Job Title: Freelance Senior Creative / Cultural Strategist

Department: Dazed Studio, US

Reporting to:  MD

Based: North America | NYC Metro or Remote (EST Preferred)

ABOUT US

Dazed Studio is the award-winning creative agency within Dazed Media, delivering culturally impactful campaigns and experiences across fashion, beauty, music, and lifestyle. With storytelling at our core, we collaborate with the world’s most influential brands to create work that resonates with global youth culture.

DESCRIPTION

Dazed Studio NYC is growing, and we’re looking for passionate mid-weight and senior culture and creative strategists to join our network. If you have a sharp instinct for decoding cultural shifts, crafting innovative strategic thinking, and thrive working across projects of different scales and cultural contexts, we’d love to hear from you.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Deep understanding of contemporary youth culture, subcultures, emerging trends, and digital/social landscapes, particularly within the fashion, beauty, music, and luxury sectors.

• Proven experience (5+ years) in a strategy role within a creative agency, media company, or relevant cultural organization, with a strong portfolio showcasing impactful, culturally-led campaigns.

• Exceptional analytical skills, with the ability to translate complex cultural insights and data into clear, compelling creative strategies and actionable client recommendations.

• Expertise in qualitative and quantitative research methodologies, including cultural auditing, trend forecasting, consumer segmentation, and competitive analysis.

• Strong presentation, communication, and storytelling skills, capable of pitching sophisticated strategies to senior clients and internal teams with clarity and enthusiasm.

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively across multi-disciplinary teams (Creative, Production, Account Management) in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.

ROLES SEEKING

Given the diverse nature of our project pipeline and the varying levels of experience required, we are open to engaging with exceptional talent across several related roles:

• Senior Cultural Strategist

• Senior Creative Strategist

• Cultural Strategist 

• Creative Strategist 

• Trend Forecaster

• Youth Culture Consultant