world a better place. \n\nDEPT® is a pioneering technology and marketing services company that creates integrated end-to-end digital experiences for brands such as Google, KFC, Philips, Audi, Twitch, Patagonia, eBay and more. Its team of 2,500+ digital specialists across 30+ locations on 5 continents delivers pioneering work on a global scale with a boutique culture. \n\nLearn more about DEPT®\n\n\n\nDIVERSITY, EQUITY, & INCLUSION\n\nAt 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.\n\nNot 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. \n\nWe 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.\n\nWant to know more about our dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion? Check out our efforts here.\n\n#LI-Remote \n\n#Salary and compensation\n No salary data published by company so we estimated salary based on similar jobs related to Design, Testing, Senior and Marketing jobs that are similar:\n\n $55,000 — $95,000/year\n
\n\n#Benefits\n 💰 401(k)\n\n🌎 Distributed team\n\n⏰ Async\n\n🤓 Vision insurance\n\n🦷 Dental insurance\n\n🚑 Medical insurance\n\n🏖 Unlimited vacation\n\n🏖 Paid time off\n\n📆 4 day workweek\n\n💰 401k matching\n\n🏔 Company retreats\n\n🏬 Coworking budget\n\n📚 Learning budget\n\n💪 Free gym membership\n\n🧘 Mental wellness budget\n\n🖥 Home office budget\n\n🥧 Pay in crypto\n\n🥸 Pseudonymous\n\n💰 Profit sharing\n\n💰 Equity compensation\n\n⬜️ No whiteboard interview\n\n👀 No monitoring system\n\n🚫 No politics at work\n\n🎅 We hire old (and young)\n\n