Penta Group is a global company providing data-driven solutions to help clients achieve their objectives in an increasingly complex stakeholder environment. We provide cutting-edge intelligence products to help clients understand what their stakeholders think, see, and hear, and then leverage that intelligence to develop and execute effective, measurable strategies.

Our global team brings decades of experience in business, government, communications, research, data science, and media. Our clients include companies across a variety of industries, including technology, financial services, energy, healthcare, and more. Penta has offices in New York, London, Washington, DC, San Francisco, Dublin, London, Brussels, Singapore, and Hong Kong.

Penta Brand Strategy is the firm's in-house advertising and creative agency. Penta Brand Strategy blends the firm's hallmark analytical and communications expertise with storytelling, design, and technology to help clients increase the accessibility, reach, and emotional resonance of their ideas. We work across the firm's client portfolio, developing creative solutions and campaign concepts that have the power to shape perspectives and inspire action on the issues that matter most.

Role Summary:

Penta is seeking a Brand Strategist or Senior Brand Strategist to join our remote team. Brand Strategists help bring our creative campaigns to life, working closely with designers, strategists, managing directors, and partners across multiple clients and projects. A successful candidate is intellectually curious, eager to learn and contribute, works well in teams, and is interested in developing creative solutions that help solve complex challenges.

The Brand Strategist or Senior Brand Strategist is expected to:

Work collaboratively with creative strategy and production teams developing brand strategy and creative campaign recommendations for clients
Draft planning materials that ensure high-quality, strategically sound creative deliverables, including project proposals, strategy briefs, and creative briefs
Inform strategy and partner with creative production team to execute comprehensive creative campaign assets, including TV/video, digital, social, radio, websites, and event activations
Work in collaboration with ads management team to report on campaign performance and optimization recommendations for clients
Follow clients' businesses and industries to maintain a current knowledge base and keep the team apprised of new and ongoing developments

The ideal candidate will have:

1 - 2 years of past full-time work experience in a creative agency as a Brand Manager, Creative Strategist, Creative Associate, or similar position
Proficiency building compelling presentation deliverables using Google Slides, or Powerpoint
Past experience utilizing Excel, or Google Sheets to track campaigns or creative projects
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Experience in storytelling and creative conceptualization
A demonstrated ability to prioritize multiple, competing priorities
Strong analytical and project management skills
The ability to take initiative; motivated and self-starting
Strong attention to detail
Interest in or openness to learning basic design skills, using programs such as Figma
Experience with creating graphics and data visualizations is a plus
Experience with data management is a plus
Past exposure to project management tools, like Asana, is preferred
Bonus points: you've worked on creative projects in complex, or highly regulated, industries like Technology, Financial Services, Energy, Healthcare, etc

Salary Range:

The base salary range for this position will be $67,000 - $77,000, depending on a candidate’s experience and qualifications as it relates to the position.

Benefits:

Penta Group is committed to providing a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to support the well-being and financial security of our employees. Our benefits include:

Healthcare Coverage: Excellent medical, vision, and dental insurance through United Healthcare and UNUM, with the company covering 90% of individual employee premiums and 50% of dependent premiums
Retirement Benefits: A 401(k) plan with a generous employer match, contributing 100% on the first 3% of salary deferred and 50% on the next 2%, helping employees maximize their retirement savings
Income Protection: Employer-paid short-term disability (STD), long-term disability (LTD), and life insurance
Paid Leave & Flexibility: 12 weeks of paid parental leave
Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) policy and a generous holiday schedule (Penta follows the federal holiday calendar)

Additional Perks:

A monthly cell phone stipend
Frequent firm-wide social events and team-building activities
Access to Employee Assistance Programs (EAP), including confidential counseling and resources for personal and work-related issues
Health & Wellness Initiatives, including a gym membership program (One Pass Select), mental health resources, and access to virtual health consultations
Optional employee-paid discounted pet insurance through Nationwide

Location and Remote Schedule:

This position is for US-based personnel and is fully remote, with a preference for candidates who can work Eastern Time hours.