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DDG is seeking a Brand Strategist to join our team. We’re looking for a confident, self-motivated problem solver who has excellent attention to detail and takes on challenges with enthusiasm. 

As a member of the strategy team, you’ll support and lead projects that turn ordinary companies into extraordinary, memorable, and impactful brands. You’ll have great research, observation and organization skills, a solid understanding of branding and strategy, and a determination to build your career in this field. 

If you are eager to sharpen and apply your critical thinking and insights to help Taiwanese brands succeed, we welcome you to join us, unveil your greatness, and create outstanding work with the DDG team.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Solve clients’ brand development challenges; develop a brand strategy that supports business growth
• Lead and work closely with designers and communication/PR strategists, including conducting internal reviews of work in progress, to create comprehensive solutions and build well-rounded brands
• Lead client meetings to help teams discuss, decide, or reach a consensus or conclusion to make progress with clarity
• Conduct in-depth interviews, secondary data collection, industry analysis, qualitative research, workshops, and training sessions
• Provide advice on business operations and marketing efforts
• Maintain a good working relationship with clients

Required Skills

• Great critical thinking with excellent analytical skills
• Enthusiastic towards challenges with a willingness to collaborate and learn
• More than five years of experience developing brand or marketing strategies
• An understanding of business and organizational management
• Consistently follow the developments of global and Taiwanese markets
• Experience conducting industry analysis, developing brand strategy and positioning, and planning marketing and public relations activities
• Experience in qualitative and quantitative research and the ability to evaluate which research methods are most suitable for the project at hand
• Able to speak and present in front of people confidently 
• Can write reports and proposals clearly and concisely
• Native-level Chinese and full working proficiency English abilities, including reading, listening, speaking, and writing

Desirable Skills

• Experience in an advertising, communications, PR, marketing, or brand design agency 
• Experience working in an in-house role for a Taiwanese brand
• Confident at creating presentation decks
• An interest in branding design

How to apply

To apply for this position, please email your CV, cover letter, and a portfolio of strategies and communication work to [email protected]

DDG is seeking a bilingual Communications Strategist with solid experience in brand communications and content development. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker, articulate writer, and a good collaborator.

As Communication Strategists, we practice effective communication to deliver messages and content that drive brand success. In this role, you will work with other strategists and creatives and lead the communications work for client projects. Your work will include a variety of writing disciplines and will require excellent project management, coordination, and implementation skills.

If you are eager to build a career in leading and shaping brand communication for Taiwanese companies to advance their brands and marketing efforts, join us.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Defining communications strategy and developing content that aligns with the goals of each project.
• Working closely with strategists and creatives, bridging brand strategy, creative work, and content to ensure comprehensive brand development aligns with the goals of each project.
• Planning and executing work systematically, including sourcing, collecting, and organizing information through interviews, surveys, and research.
• Developing creative copy and content including (but not limited to) naming, slogans, key messages, brand and product introductions, press releases, marketing materials, and websites for various businesses.
• Working independently to complete copy for time-sensitive projects and other projects not requiring close teamwork.
• Overseeing and proofreading all project deliverables containing English copy, including DDG’s own-use marketing copy, such as articles, case studies, press releases, and website pages.
• Other work includes coordinating with various teams, preparing presentation materials, and other ad hoc tasks.

Requirements

• 3+ years’ experience in marketing or a related industry
• Native English proficiency (spoken and written)
• Fluency in spoken Mandarin Chinese
• Experience conducting interviews and research as part of shaping strategy and sourcing content for writing
• Experience in presenting research results, ideas, concepts, and strategies articulately
• Strong interpersonal communication skills and experience working with designers and production teams.
• The ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously while being organized and thorough
• Tertiary-level education, preferably in marketing, communications, or journalism

Desirable Requirement

• Experience with MacOS and iWork office suite, including Keynote, Pages, and Numbers
• Experience planning and managing a website, with knowledge of SEO techniques and methodologies
• Able to write well in Chinese

Remuneration

The Communications Strategist’s salary will be commensurate with experience.

How to apply

To apply for this position, please email your CV, a cover letter, and sample writing work to [email protected]

Shortlisted applicants will be contacted by email and may be required to attend up to two in-person interviews, including one on-site writing test. Those who advance to the second will be asked to prepare and deliver a presentation on a selected topic.

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.