Associate Digital Strategy Consultant

Job opportunity:  Associate Digital Strategy Consultant
Location: London
Salary: £25k - £35k (depending on experience)

Blue Latitude is a young, fast growing strategic interactive business and marketing consultancy based in London with global clients in the following areas:

  • Pharmaceutical & Healthcare, Online Retail, Entertainment & Media and Financial Services
  • Our work is focused on helping clients understand the online market typically within complex or regulated environments
  • The work we undertake for clients is varied and typically focused on delivering value through the development of strategy or recommendations based on performance evaluation
  • Due to continued growth we are looking to recruit great Associate Digital Strategy Consultants to join the team!

Responsibilities

Your main responsibility will be to support Consultants and Senior Consultants to deliver digital strategy projects on time and to a high standard.  Tasks are likely to be many and varied, typical examples include:

  • Desk research
  • Competitor analysis
  • Performance evaluation
  • Helping to develop strategic recommendations
  • Assisting with campaign implementation
  • Preparing and delivering presentations
  • Some client liaison

Abilities and Skills

To be a good Associate Digital Strategy Consultant you will need these basic skills: fully computer literate, highly numerate, strong writing abilities, quick learner, initiative, negotiation skills, comfortable managing third parties and possession of a valid passport. 

However, to be an exceptional Associate Consultant you will also need:

  • An inquisitive nature – ability to research, understand, evaluate opportunities and solve problems
  • Be self motivated and able to work without close supervision, managing your own workload
  • Comfortable developing and discussing your own ideas
  • Comfortable presenting and selling ideas to clients

Qualifications

  • A Marketing or Business focused Degree
  • Chartered Institute of Marketing qualifications are not required but would be a definite advantage

Essential Experience

  • A minimum of two years experience working in interactive marketing
  • Experience working either client side or in an agency/consultancy
  • Expert knowledge of most major online marketing techniques including PPC, SEO, email, affiliates, advertising etc
  • Awareness and Understanding of web analytics and online metrics
  • Experience of specifying websites and content briefs would be a distinct advantage
  • Although we are not looking to fill a technical role a basic understanding of online technologies would be an advantage (HTML, XML, etc)

What to expect from Blue Latitude

  • To work in a rapidly expanding company which is strongly committed to your training and personal development
  • The opportunity to take on additional responsibilities and to build on your skills considerably
  • To work on varied and interesting projects
  • To be an important part of the team, contributing from day one, making a difference to our clients’ business
  • A relaxed professional working environment
  • International travel (dependent on projects)

Please apply by sending a brief covering letter, your CV, salary expectations and why you think you would be an exceptional Associate Consultant quoting the reference above to jobac@bluelatitude.co.uk