Careers in Strategy

By Willy Franzen

Looking for an entry level job or internship in strategy? Here's an overview of how to approach the search and a list of companies that might have entry level and internship opportunities that will interest you.

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Strategy deals with creating a plan of action to achieve a goal. In the business world there are two major arms of strategy that usually go together: business strategy and marketing strategy.

Business strategy involves creating and executing plans that are designed to achieve a business’s mission. Marketing strategy involves understanding the current market and coming up with a plan that will address a business’s current marketing objective.

A lot of jobs in marketing strategy are in marketing and advertising agencies, while jobs in business and marketing strategy are in the business management and marketing departments of large businesses. If you’re interested in working in strategy, you need to be a creative thinker and great communicator. You also need a bachelor’s degree in a related field for most positions.

Companies with Entry Level Jobs and Internships in Strategy

SheKnows - SheKnows is a Scottsdale, AZ based “women’s lifestyle media platform” that “allows brands to distribute authentic content and integrated advertising at scale.”

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Job Title	Location
Social Media Editor	New York, NY
Social Media Editor	New York, NY
Social Media Manager, StyleCaster	New York, NY
QA Analyst	Scottsdale, AZ
Sales Planner	New York, NY

See all 19 job postings

Haberman - Haberman is a Minneapolis, MN based agency of “modern storytellers for pioneers.” They work with "the leading entrepreneurs, innovators, healers and heroes of our day."

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Job Title	Location
PR + Marketing Intern	Minneapolis, MN
Public Relations Strategist	Minneapolis, MN
Digital Content Strategist	Minneapolis, MN
SCIENCE TEACHER	Colorado Springs, CO
SCIENCE TEACHER	Colorado Springs, CO

See all 19 job postings

Targeted Victory - Targeted Victory is an Alexandria, VA based agency that has “anchored digital campaigns on the local, state, and presidential level.”

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Job Title	Location
Intern, Digital Media Marketing	Alexandria, VA
Sponsorship Sales Executive	Tampa, FL
Information Graphics Designer	Washington, DC
Marketing Manager	Pittsburgh, PA
Director of Communications & Publications	Bethesda, MD

See all 20 job postings

GoPro - GoPro is a San Mateo, CA based company that has built a huge business by offering “the world’s most versatile camera.”

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Job Title	Location
Marketing Internship	Los Angeles, CA
Video Editing Intern	Costa Mesa, CA
Channel Marketing Designer	San Mateo, CA
Mechanical Architect, Product Design	San Mateo, CA
Project Manager	San Mateo, CA

See all 103 job postings

Digital Intent - Digital Intent is a Chicago, IL based company that helps clients "create and grow digital businesses."

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Job Title	Location
Hardware Design Verification Engineers - 1000	Redmond, WA
Relationship Multi Branch Banker Southeast Houston District	Houston, TX
Relationship Banker Tomball Branch	Tomball, TX
Multi Branch Banker DFW East (Northcrest)	Dallas, TX
Electronic Studio Artist / Production Artist	New York, NY

See all 931 job postings

Doorways to Dreams Fund - D2D Fund is an Allston, MA non-profit that is using innovative ideas to "increase the financial security and opportunity of low- and moderate-income households."

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No current job openings.

Reformation - Reformation is an LA based “environmentally sustainable fashion brand that repurposes vintage and surplus materials to create a chic, limited edition collection.”

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Job Title	Location
Assistant Fashion Designer	Los Angeles, CA
Fashion Buyer/Merchandiser	Los Angeles, CA
Senior IT Service Management Process Consultant (Active DOD TS Clearance)	Fort Meade, MD
Senior Product Development Specialist	Connecticut
Merchandising Strategy Analyst	Los Angeles, CA

See all 54 job postings

Pure Branding - Pure Branding is a Northampton, MA based consultancy that “builds leading brands for values-based companies in the natural products industry.”

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Job Title	Location
I.T Staffing Recruitment / BPO & Big Data Sales	Hoffman Estates, IL
Social Media & Marketing Intern	Northampton, MA
Director-Digital & Social Strategy-Dallas	Dallas, TX
Market Research & Strategy Intern	Northampton, MA
Production Designer - Fashion Industry Opportunity	New York, NY

See all 47 job postings

Kelton - Kelton is an NYC and LA based consulting firm that is “passionate about listening to your customers and translating their stories into innovative solutions.”

