Strategist The Netherlands

What do you do as a Strategist at The Oval Office?

As a Strategist at The Oval Office, you are at the heart of our experience-driven communication projects for clients such as Randstad, Google and bol.com. Various client requests and challenges pass your analytical desk. You understand the dynamics of the companies we work for and the industry in which they operate. You are a critical thinker and always ask yourself, the client and your colleagues the question; 'why’ and 'how'. Together with the Strategy Lead and Project Manager you will guide new briefings from clients, and work together to translate these briefings into compact, focussed and understandable debriefs.

An important aspect of working as a Strategist is generating insights that lead to distinctive and effective creative ideas. You look empathically at target groups and have an affinity for doing research. You will dive into our insights tools, analyze research reports and conduct surveys and interviews in order to get inside the head and heart of the target group.

You develop communication, campaign and event strategies (ranging from B2C to B2B and B2E) that contribute to our clients' business and communication goals. You love creating focus and structure and work independently on various projects on content frameworks, and (digital) campaign plans. As a Strategist you are able, under the guidance of the Strategy Lead, to ultimately deliver a complete proposal with a solid flow and present it convincingly to the client.

What is your day to day work?

• You will analyze new requests and draft clear debriefs.
• You delve into and analyze the client and the market in which the client operates, using various insights tools available from The Oval Office.
• You draft and execute research approaches from A to Z, both independently or in collaboration with research agencies.
• Together with the Strategy Lead, you set the strategic direction (B2B, B2C or B2E) of various client projects. In doing so, you give the creative team the strategic framework within which they can further shape the creative concept.
• You can make strong, structured presentations that work towards solutions for complex customer questions, but know how to translate this into language that’s simple and easy to understand. 
• You support in setting up workshops for your team members or clients. 

Who are you as a professional?

• 2 - 5 years of work experience in a strategy role.
• In possession of a bachelor's or master's degree.
• Curious by nature and well developed analytical skills. 
• A critical eye and strategic insight.
• Proactive and entrepreneurial.
• Be able to filter, cluster and structure complex information. 
• You speak and understand Dutch

Who are you as a person? 

• You are empathetic by nature and always see the person first, professional second.
• You enjoy connecting with everyone on our 24-person team and building real connections. 
• You have a good sense of humor and enjoy the occasional good-natured banter with others.
• Above all, you do you, that’s all you need.

What do we offer you?

• Cool brands to work for, such as bol.com, Google and Randstad.
• A culture built on fun, connection and empathy.
• A good salary and training budget.
• Room and resources to entrepreneur and develop yourself.
• Hybrid working.
• A healthy homemade lunch (mostly vegetarian).
• A beautiful office in the middle of De Pijp, including a jukebox and table tennis.
• A fun and kind international team with colleagues located in 3 different countries.
• Regular drinks, parties and activities with the team.

Who are we?

The world is changing. Fast. But nothing is changing about the essence of good communication. There's one simple reason for that: people want to feel connected. With each other and with brands. Brands they have loved for years or brands they are meeting for the very first time. We provide that connection. From brand to human. And vice versa. For real.

Empathy. It's more than a buzzword at The Oval Office. It's simply our DNA. We use empathy to create campaigns that truly impact our client's target audience. We take the time to walk in people's shoes, to know what drives, inspires, repels or attracts them. This is how we really get to know the client and their target audience. We embrace empathy in everything we do because it brings out the best in people. And therefore also in brands.

The Oval Office puts the experience of people at the center of every campaign. Remember your first kiss? Exactly. That's what we call experience-driven. Authentic and creative communication that dares to mix everything: live, social and digital, content and media across all touchpoints. We're proud to work for A-brands across a wide variety of industries, including nonprofit and government. Our team of 90+ Officers combines all its talent in 8 areas of expertise.