Team- need advice. I've been trying to break into strategy for 2 years. I'm at the junior level, but I already managed to bring a new client to my agency, build their brand book and helped lead focus groups. It's like I'm a junior planner without the title. How can I finally break in?

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Pro tip: Jr strat jobs rarely get posted. Start taking people to coffee who don't work at your agency, prep to make moves or at a minimum find some mentors

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Talk to the planner some more, bide your time. Keep doing strategy related work, and look for junior planning roles outside the agency in the meantime.

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Tbwa is always hiring junior strategists

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The head planner at my agency is awesome but we don't have the budget to hire me 😑 any advice for external suggestions? I'll take any of you to coffee lol. In NYC.

Thank you for the tips Ogilvy! My agency said it's just budget constraints at this point 😑 anyone looking for a junior strategist let me know!

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