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We’re a globally recognised, award-winning strategic brand design consultancy with studios in London, New York, Singapore and Shanghai. Every day, we partner with some of the world’s most ambitious consumer, corporate, and healthcare brands to craft high-impact creative that moves people and markets.  Rooted in purpose and powered by creativity, our mission is simple: get our clients from intent to impact — faster.  As proud members of the MSQ Group and B Corp certified, we unite strategy, design, and experience to shape brands that are not only standout but stand FOR something.  The Department  At Elmwood, our strategy team creates meaningful brand, business and design strategies. We provoke new thinking and see possibilities that go beyond category norms. We bring clarity to each challenge, crystallising convictions to prioritise what’s critical. And we craft compelling and intuitive brand stories that empower clients and engage consumers. That’s how we help brands get from Intent to Impact faster - translating opportunity into tangible outcomes through agile strategies that you can see and make happen.  The Role  And now we’re looking for a strategy director to join our team. You’ll play a crucial role in defining, leading and delivering large strategy projects and workstreams for our clients. Elmwood is a globally recognised, award-winning strategic brand design consultancy that builds brands with intent. From studios in London, New York, Singapore and Shanghai, we partner with ambitious companies to create brands that are more meaningful, more memorable, and ignite more momentum. You will be both a leader and natural collaborator, becoming an indispensable partner for global businesses, confident in classic brand strategy such as purpose, positioning, innovation, architecture, and portfolio strategy, as well as powerful design strategies.  Requirements Deliver high-quality strategic solutions that connect business strategy to brand and creative strategy, inspiring design solutions that drive commercial impact.  Bring a confident and highly experienced strategic skill set spanning insight mining to opportunity mapping; consumer journeys to portfolio architecture; creative strategy development to packaging hierarchy.  Demonstrate deep understanding of client audiences, categories, objectives, priorities - transforming insight into ideas with intent.  Present with confidence and conviction at all levels, bringing strategic narratives to life  Lead workshops and collaborative sessions that inspire teams, generate ideas and help clients to think differently  Provoke new thinking, proactively identifying the future agenda for our clients and leading discussions on next  Work in partnership with the client and design project leads to direct beautiful, effective work that delivers results for our clients.  Inputs into creation of new platforms or processes that create opportunity and elevate our strategic output  Ensure that every strategy workstream is set up to achieve our creative and commercial ambitions  Develop a strategic expertise that becomes a signature capability for Elmwood  Bring a T-shaped attitude – balancing left brain organisation with right brain creativity  What You'll Bring  Proven impact at c-suite level with clients in a brand design consultancy as a strategic lead that has helped to drive change within an established business or up-scale a fast growth challenger.  Extensive experience in brand design with a deep expertise in the fundamentals of brand strategy as well as a confident understanding in how to design and refresh brand identities  Confident in the use and application of Ai tools and platforms to enhance strategy delivery  Speak the language of design and with knowledge of its powerful role in digital conte