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Job Title	Location
Technical Sales Manager	Waltham, MA
Full Time Research Intern	New York, NY
Full Time Research Intern	New York, NY
Moderator and Research Lead	New York, NY
Moderator and Research Lead	New York, NY

See all 46 job postings

Column Five - Column Five is a Newport Beach, CA based infographic design, social PR, and content strategy agency that landed at #291 on the Inc. 5000

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Job Title	Location
GeoScience Database Administrator/Programmer, General and Administrative, Geology - Carlin	Carlin, NV
Oracle Database Administrator	Henderson, NV
Staff Scientist Cell Biology	Frederick, MD
DB2 UDB Database Administrator	Harrison, NY
Associate Editor	New York, NY

See all 209 job postings

NerdWallet - NerdWallet is based in San Francisco, CA and “empowers consumers to make better decisions about their personal finances, travel plans, health bills, or higher education.”

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Job Title	Location
Software Engineer Intern	San Francisco, CA
Staff Writer	United States
PR Specialist, Financial Products	San Francisco, CA
PR Specialist	San Francisco, CA
Research Recruiter	San Francisco, CA

See all 43 job postings

Sterling-Rice Group - Sterling-Rice Group is a Boulder, CO based, food-focused “strategy, innovation, and communications firm that grows businesses and builds brands in considerable ways.”

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Job Title	Location
Managing Director/Senior Relationship Leader +	Boulder, CO

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Arnold Worldwide - Arnold Worldwide is the Boston, MA based ad agency behind Progressive’s Flo campaign. They've also done work for Jack Daniels, New Balance, and Volvo.

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Job Title	Location
Marketing Internship - Summer Session	Boston, MA
Strategy Internship - Summer Session	Boston, MA
Production Internship - Summer Session	Boston, MA
Operations Internship - Summer Session	Boston, MA
Creative Internship - Summer Session	Boston, MA

See all 53 job postings

The Rockefeller Foundation - The Rockefeller Foundation is based in New York, NY and is putting its $3+ billion endowment to work promoting "the well-being of humanity throughout the world.”

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Job Title	Location
Data Analyst	New York, NY
Research Specialist	New York, NY
Community Strategist - DC	Washington, DC
Communications Coordinator	New York, NY
Summer Associate - Washington, DC	Washington, DC

See all 134 job postings

G2 - G2 is a marketing communications agency that helps its clients sell more. They have offices in NYC, San Francisco, Chicago, and Philadelphia.

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Job Title	Location
Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)	Bellevue, WA
Project Control Coordinator	Houston, TX
Undergraduate Internship	Annapolis Junction, MD
Graduate Student Internship	Annapolis Junction, MD
High School Student Internship	Annapolis Junction, MD

See all 265 job postings

Demandware - Demandware is a Burlington, MA based company that offers an “enterprise-class cloud commerce platform” that powers “more than 150 retail brands across more than 575 sites."

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Job Title	Location
UX Development Lead - modern JavaScript frameworks and design patterns	Boston, MA
Software Engineer - .Net	Deerfield Beach, FL
Application Security Test Engineer	Burlington, MA
Sr. User Interface Software Engineer - JavaScript, Cloud	Burlington, MA
Java Tech Lead - eCommerce (downtown crossing)	Boston, MA

See all 323 job postings

LockerDome - LockerDome is a St. Louis, MO based startup that offers a social media platform to help professional athletes, brands, and other sports properties” reach fans.

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Job Title	Location
Market Analyst	St. Louis, MO
Sports Management - Activation Specialist - Contests	Missouri

See all 1 job postings

Trailer Park - Trailer Park is a Hollywood, CA based full-service entertainment marketing agency that serves “a broad spectrum of clients."

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Job Title	Location
Diesel Mechanic $3000.00 Sign-on / Retention Bonus	Baton Rouge, LA
Class A CDL Truck Driver	Amarillo, TX
Delivery Driver - Sysco Metro New York (Jersey City, New Jersey)	Jersey City, NJ
Knoxville Flatbed Truck Drivers! We Pay for Experience!	Powell, TN
DRIVER/OPERATOR - CDL CLASS A (Deer Park, TX)	Deer Park, TX

See all 582 job postings

Continuum - Continuum is a Boston based "innovation and design consultancy” that helps “organizations drive business innovation through design."

