RAW London
Senior Creative Strategist
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Senior Creative Strategist
Senior Creative Strategist – RAW London
At RAW, the Senior Creative Strategist plays a truly pivotal role. Taking full ownership of a diverse range of charity sector accounts, you will lead on developing the big creative, campaign, and content strategies that underpin our ideas—from creative propositions, messaging platforms, to innovative fundraising products.
About the Role
Working closely with our account, creative, and production teams, you'll partner with client stakeholders to understand their goals, challenges, and market trends. You will leverage research, facilitate workshops, and challenge briefs to transform complex data into internal creative briefs that inspire standout work.
As a senior leader, you'll also:
- Pitch bold new business ideas
- Collaborate with our Strategy Director to evolve RAW’s approach to strategy, bringing fresh perspectives to new client challenges
We’re looking for someone with:
- A strong background delivering creative strategies within the third sector, either in-house or through an agency
- A passion for how creativity as a force for change can shape impactful outcomes for charities
Key Responsibilities
At the heart of the role you’ll:
- Lead strategy for accounts across:
- Campaign strategies
- Insight reports
- Messaging platforms
- Fundraising products
- Creative briefs that push boundaries
- Conduct audience, market, and behavioural research to inform strategic direction, sometimes partnering with external research teams
- Challenge and refine client briefs, injecting bold creativity where it matters most
- Help craft and pitch insight-driven ideas to secure new business opportunities
- Work alongside our accounts team to identify upselling opportunities and grow client relationships
- Collaborate with clients to understand stakeholder goals and emerging challenges
- Facilitate workshops, reviews, and strategic discussions with client stakeholders
- Partner with our creative team to shape standout campaign ideas
- Support clients navigating changing fundraising landscapes
- Assess gaps and opportunities for best practice evolution, improving RAW’s strategy approach
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Requirements
We’re looking for:
- Experience delivering strategic thinking as a strategist, creative strategist, or equivalent within marketing or fundraising functions
- Experience either:
- In-house within the third sector
- Robust experience working with third-sector clients
- A deep understanding of creative testing and a track record of partnering with media agencies to validate ideas
- Demonstrable ability to turn research and data into ambitious, clear strategies
- A collaborative mindset and enthusiasm to work alongside creative teams to bring ideas to life
- Confidence in leading client-facing presentations and workshops
- The flexibility to work effectively:
- Independently
- Throughout wider strategy teams and stakeholder groups
- Genuine belief in how creativity fuels change in third-sector communication
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About RAW
Joining RAW means becoming part of an agency purpose-built for the third sector. If you’re passionate about aligning powerful strategy with the needs of charities—while shaping bold partnerships—we’d love to hear from you.
Employing Conditions
- Location: Hybrid – 2 days per week (Wednesdays & Fridays) in our London office, with the rest of the time remote
- Contract: Full-time
- Salary: £50–£55k, depending on experience
- Start Date: October 2026
Please apply via: LinkedIn, but remember: accompany your application with a cover letter sent to jobs@raw.london. Your personal connection will put you at the top of the list.
Learn more at RAW London’s website.
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