Assistant Strategy Associate

4 weeks ago


Chicago, United States Two by Four Full time

Description —

Born to be a curious person and analytical thinker, the Two by Four Assistant Strategy Associate lives to support the Insights and Strategy team. They will coordinate research with relish to help the team uncover valuable information. They are able to seek and find information that leads to valuable insights. Strong organizational skills and a need to keep projects moving and on time is a must. This person is responsible for supporting the Strategy & Insights team with managing the day-to-day and longer term of projects, scheduling stakeholder interviews, conducting secondary research, coordinating primary research efforts and doing reading in support of thought leadership pieces. Reports to: Strategy Associate or Strategy Director

**Responsibilities**:

- Communicates milestones and deadlines to all team members and ensures deadlines are met
- Drafts timely conference reports and status reports and the documentation of client communication and distributes to the team in a timely manner
- Coordinates schedules, teams and client availability to keep research and strategy projects moving
- Schedules and sometimes attends stakeholder interviews
- Learns aspects of the client’s industry, including target audience, business model, trends, competitors, etc.
- Submits strategy statements for internal review, incorporates input and submits to client for approval
- Coordinates and supports communication of the brand strategy to the Account team
- Works with the Strategy team and the Account team to effectively manage client expectations
- Works with Strategy team leaders to develop accurate budgets and makes efficient use of processes and available resources

**Qualifications**:

- Business Marketing Degree (preferred) or equivalent experience
- Strong knowledge of marketing principles, with 0-2 years of experience
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Must be extremely dependable, able to multi-task and have a pleasant, enthusiastic personality
- Ability to go with the flow and wear many hats
- A stellar focus on attention to detail, organization and following process
- Flexible, efficient and accurate with the ability to meet strict deadlines
- Hungry and resourceful
- Willingness to learn, be collaborative and work hard
- A sense of humor

**Accountability**:

- Ultimately this person is accountable for supporting the Strategy & Insights team in any reasonable way possible
- Completing assignments on time
- Communicating clearly and professionally with clients and colleagues
- Taking initiative to get answers to questions
- Working effectively with senior personnel with a positive attitude
- THIS IS A PREDOMINATELY A “WORK FROM THE OFFICE” JOB. While we currently offer “Work from Home Wednesdays”, this job requires that you work in our Chicago office Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays.



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