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Job Title	Location
OR Coordinator	Watertown, NY
Marketing Business Development	Tyrone, PA
Women's Health & Pediatric Nurse Manager	Wyoming
DISCHARGE PLANNER - LMSW - Case Management - Day (8:00am - 5:00pm)	Houston, TX
Medical Management Supervisor - Care Coordination	Eugene, OR

See all 16,105 job postings

Percolate - Percolate is a New York, NY based company that provides software to “help brands create content at social scale.”

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Job Title	Location
Social Media Associate	New York, NY
Social Media Coordinator	Tempe, AZ
Digital Marketing Associate (6-month contract)	San Diego, CA
Social Media Analyst / Digital Marketing Analyst - Twitter, FB, Linkedin - HR Group	Purchase, NY
Social Media Manager - NY	Purchase, NY

See all 25 job postings

Leo Burnett - Leo Burnett is a Chicago, IL based advertising agency that was founded in 1935 and has one of the most impressive client lists of any agency out there.

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Job Title	Location
Business Analyst	Chicago, IL
2015 Summer Internship - Motion Graphics	United States
2015 Summer Internship - Music Services	United States
2015 Summer Internship - Modeling & Forecasting \| Optimization Practice	United States
2015 Summer Internship - Creative Technologist	United States

See all 97 job postings

Mullen - Mullen is a Boston, MA based agency that is “on a mission to work with the world’s most innovative marketers.”

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Job Title	Location
Account Executive/Sales	San Mateo, CA
Registered Dental Hygienist	El Paso, TX
Creative Director	Boston, MA
Staff Research Associate I	Los Angeles, CA
Assistant Editor	Boston, MA

See all 120 job postings

Morpheus Media - Morpheus Media is a New York, NY based “full-service provider of interactive marketing solutions to Fortune 500 companies and those aspiring to land on that list.”

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No current job openings.

AdRoll - AdRoll is a San Francisco, CA based advertising startup that specializes in retargeting (showing advertising to people who have already indicated interest).

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Job Title	Location
Web Analytics & Optimization Manager	Millbrae, CA
Digital Intern	Chicago, IL
Marketing and Communications Manager	Cheektowaga, NY
VP of Marketing	Austin, TX
Online Marketing Specialist	Seattle, WA

See all 66 job postings

FSG - FSG is a "consulting firm specializing in strategy, evaluation, and research" with offices in Boston, San Francisco, Seattle, and DC.

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Job Title	Location
Sr. Product Manager RAID/Storage	Sunnyvale, CA
Business Analyst - 180	Duluth, GA
Business Analyst (WMS) in Johns Creek, GA	Johns Creek, GA
Advanced Economies Research Intern	Washington, DC
Advanced Economies Research Intern, Global Analytics & Advisory Services	Washington, DC

See all 165 job postings

Captain Lucas Inc. - If you're constantly in search of what's cool, then you need to check out the jobs at Captain Lucas Inc.'s Cool Hunting and Largetail.

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Job Title	Location
Customer Service / Sales Support for DirecTV / Training / General Business	Indianapolis, IN

See all 1 job postings

GREE - GREE is a Japanese mobile social game developer that is expanding rapidly in the U.S, and that means that they're hiring a ton of new grads.

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Job Title	Location
Signet Treasury Analyst	Akron, OH
Creative Director	San Francisco, CA
Android Developer	Palo Alto, CA
QA Tester	San Francisco, CA
QA Game Tester	San Francisco, CA

See all 97 job postings

The Marketing Arm - The Marketing Arm is a Dallas, TX based marketing agency that focuses on building brand experiences through promotions, and they're hiring.

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Job Title	Location
Digital Marketing/Web Associate	Norwalk, CT
Marketing Operations	Cambridge, MA
Digital Production Internship Orlando Summer 2015	Celebration, FL
Digital Production Internship Glendale Summer 2015	Glendale, CA
E-Marketing Specialist	Norwalk, CT

See all 1,532 job postings

mcgarrybowen - mcgarrybowen is based in Chicago and New York, and they were just named Agency of the Year by AdAge. Sounds like a good place to land a job.

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Job Title	Location
Dentsu Aegis Network Summer Internship Program - Amnet, Carat, iProspect, Posterscope, and Vizeum	United States
2015 New York Summer Intern	New York, NY
Social Media Specialist	New York, NY
Associate Director of User Experience	New York, NY
Packaging Designer ( with 3d skills)	New York, NY

See all 11 job postings

Hill Holliday - If you’re digging Hill Holliday’s portfolio, then you’re in luck, because they also appear to be an awesome place to work.

