Senior Strategist (DC Metro Area)

Location: We are actively hiring in the DC Metro area. 

Who We Are: LINK is a fast-growing Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB) that leverages human-centered design to support strategy, innovation, communication, change, and branding within the federal government and adjacent industry partners. At LINK, we partner with engineers, futurists, and thought leaders to untangle complexity, discover opportunity, and communicate clearly with visual stories. 

Let us be your partners in change.

About the Opportunity:

LINK is actively seeking a Senior Strategist to join our dynamic team, where we leverage strong partnerships and a robust portfolio of clients across diverse industries. You will be responsible for leading and executing innovative design strategies, collaborating with both internal teams and executive-level clients, and driving impactful visual storytelling to meet client objectives.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced professional to bring a combination of creative and strategic expertise to elevate LINK’s business growth and deliver high-quality, human-centered design solutions. You will work closely with clients to understand their challenges, develop compelling narratives, and implement design strategies that align with their mission, goals, and brand identity. Ideal candidates will have a proven track record of designing impactful visual experiences, utilizing data-driven insights, and collaborating cross-functionally to deliver exceptional client results.

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Communication, English, or a related field
• 7-10 years of experience in strategic communication, public affairs, or a similar role
• Strong creative design and execution skills to achieve customer objectives through design
• Ability to build and maintain robust client relationships and foster positive interpersonal connections
• Interest in visual storytelling, including data visualization and conceptualizing abstract ideas
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, maintaining a strong focus on accuracy and attention to detail
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate in a clear, approachable, and knowledgeable manner 

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate directly with clients to understand their challenges and the respective solution, then co-create effective products to convey it all to the appropriate audience
• In partnership with the VP of Strategy, elevate content artifacts and demonstrate thought leadership to the team around quality standards and deliverables from a content lens
• Translate ideas into compelling campaigns, solutions, stories
• Capture client requirements, missions, visions, goals, and KPIs/OKRs
• Help design and develop effective meetings and workshops to co-create solutions with clients and gather content
• Identify content, hierarchies, and visual concepts for visual storytelling products to include the creation of content maps and wireframes
• Work with the design team to develop infographics, charts, diagrams, presentations, and other visual products to convey both quantitative data and abstract concepts for use in print and digital formats
• Apply human-centered design and design thinking principles to technically complex problem sets
• Perform primary and secondary research with a high level of journalistic standards 
• Work iteratively by proactively asking for feedback from internal partners and clients to incrementally improve solutions
• Define opportunities to create tangible business value for the client by leading current state assessments and identifying high level customer requirements
• Manage multiple projects with internal project teams; work to organize assignments and track progress from both a financial and a deliverable standpoint
• Manage multiple projects with external stakeholders, and navigate new requests into new business opportunities  
• Manage project deadlines and workloads
• Develop and maintain client relationships

Work Schedule:

• Full time, 40 hours per week
• Some travel required to attend relevant events and conferences, and participate in LINK team events

Salary: We’re committed to providing competitive compensation, including locality adjustments based on the Washington, D.C. area. The base salary range for this position is [$112,000-$152,000]. Your final offer will reflect your experience, qualifications, and geographic location.

Benefits:

• $100 monthly internet/cell phone stipend
• LINK sponsored healthcare benefits including medical, dental, vision
• Company-paid Short Term Disability Insurance
• 401K with employer contribution of up to 4%
• 11 Federal Holidays per year 
• 15 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) per year 
• Paid Holiday Time Off (Christmas Eve through the New Year) 
• Annual bonus plan participation
• Annual profit sharing participation
• $2,000 Learning and Development program reimbursement
• Technology package that includes a LINK-owned MacBook Pro, monitor, mouse and keyboard

EOE