The Role:
The Account Manager / Brand Strategist is the most senior creative and communication hire in this team. You will own the brand strategy for both The Quarry and Design First — managing two distinct brand voices, two editorial registers and two sets of communication standards without compromising either.
You will lead the in-house team, manage external creative partners across both brands and serve as the primary strategic partner to the Marketing Manager and Founder on all brand communication decisions for both organizations.
What would you be required to do?
Brand Strategy & Architecture
• Own and evolve the brand positioning and communication architecture for both — maintaining the strategic distinction between them at every touchpoint
• Build and maintain a Brand Voice Document for each brand — The Quarry's restrained, material- authority register and Design First's warm, design-led narrative are different disciplines and must be held separately
• Define quarterly content pillars,
editorial direction and platform strategy for both brands — each calibrated to its specific audience
• Translate The Quarry's curatorial philosophy — the quarry journeys, the 20 mm standard, the gallery distinction — into brand language the team can execute
• Translate Design First's design philosophy — the project journeys, the Carlo Scarpa inspiration, the end-to-end design ownership — into brand language the team can execute
• Identify where communication on either brand is inconsistent and present explicit, evidence-backed recommendations for improvement
Creative Partner Management
• Manage all external creative and production partners for both brands — briefing, reviewing output, holding to deadlines and brand standards
• Own the creative brief process for all campaign work across both brands — ensuring partners receive clear, precise direction and return work that meets each brand's standard
• Review and approve all third-party creative output before it