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Job Title	Location
Management Supervisor	Boston, MA
Media Planner	Boston, MA
Platform Media Assistant	Boston, MA
Billing Coordinator	Boston, MA
Experience Designer	New York, NY

See all 17 job postings

Ahkun - Ahkun is a New York based non-profit that connects micro-funded entrepreneurs with the U.S. market so that they can sell their goods and grow their businesses.

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No current job openings.

Better Place - If you want to be part of the transition to sustainable transportation, then it’s time to take a look at Better Place’s jobs.

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Job Title	Location
Interactive Designer	Boulder, CO
Research Summer Intern -Machine Learning	Yorktown Heights, NY
Account Executive	Phoenix, AZ
Physical Therapist: Angels of Mercy Home Care	Columbus, IN
Certified Financial Planner	Alexandria, VA

See all 35,810 job postings

Vodori - Vodori is a Chicago, IL based full-service digital agency, and they do some killer work. The best example of Vodori's work is their own website.

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Job Title	Location
Digital Marketing Consultant (Class of 2015)	Chicago, IL
Digital Consultant / Business Analyst	Chicago, IL
Manager - Digital Marketing and Content Management	Chicago, IL
Senior Manager - Digital Marketing and Content Management	Chicago, IL
Entry Level Software Developer	Chicago, IL

See all 5 job postings

Corporate Executive Board - If you’re fascinated by large corporations and how they work, then The Corporate Executive Board would be an excellent place to start your career.

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Job Title	Location
Marketing Assistant	Gilmer, TX
.NET Developer	Washington, DC
Director Capital and Major Gifts	Kirkland, WA
Marketing Manager / Director - Energy	The Woodlands, TX
Administrative Assistant	Kaunakakai, HI

See all 4,610 job postings

iContact - Groupon and Gilt Groupe have built huge businesses by leveraging e-mail. If you want to get into the e-mail game, then you should check out jobs at iContact.

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Job Title	Location
Integrated Designer (Freelance)	New York, NY
Communications & Marketing Intern	Elma, NY
Development & Communications Associate	Nashua, NH
Marketing Intern	Scarsdale, NY
Marketing Assistant	Framingham, MA

See all 64 job postings

Lloyd’s of London - It’s not often that we feature international companies (mostly because it’s hard to say whether they’ll hire US students), but Lloyd’s of London is just so cool

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Job Title	Location
Underwriting Associate-Insurance	Stamford, CT
Account Coordinator	Stamford, CT
Special Risk Division Summer Intern	Farmington Hills, MI
Special Risk Division Summer Intern	Farmington Hills, MI
Claims Summer Intern	Farmington Hills, MI

See all 34 job postings

IGT - IGT is really big on campus recruiting, and they seem to put a lot of effort into their University Relations presence.

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Job Title	Location
BI Data Analyst	Seattle, WA
Sr. Product Manager	Seattle, WA
Security Engineer	Seattle, WA
Android/Mobile Developer	Seattle, WA
BI Data Developer	Seattle, WA

See all 172 job postings

Upward Strategy - Upward Strategy’s clients include Equinox, Daylife, TopGuest, The Aspen Institute, and quite a few more, and they're hiring to keep up with all the business.

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Job Title	Location
Entry Level Sales and Marketing! Full-Time	Salt Lake City, UT
VP, Pathology (DVM)	Irvine, CA
Marketing Intern	San Francisco, CA
Intern - Marketing & Communicationos	Baldwin Park, CA
Director, Regulatory Affairs	Medford, MA

See all 939 job postings

Aruliden - Usually with these kinds of firms you’d want to have a product design background to apply for a job, but I think at Aruliden that may not be necessary.

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No current job openings.

Trumpet - If you’re intrigued by the story and you like the work, then you’ll probably want to consider a career with Trumpet.

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Job Title	Location
Private Music Instructor	Houston, TX
Music Educator	Houston, TX
Trumpet, Trombone, Saxes...	San Diego, CA
Music Teacher Wanted for Violin, Cello, Piano, Guitar, Drums, and More	Broward County, FL
42R Army Bandperson	Kingshill, VI

See all 183 job postings

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