Job Description
- Experience in brand strategy, naming, architecture, and design principles.
- Excellent analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
- Solid understanding of how brands and businesses work.
- Excellent communication skills in English and Japanese.
Landor is looking for a Strategy Director to join our Tokyo studio. Could this be you?
We are Landor.
World-leading brand specialists.
Consulting. Design. Experience.
Connecting business strategy to brand.
Bringing every facet of brand to life.
Creating brand-led experiences for talent & customers.
United in our drive to make a positive difference.
Proudly part of WPP.
We build brands, designed to transform.
Our Landor Group also includes leaders in sonic branding, amp,
workspace & architectural design experts, BDG
and award-winning motion specialists, ManvsMachine.
What you’ll do
Take ownership in translating data and the world around you into meaningful insights and actionable recommendations for clients. Then apply analytical rigor, critical thinking, and creativity to solve complex brand and marketing issues.
- Review data, conduct analysis, uncover insights, and prepare coherent and persuasive point of view and actionable recommendations for our clients.
- Create lasting impact by demonstrating industry-leading thinking, entrepreneurial spirit, and restless intellectual curiosity
- Own and lead work streams, understanding how they impact the overall project.
- Lead and guide the wider strategy team to analyze and synthesize primary and secondary research to generate actionable insights for clients.
What you’ll need
- Experience within brand strategy, brand naming, product and portfolio architecture, creative briefing, campaign messaging and design principles.
- Excellent analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
- Solid understanding of how brands and businesses work, including the role of packaging, product/service innovation, sustainability, and ecommerce.
- Open-mindedness with an inherent curiosity, and willingness to share fresh perspectives in solving problems.
- Excellent communication skills across all levels of English and native Japanese.
We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.
We build brands. We build futures. Landor, a WPP company, is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all applicants without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics, committed to a culture of respect where everyone belongs and can progress in their careers.
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