Client Strategy Lead

Linqia is the leader in the growing influencer marketing industry. At Linqia, we partner with the world’s largest brands including Danonne, AB InBev, Kimberly-Clark, Unilever, and Walmart to build compelling and effective influencer marketing campaigns. Our AI-driven platform and team of experts are leading the transformation of influencer marketing.

We value intelligence, recognize talent and have instilled a culture that supports career development and growth for our employees. We thrive on innovation and accountability, with a customer first attitude that adds true value to everything we touch. Our team members are smart, hard-working, have integrity and love to have fun as we play to win. At Linqia, you’ll be working with others who are passionate about marketing in a fun, fast-paced and data-driven environment.

Client Strategy Lead

The responsibility of the Client Strategy Lead is to lead strategy for new business pitches and existing clients via workshops (Linqia Lookouts), helping Linqia become a trusted strategic advisor to enterprise brands on influencer marketing.

What You’ll Do

New Business Pitches (helping Linqia secure new business):

Interpret briefs, RFPs, and conversations with brand marketers to accurately diagnose their influencer marketing needs

Design brand-specific strategic approaches to annual influencer marketing plans, including allocating budgets, devising channel strategies, and creating account-level learning agendas

Brief internal teams (e.g., creative, talent, media and measurement) on their inputs for new business proposals

Structure proposal decks (in Canva), utilizing Linqia templates and design resources as needed

Present new business pitches to potential clients, virtually or in-person (alongside Sales and other cross-functional partners, as needed)

Client Workshops, aka Linqia Lookouts (digging into past performance, bringing inspiration from across the industry, and planning for the future):

Schedule, design, prepare for, and lead in-person or virtual client strategy workshops in the tristate area or elsewhere in the US

Give feedback to cross-functional partners (e.g. creative strategists, strategic accounts managers, media and measurement strategists, talent partners) on their workshop inputs

Finalize workshop decks, in partnership with a dedicated presentation designer

Collect, interpret, and apply external and internal feedback on Linqia Lookout sessions

Ideal Qualifications

5+ years experience in a consultant and/or strategy role at a US-based consulting firm or agency

Stellar presentation skills (in person and virtually), with experience traveling for work

Experience running/playing a leading role in client strategy workshops, including designing and facilitating interactive exercises

Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills, allowing you you to guide cross-functional teams and ensure delivery against timelines

Ability to create presentation decks from templates (we work in Canva)

Experience in the influencer/creator/social media space is preferred, but not required; strong interest in the industry is crucial

Creative Strategy Team

The Client Strategy Lead will be part of the Creative Strategy team. The Creative Strategy team’s responsibility is to deliver world-class influencer marketing creative strategy, solutions, and content for Linqia’s clients.

As a member of the Creative Strategy team, you’ll work to embody Linqia’s core values:

Be human.

Act like an owner.

Move fast and learn from it.

Create great experiences.

Be a problem solver.

Data wins.

In addition to this, our team ethos is to be:

Great partners to our colleagues and our clients.

Eternally curious and always learning.

Open to change as the industry, Linqia, and our processes evolve.

Location

New York City (hybrid) with occasional travel for work required

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