Mid-Weight Strategist

Mid-Weight Strategist – Shopper Marketing Agency – Hybrid (Northampton Based)
 
Are you a Mid-Weight Strategist looking for an exciting new opportunity?

DNA Recruit are working with a Dynamic and Collaborative Agency specialising in Shopper Marketing and Retail communications who are looking for a Mid-Weight Strategist.

With a growing, ambitious team and a supportive culture, this is an ideal opportunity for a Strategist keen to shape Retail experiences and drive brand impact in a commercially creative way.
 
About the Role

As Mid-Weight Strategist, you’ll play a key role in crafting compelling, insight-driven strategies across Shopper Campaigns, Brand Activations, and Retail experiences. Reporting into the Strategy Director, you’ll be part of a close-knit team with direct access to senior leadership and cross-functional collaboration across Creative, Client Services, and Production.

Responsibilities:

• Translating client briefs into effective shopper-focused strategies
• Mapping customer journeys and identifying behavioural triggers
• Applying research tools and insight data to guide creative thinking
• Building communications frameworks and activation plans
• Presenting ideas internally and to clients with confidence and clarity
• Measuring campaign effectiveness and identifying opportunities to optimise

 
Skills and Experience:
We’re looking for someone with a strategic mindset, a curious nature, and a desire to make work that works. Ideally, you will have:

• Experience in shopper marketing, retail strategy, or a closely related discipline
• A strong balance of creative flair and commercial understanding
• Confidence working with insights, behavioural data, and research findings
• Great communication skills and the ability to present with clarity
• A collaborative, ego-free approach to working with wider teams
• Strong organisational skills to manage multiple projects simultaneously

 
Salary: £40,000–£50,000
Location: Hybrid – Northampton (2–3 days per week)
Job Reference: AW 11707
 
All applications are viewed and evaluated according to the role requirements. At DNA we aim to contact shortlisted candidates within 2 weeks. As we often receive a high volume of applications, we are unable to reply to everyone. If you have not heard back from us within 2 weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful - best regards the DNA team.
DNA is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community and welcomes applications from candidates of all backgrounds.
Although we try to respond to all applications, unfortunately, due to the high number we receive, we are unable to respond to all of those who are unsuccessful.

DNA is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community and welcomes applications from candidates of all backgrounds.
Although we try to respond to all applications, unfortunately, due to the high number we receive, we are unable to respond to all of those who are unsuccessful. 

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