Marketing Strategist - Agency Role

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Role Overview:

The Marketing Strategist / Growth Manager will play a crucial role in managing client relationships, developing marketing strategies to achieve client goals, and working with the in-house and external teams to execute these strategies effectively. This position requires a blend of strategic thinking, leadership, and hands-on execution, ensuring client objectives are met with excellence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as the primary point of contact for clients, maintaining and growing long-term relationships.
• Understand client objectives and work collaboratively with multiple teams to develop and execute tailored marketing strategies.
• Create monthly plans for the account, decipher client briefs and translate them into strategic plans.
• Oversee the day-to-day management of accounts, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the client’s satisfaction.
• Onboard clients and enable a positive experience for the same. 
• Build, lead, and manage a team, fostering an environment of creativity, efficiency, and growth. Coach and support them to help them meet departmental goals
• Participate in strategic planning and execution for clients, ensuring the alignment of marketing initiatives with client goals.
• Participate in strategy building for new projects.
• Monitor and report on the success of marketing campaigns and strategies, providing clients with insights and recommendations for future initiatives.
• Stay abreast of industry trends and best practices to continually enhance the service offered to clients.
• Develop a relationship with clients and manage their expectations (Kudos if you can balance the two together!).
• Upsell! Always be on the lookout to identify opportunities and convert them to grow revenue.
• Set up internal and external processes for client interactions, briefs, and more to streamline work.
• Maintain weekly, fortnightly, and monthly reports.

Experience and Skills Required:

• Proven experience as a Marketing Strategist, Account Executive, or Marketing Manager (1-2 years), ideally in a marketing agency, with a history of managing client relationships and spearheading effective marketing campaigns.
• Solid grasp of marketing strategy, branding, and current digital marketing trends.
• Strong leadership and team management capabilities, experienced in team building and mentoring.
• Skilled in creative ideation across various channels, with a history of executing these ideas.
• Essential ability to craft communication ideas, write content, and develop social media copy and captions.
• Knowledgeable about social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
• Competent in balancing client and team expectations.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to nurture significant relationships with clients and team members.
• Strategic mindset, adept at turning client requirements into tangible strategies.
• Capable of handling multiple projects at once, with a keen attention to detail.
• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration, or a related field preferred but not mandatory with relevant experience.

Other Good to have skills and experience

• If you understand media buying and performance marketing in theory.
• If you have deployed your understanding to solve problems for a client.
• If you have been a part of brand campaigns and worked on multiple platforms (size of the brands is not important, the thought process behind the work is).
• Prior work on brand strategy is great to have.

What We Offer:

• A key role at a leading brand & marketing consultancy, offering the chance to work with diverse clients across various industries.
• A collaborative, innovative, and supportive work environment.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.

About Nine Degree

Nine Degree is a distinguished brand & marketing consultancy that blends creativity, strategy, and storytelling to transform ideas into tangible results. With over 15 years of industry presence and having successfully executed more than 600 projects, we’re recognized for our innovative approach and impactful solutions. We work across real estate, banking and financial services, lifestyle, retail, f&b, non-profit, infrastructure, mining, healthcare, and education. We are now seeking an Account Manager (Marketing Manager) to enhance our client relationships and strategic offerings.