Brand Consultant / Brand Strategist – Iconic Consultancy

Brand Consultant / Brand Strategist – Iconic Consultancy Job Type:
Permanent
Hours Full-time
Employer Agency
Location London
Benefits Significant flexible benefits
Posted 12 September 2017
Closing Data 17 October 2017
Job Ref 47/6
Disciplines Brand Consultancy
Sectors B2C, B2B, Corporate
Job Functions Consultant/strategist
This position is now filled
Brand Consultant / Brand Strategist – Iconic Consultancy If you’re an existing strategist with 3 years+ experience and you are considering pastures new, then this role should certainly be on your radar! Our client is an outstanding global creative consultancy that helps to solve challenging culture, innovation or brand problems. They work with a range of clients spanning a variety of industries throughout the world. Projects could include brand positioning, brand architecture, naming, or customer experience, organisational engagement, brand activation or equally coaching a global leadership team and helping to embed the strategy within the organisation. Their positioning is upstream, it calls for someone with a polymathic mind-set as you’ll be applying your strategic, analytical and creative thinking to solve an array of fascinating but challenging marketing and brand related situations. As a key Consultant, you will be responsible for assessing and responding to client problems with energy, creativity and clarity. You’ll making initial recommendations to your colleagues and you’ll contribute significantly to project delivery in terms of thinking. This is an opportunity to collaborate with a talented and enthusiastic team of creative specialists, while developing and building some of the world’s leading brands. You will have the opportunity to shape the perception of existing and new brands, driving changes in the global marketplace. Typical Background & Attributes Of Successful Consultants Include 3 years+ in a field such as strategy consulting, brand strategy, innovation or strategic planningAn outstanding communicatorA passion for problem solvingYou’ll be interested in improving the way companies relate to customers and their employeesDemonstrate rigour in finding solutions and a flexibility in applying themEnjoy really pushing your thinkingA real appetite for learning and wrestling with challenging concepts across a diverse range of clients, industries, and geographiesStrong language skills, ideally fluent in a second European language, in addition to EnglishCareer Trajectory Our client is seeking to add another talented member to its team. There is an immediate opening for a talented consultant with the ability to really interrogate brand issues and get to the heart of the problem. In return you can benefit from an inspiring environment, working with some really clever people on challenging global issues. They are one of Rare’s long term clients; we’ve placed a number of outstanding candidates who’ve progressed to a senior level within their business. It’s an outstanding opportunity for a rare talent. Career development is closely monitored and encouraged, more so than in any other business we have encountered. Remuneration is higher than average in this sector, and in addition to a high basic salary, you should also expect to receive a higher than average bonus along with a flexible benefits package including pension. “Rare has made a significant contribution to building the executive team at Brandhouse. They are rigorous in their approach to understanding our needs, and at the same time they have an innate appreciation of our culture and the time of person that will flourish in it. Their communication throughout the process is exceptional. Last but not least they manage to find great people from very lateral sources.” Crispin, whilst Managing Director at Brandhouse “We’ve worked with Rare for many years now. They’re our go-to recruitment partner for the best strategic talent. It’s a niche area and they’ve nailed i!” Head of People, Venturethree “Simon is a rarity amongst search consultants. Firstly, he is extremely precise, choosing to focus on quality and not volume. Secondly, his expertise in strategy roles is second to none. He has deep relationships with many high calibre firms and professionals. These attributes make him the go to person for strategy talent. My personal experience of working with him was superb. He listened, challenged and probed, and was able to recommend the right course of action for the next step in my career. I look forward to working with him again in the future.” Liam, Head of Strategy at Venturethree “Having known Simon for over 6 years as both a candidate and a client, I trust him completely as one of the most professional and well-connected people in the industry. Ever insightful and discrete, he has been instrumental in building some of the most outstanding brand teams in London and beyond. Personally speaking, I can’t recommend him highly enough. Simon is, in my humble opinion, the finest head hunter in the business.” Dylan, Partner at Lippincott “I have worked with Rare Selection as both candidate and employer and have been genuinely impressed by both experiences. Simon has a rare level of commitment to matching the right candidate to the right role — developing a real understanding of what both sides are looking for, providing honest and constructive feedback and making consistently insightful recommendations.”
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