AI Strategist

AI Strategist

Location: Chicago, IL
Work Arrangement: Onsite — 3 days/week
Duration: 200 hours / approximately 8 weeks
Schedule: 9:00 AM–5:00 PM Central

Job Description

We are seeking an AI Strategist for an immediate, short-term backfill opportunity within a Strategy Department. The contractor will step in to own and maintain momentum on an Agentic AI Strategists (“Ghosts”) initiative, freeing up the current strategist to support a new high-priority brand project.

This role will manage the “build, train, and trial” stages of the project, including gathering first-party (1P) data and establishing the contractor project plan. The contractor will collaborate with Brand, R&D, Creative, and Studio leaders, as well as partner with an enterprise Gemini team.

Top 3 Must-Have Skills

1. AI Product / Agentic Strategy

Experience setting up, training, or managing AI-driven personas/agents, specifically utilizing 1P data and segmentation frameworks to build synthetic consumers.

2. Data & Insight Scoping

Ability to gather, structure, and utilize 1P consumer data, behavioral inputs, and audience segments to guide high-fidelity AI outputs.

3. Agile Project Management — Build/Trial Phase

Proven capacity to manage a project plan through development, testing, and piloting stages across cross-functional teams including Creative, Brand, and R&D.

Experience Required

5–8 years in strategic planning, with specific experience running:

• AI implementation
• Innovation pilots
• Data-driven audience strategy

Education

Bachelor’s degree in:

• Business Strategy
• Data Analytics
• Marketing
• Cognitive Science

or equivalent practical experience.

Technical Requirements

• Computer knowledge required to perform duties.
• Familiarity with AI development lifecycles
• Generative AI tools
• LLM frameworks
• Agentic AI concepts
• Synthetic research concepts
• Standard enterprise collaboration tools, including Google Workspace

Schedule & Location

Hours: 9:00 AM–5:00 PM Central

Onsite: Required, 3 days per week in Chicago, IL

Duration

August–September

200 hours / approximately 8 weeks

Interview Process

Initial Screen:
15-minute discussion covering logistics, availability, and rate alignment.

Strategy Interview:
30-minute video interview with the Head of Strategy to review:

• Past AI project case studies
• Data/segmentation integration
• Approach to managing mid-flight project handoffs