Brand & Communications Strategist

Brand & Communications Strategist (Junior or higher experience) For our branding division (between South Tyrol and Vienna), we are looking for a Brand & Communications Strategist who has excellent skills in analyzing and understanding not only how brands work and how they should be positioned in the market, but also how they relate to their target audience, competitors and business objectives. For this role, we’re looking for somebody who has a minimum of 2 years experience working in brand strategy and/or adjacent fields, and who is interested in growing into a senior role over time. We accept applications for full and part time, on place/hybrid or remote collaborations, also freelance contract wise. What will you be doing: As Brand & Communications Strategist you will work in the agency’s brand and strategy division, which deals with all stages of brand development, from research to creation, from competitor analysis to value propositions to positioning. You will deal with stakeholders and coordinate, together with the branding division, all brand development activities involving the other divisions of the agency. We are a young, ambitious and international team. We speak German and Italian and English amongst ourselves and with our clients and partners. We work together from South Tyrol, Vienna, Florence, Genova and other cities in realtime. Currently our agency is growing, but it still feels small and intimate. You will be part of a vibrant environment with clever minds that work for a variety of local heroes and/or best-in-class hidden-champions like GKN Hydrogen, alpitronic, Microgate, Aspiag/Despar, IDM Südtirol, Barth, Covision Lab, Autonomous Province of Bolzano, FieraMesse Bolzano-Bozen, Upper Austria Tourism Board, Garda Trentino, südtirol mobil and many more. We are looking for someone who is eager to learn and grow, take responsibility and who will toast to a successful week with us. About You: You speak german and italian and of course english You have 2 years experience with communications and brand strategy (research, brand development, core message communication, brand architecture, brand activation, brand positioning, brand storytelling and brief development,). Ideally you have a bachelor’s degree (or higher) in design/communication/economics/management and similar studies. You are able to communicate and relate, as a representative of a lead agency, with all kinds of stakeholders, from corporate to institutional ones, with a good business sense and a focus on “the bigger picture /goals” You are a creative professional, who knows how to integrate innovative and original concept ideas and solutions with the needs of a business that also has long-term goals Strong workshop planning and execution skills, moderation skills is a plus Strong communicative skills, experience with project management and the ability to prioritize Project management experience with ClickUp, Trello, Asana, Monday and similar is a plus Adobe Suite or other graphics software knowledge is a plus What we offer: A job in an open minded, informal and dynamic agency on the cross sections of strategic consulting, branding and marketing Possibilities to develop your skills even further via trainings and certifications We’re trusting and believe in creative freedom and autonomy A chance to grow and learn from day one An atmosphere to do what you do best and to develop your skills and career with extensive internal knowledge sharing and upskilling A healthy, varied and delicious lunch with the team A 4,5 days working week with hybrid/remote days Fun social events such as aperitivo nights and company parties A great equipped workplace, software and hardware setup in our new office next to Museion in Bolzano-Bozen Salary above market standard and possibilities for performance based incentives in the future Please send your CV via gczukunvt.com to Giulia. In your application, kindly include examples of your experience or specific tools knowledge within the digital marketing sphere or tell us why you would be a good zukunvt fit. About zukunvt zukunvt is a strategy, branding and marketing agency based in South Tyrol and Vienna. Always thinking about what the future holds, we focus on developing regenerative and scalable business models and creative branding and agile marketing solutions for tomorrow’s world. Through our method-driven process we analyze, envision, create and evaluate to meet your project’s needs as well as future standards. Agile methods, co-creation, interdisciplinary teams and always in dialogue with you, the client, help us deliver solutions that are strategically driven and perform right on target. www.zukunvt.com J-18808-Ljbffr