Strategist

Chicago, Irvine, San Diego – 

Introduction 

Envoy is an end-to-end digital consultancy that helps organizations accelerate growth through connected customer experiences. Trusted by iconic brands and tomorrow's category leaders, Envoy's multidisciplinary team of strategists, designers, and technologists deliver client impact through brand building, ecommerce, digital products, built environments, marketing, and communications. Headquartered in Irvine, California, with offices in San Diego and Chicago, Envoy transforms experiences for clients such as T-Mobile, VIZIO, Arlo, Nike, and Diageo. 

 

Opportunity 

We are looking for a talented Strategist with a passion for solving complex challenges and conveying ideas through engaging writing. You will be responsible for contributing to a team focused on brand, marketing, and communications, innovation, experience, and culture initiatives. You will work across diverse categories on challenging projects that require deep thinking, insight development, creative solutions, and copywriting. 

 

This is a hybrid position and will require in-office time. We are looking for someone who can work out of our Chicago, Irvine, or San Diego office on a weekly basis. 

 

What You Will Do

  • Contribute to building brands from the ground up, refreshing existing brands, and bringing them to life through marketing and communications, web,  digital products, people & culture, and experiences. Dig and research to fuel our thinking, including heavy desk research, field research, interviewing, and other forms of consumer research.
  • Develop insights and write briefs for the client and internal teams.
  • Develop content for proposals, meetings, workshops, and final project output.
  • Write brand narratives, brand platforms, brand messaging, and brand copy for multiple channels.
  • Contribute to original perspectives to support client work and agency thought-leadership
  • Create and participate in collaborative idea generation workshops with clients.
  • Produce a stellar work product to the Envoy standard on-time, every time.
  • Track your time on projects and assorted other operational expectations.
  • Represent Envoy and its values with professionalism, respect, and contagious enthusiasm.

 

 

Qualities and Qualifications 

  • Adept at copywriting and articulating clear and concise strategies and perspectives for external audiences.
  • Understanding of business, brand, marketing, and experience design principles.
  • Travel when deemed necessary and appropriate.
  • Ambition to better yourself and the organization through daily learning and persistence.
  • Pragmatic optimism with a focus on what can (and must) be done.
  • A love of figuring things out on your own and the humility to ask for help.
  • Ability to share opinions and challenge others in a respectful way.
  • Enthusiasm for virtual sleuthing and turning information into insights
  • A flat-out love and recognized skill in writing for brands.
  • Self-awareness and confidence within the team and in-front of clients.
  • A healthy dose of not taking yourself so seriously.

 

What We Offer 

The salary range for this position is between $95,000 - $105,000, plus benefits. Please note that the base salary range is a guideline, and individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies, and work location.

 

Envoy offers 100% employer-paid health and dental, vision, 401(k) matching, paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays.

 

Our Hiring Process 

We aim for an ideal time-to-hire of 35 days and are committed to making the interview process efficient, engaging, and enjoyable for every candidate. 

 

We’re aiming for a target start date of December 15th, 2025, although this may shift slightly depending on factors such as applicant volume, process speed, and onboarding preparation. We’ll keep you updated every step of the way.

 

Here’s what you can expect from our hiring process:

  • Every application is thoughtfully reviewed by our team
  • A phone conversation with someone from our People & Culture team
  • A video interview with the hiring team
  • A final video interview with the hiring manager

 

From time to time, we may schedule additional conversations to ensure the process feels thorough and supportive—for you and for us. Our goal is to create a thoughtful experience where you have the chance to get to know us just as much as we get to know you.

 

Envoy is committed to equity.

 

We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our community. Envoy does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation or military status.

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