Junior Digital Strategist

Job description

We’re looking for a bright, talented Junior Digital Strategist who can shape our clients’ future, combining deep customer insight with the understanding of how customer-centricity and technology will impact their business model. We focus on issues related to multichannel service design, competitive agility, operating and business model, as well as the future workforce, to help our clients find future value and growth in a digital world.

At Newt, you will play a key part in helping our clients shape their product and service strategy, underpinned by a focus on customer needs. Using our innovative framework, you’ll demonstrate how customer needs and business benefits build to create a world-class strategy through design thinking.

You’ll need experience of facilitating interactive, collaborative workshops, and will be willing and able to command attention from a crowd. You’ll be familiar with working with senior stakeholders within large companies, helping them discuss and prioritise aspects of their business, and leading them through a series of information capture, selection, debating and prioritisation activities in a business setting.

You’ll be willing to learn, as you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside and learn from Newt’s Directors who have a background in executive roles at top-tier agencies and management consultancies. You’ll work with Service Designers, Researchers, Creative Designers and with senior leaders from our clients’ organisations to explore their customers’ needs, clarify their strategic priorities and reach a consensus on what opportunities exist within a ‘to-be’ customer journey. Your work will contribute to creating world-class strategies for a wide range of diverse companies.

The role
You’ll work closely with Service Designers and Researchers on client-facing strategy projects
You’ll gain wide experience working with large corporates and big SMEs across Newt’s portfolio of clients and sectors
You’ll play a key role in a highly collaborative team, working in fast-paced strategy and design environment in central London

Please note
The role is based in London, though some travel within UK and Europe may be required
You will need to be free to live and work in the UK – sorry, we’re not able to deal with work permits at the moment.
Interested?

If you’d like to apply please send your CV, portfolio and day rate.

Desired profile

Essential skills and qualifications
A relevant Bachelor’s or Master’s degree
The ability to spot patterns in research and draw together convergent themes to form resilient and compelling strategies for our clients
The ability to use spoken and written language to communicate complex things simply
The ability to facilitate intensive, client-facing workshops
A solid appreciation and grounding in the principles of strategy consulting
A good understanding of the principles of Service Design
Personable, charismatic and able to keep a group of senior stakeholders focused on-task
Proficiency in the usual productivity software, MS Office etc.

Nice to have
Previous experience or background in consulting or strategy