About the Role
We are building the future of social, and strategy is at the heart of it. As Manager Strategy, you will lead the development of bold, insight-driven social media, influencer, and paid social strategies for a diverse portfolio of global clients. You will bring together data, culture, and creativity to shape work that moves brands forward, utilizing AI as a core part of your toolkit.
Responsibilities
- Own brand, digital, and social media strategies from initial insight through to client presentation and execution handover.
- Serve as a trusted strategic partner, consulting clients across social media, influencer marketing, creative, and integrated communications, adapting your approach to different markets, cultural nuances, and local consumer insights.
- Conduct audience, brand, and competitor analyses using social listening, audience segmentation, and trend analysis tools to surface clear, actionable strategic recommendations that drive measurable client outcomes.
- Develop creator, influencer, and UGC strategies across a wide range of industries including FMCG, retail, automotive, luxury, and technology.
- Contribute to pitch and new business processes, bringing strategic rigor, quick creative thinking, and a confident point of view.
- Collaborate closely with Client Services, Paid Media, and Data teams to ensure strategies are coherent, executable, and effective across all markets.
Requirements
- 3+ years of agency experience in a strategy role, ideally within social media or digital, with a proven track record across diverse industries and business categories.
- Deep knowledge of Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and the broader creator economy, understanding how platform behavior and cultural context differ across markets.
- Confident working with audience data and insights platforms such as GWI, Brandwatch, Audiense, Pulsar, or B4P and know how to turn raw data into a sharp point of view.
- Work confidently with AI-powered marketing tools and know how to use them to elevate strategic thinking and client recommendations.
- Ability to think on your feet, coming up with clever, socially native solutions in the room with clients and the team.
- Collaborative, low-ego approach, communicate and present with impact, and thrive in fast-moving, international environments.
- English fluency required.
- German, French, or Italian a strong plus.
Skills
- Social Media Strategy
- Influencer Marketing
- Paid Social
- Brand Strategy
- Digital Strategy
- Audience Analysis
- Competitor Analysis
- Social Listening
- Trend Analysis
- Creator Strategy
- UGC Strategy
- Integrated Communications
- AI Marketing Tools
- Data Analysis
- Client Consultation
- Presentation Skills
Location
- Paris
- London
- Milan
- Hamburg
- Berlin
Work Type
- Hybrid Remote
- Office-based
Experience Level
- Manager
Benefits
- Opportunity to work abroad from any of our office locations
- Careers coach for one-to-one coaching sessions and team workshops
- Global team collaboration, learning, and celebration events
- Hybrid remote policy (work from home two days a week)
- City-centre office locations
- Dog-friendly offices
About the Company
- Pulse Advertising is building the future of social.
