Job title: Senior Strategist

Salary: £60k - £85k

Reporting line: Brand Director

ABOUT MIDNIGHT CREATIVE GROUP™ AND THE BEGINNING

Work as original as the people who create it.

Midnight Creative Group™ is a creative company for cultural advancement with 100+ people across London, Leeds, Amsterdam and New York. We specialise in progressive, culturally-driven solutions for the world’s most ambitious brands. Our group consists of four companies:

1. The Beginning – Our consultancy offering, attacks business challenges in their most embryonic form
2. The Midnight Club – Our 360 studio delivers ambitious work for the most progressive clients across Europe and North America
3. ZERO – Our full-service production, post-house and talent rep studio closes the loop from concept to consumer.
4. Off–Piste – Our creative technology studio and frontier innovation takes brands off the map and into new terrain.

The Beginning takes the creative energy and alternative spirit of The Midnight Club and injects it at a higher altitude – helping clients solve broader business and brand challenges. This includes brand positioning, innovation, new product and service development, communications ecosystems and evolving operating models.

Together we offer one promise – Advancement.

This role is within The Beginning, with opportunities to cross over into different group wide projects.

THE ROLE

This is a mid-to-senior level strategy role with the opportunity to help shape the future of The Beginning.

You will work at the top of the funnel, helping clients define their brand direction, identify growth opportunities and unlock new ways of showing up in culture. This is an entrepreneurial environment, ideal for someone excited by building, contributing and helping define new ways of working.

You will lead small to mid-sized projects, collaborate with creative and client teams, and bring bold, distinctive thinking to business and brand challenges.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

• Leading strategic workstreams across brand, innovation and business-led projects
• Developing clear, inspiring strategic narratives grounded in cultural and consumer insight
• Helping clients define brand positioning, product opportunities and future communications directions
• Supporting the development of strategic frameworks, toolkits and thought leadership
• Contributing to the evolution and visibility of The Beginning (including publishing and written output)
• Presenting confidently to internal teams and clients
• Helping shape new methodologies and ways of working within a growing function

ABOUT YOU

We’re looking for someone ambitious, curious and entrepreneurial and ready to step up into greater ownership and leadership.

You will likely:

• Have around 5–7 years’ experience
• Be comfortable leading small to mid-sized projects independently
• Enjoy tackling open-ended business challenges
• Be culturally engaged with strong strategic storytelling skills
• Be a confident writer and excited by contributing to thought leadership / publishing initiatives
• Thrive in fast-moving environments and enjoy helping build new things
• Have strong interpersonal, presentation and collaboration skills

COMPANY BENEFITS

• 25 days paid holiday (per annum) plus Bank holidays
• Xmas office closure in addition to your Holiday entitlement
• Company healthcare for yourself with Health Shield
• Use our Well-Hub app, access to 2,500+ gyms, studios, therapy and meditation
• Assistance programme with 24/7 confidential access as part of your Health Shield plan
• Flexible working scheme - Tuesdays, Thursdays plus another day of your choice in the office
• Mentoring programme parallel to your Line Management scheme
• Work Pension scheme
• Full access to a range of training courses

The Midnight Club is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All applicants shall be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, neurodivergence, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local laws.

The Midnight Club is an accredited Real Living Wage Employer.

The Midnight Club is a certified B Corp, committed to having a positive impact on our people, communities, and the environment.