Creative Strategist

We define, design and develop all things digital.

Bakken & Bæck is a technology-driven design studio working out of Oslo, Amsterdam, Bonn and London. Building digital products, brands and businesses, we help ambitious companies identify, explore and respond to new opportunities.

From defining the future home with IKEA to building decentralised platforms with Coinbase; we are in the business of breaking new grounds. As one international team across offices, we have all the skill-sets needed tohelp businesses adapt to an increasingly complex world.

We’re committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels comfortable, regardless of your identity, experiences and beliefs. We want BB to be a place where you can try out new things with the risk of failing, where you can take ownership over your own work without being micromanaged, and where there’s a low barrier for coming up with ideas — no matter your job title or discipline.

Work-life balance shouldn’t be a perk, but a given. We strongly believe in flexibility, knowing that creativity doesn’t always happen between 9 and 5. At BB you’ll be given a lot of freedom, which means managing your own priorities, trying out new things and working a flexible hours’ scheme.

Blending the promise of technology innovation with the power of human imagination.

We are now looking for a strategist to join our brand and communications team in Oslo, London, or Amsterdam.

It’s our aim to explore and implement new modes of interaction that evoke meaningful and inclusive connections between human beings and their technological surroundings. Combining strategy, storytelling and technology, we create bespoke and resilient digital scenarios that help brands to transmit their identity, ideas and stories in the right tone of voice on all relevant platforms.

As a strategist, you will play an integral part in the brand and communications team, defining, framing, and writing insight-driven strategies to drive strong creative solutions across numerous projects and pitches. You will use strategic and research methods to guide companies through moments of transformation, helping them create a shared language around new complexities, while making sure they stay true to their core values.

The strategic work will be divided in roughly three parts:

(1) scope, plan, design and lead strategic phases for our brand and comms work—ranging from conducting stakeholder interviews and desktop research to facilitating workshops and investigative processes

(2) work along brand designers, art directors and copywriters to ideate and build creative concepts across a wide range of outputs(brand identities, films, digital scenarios, communication strategies, ++)

(3) consolidate all findings and insights in well-written, clear and aspirational strategic work that can either stand alone, or serve as the foundation for further creative work

Qualifications:

• Experience with leading and scoping strategy work within creative digital design, branding and/or comms projects
• Proven ability to conceive and develop solid foundations for creative projects, ranging from defining tones of voice to outlining roll out strategies
• Ability to create excitement around (tech-driven) opportunity spaces and trends, and communicate those to both creative and corporate audiences
• Excellent storytelling capabilities, with a knack for translating complex ideas into concise yet compelling narratives
• Fluency in English (both verbally and in writing)

What you can look forward to:

• Doing things together - When not in the midst of a global pandemic we like to get together as often as we can across offices. Yearly trips, meetups, parties and dinners, or working on interesting projects together.
• Power your own ideas - Do you have a project you've always dreamed of? A company you admire, or a problem you are dying to solve? At BB you'll have a say in what projects we take on.
• Remote when you need - We try our best to keep location from obstructing our cross office collaboration. As long as you have the possibility to come in to the office a few times a week (for workshops, social gatherings, etc.), you're welcome to design a hybrid setup that works for you.
• Parental leave and baby bonus - We got the moms and dads in the company to design our very own “baby kit”, that includes a £2000 bonus, so you can get a head start on your new parental adventures.
• Keep it healthy - We provide an extensive support package that includes a solid health insurance, sponsored therapy sessions, access to physiological treatment and a lot more.
• Learning Budget - You'll get an annual allowance of £1500 to use on courses, classes, or conferences - whatever you need to stay inspired and learn new things.