Position title: Client Strategist

Reporting to: Director of Client Strategy

Department: Client Strategy

Location: Austin (Remote will also be considered)

Job Type: Full-time / Salaried

Compensation: $80,000 - $85,000

What’s the job?

The Client Strategist is responsible for managing and supporting day-to-day client relationships, brand strategy, and campaign reporting. This hybrid role combines expertise in branding and marketing performance to deliver holistic, insight-driven strategies across creative and media efforts.

This individual will lead brand development initiatives (including visual identity, messaging, and website projects) and serve as the liaison between internal digital teams and the client—reporting on results, interpreting analytics, and identifying strategic insights. The Client Strategist is a confident communicator, a creative and analytical thinker, and a proactive problem-solver who understands how to connect marketing strategy to client business goals.

Experience And Qualifications

• Required skills:5+ years of experience in agency account management
• Experience with brand identity, positioning, naming, and visual assets
• Familiarity with digital marketing, reporting and performance metrics
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Bachelor’s degree
• Experience in real estate verticals (e.g., student housing, multifamily, senior living) is a plus
  
  

Core Competencies, Duties, And Responsibilities

Client Relationship Management:

• Build and maintain strategic, long-term relationships with clients and stakeholders
• Serve as the day-to-day contact for assigned accounts, managing both brand and performance reporting needs
• Present campaign results, creative deliverables, and strategic recommendations to clients
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure deliverables meet expectations and timelines
• Support the Director of Digital Strategy on key initiatives
  
  

Brand And Marketing Strategy

• Lead brand discovery, positioning, and identity development
• Oversee naming, logo, tagline, and brand guidelines creation
• Analyze and discuss digital campaign performance data with clients to identify actionable insights
• Facilitate reputation management responses and social monitoring for assigned clients
  
  

Organizational And Analytical Skills

• Plan and organize day-to-day priorities across brand and reporting responsibilities
• Deliver accurate, consistent, and high-quality work to clients
• Track time and deliverables promptly using project management tools
• Stay current on branding trends and marketing best practices
  
  

Presentation Skills

• Confidently present brand strategies, marketing results, and insights
• Tailor communication style to suit client needs and levels of understanding
• Lead monthly reporting meetings and strategy sessions
  
  

Catalyst Innovation & Knowledge

• In depth understanding of Catalyst, our brand, our history, our beliefs and our direction
• Advocates for new platforms and other ideas to promote Catalyst’s brand presence