Senior Content Strategist

Job Description

At AKQA we believe in the imaginative application of art and science to create beautiful ideas, products and services. With an entrepreneurial and collaborative approach, we design adaptive digital services and applications that capture the imagination, delivering impressive returns for our clients.

From our midtown location in the heart of Atlanta, AKQA offers our staff the opportunity to produce meaningful work for world-class companies in one of the world’s most thriving cities.

AKQA is searching for a senior content strategist to join our creative team. To us, content is more than words on a screen. Content is the story that drives our clients’ products. As an AKQA Senior Content Strategist, you are responsible for ushering our clients’ content through the creation process, from definition to publishing and beyond.

The Senior Content Strategist has the ability to analyze data and turn it into strategy and translate findings and insights into creative solutions.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• A portfolio of work demonstrating an ability to analyze user, client and project needs, and develop and execute relevant content strategy
• Strong writing and editing skills; the ability to extract insights from large amounts of information
• Comfort developing presentations and presenting your ideas
• An understanding of digital platforms, the opportunities and challenges they present and opinions on what will work best and why. Experience working cross-functionally with UX, strategy, creative and technology professionals
• An appreciation of storytelling and a desire to find the narrative in anything
• A working knowledge of current digital technologies, publishing tools and trends in the advertising, communications and marketing industries
• Comfortable with content audits, competitive audits, gap analysis and content documentation (matrixes, content flows, editorial calendars, etc.)
• Experience with Photoshop, Excel and Keynote or PowerPoint required; experience with AEM, CQ or other CMS systems preferred
• A minimum of 4 years of experience

QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS

• Demonstrated ability to analyze historical data and customer insights in order to create communication strategies
• A strong analytical background, with experience in content testing and message optimization
• A passion for automotive major plus
• The capacity to combine an artistic mindset with an analytical framework
• Extremely organized with digital asset management
• BA or BSc in relevant field

AKQA is an Equal Opportunities Employer, we believe that diversity is vital to AKQA’s ability to provide our clients with the best recommendations and are committed to fostering a varied and inclusive work environment. Your race, colour, ancestry, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability or veteran status have no bearing on our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.