
OPEN CALL
Marketing Strategist
We are not hiring right now. But we are thinking ahead — and if you are the kind of person described below, we would rather know you before we need you than the other way around.
The context.
Society Decoded is a an advisory practice helping founder-led companies design their Marketing Operating System — the strategic architecture that makes agencies, freelancers, and AI tools actually perform.
As the practice grows, there will be a point where bringing in more strategists makes sense. Not to hand off the work, but to extend the capacity to take on more clients without compromising the quality of what gets delivered.
That person will work directly with clients — running diagnoses, building MOS frameworks, and holding the strategic thread through an engagement.
What the work looks like.
This is client-facing, strategic work. You will run structured diagnostic sessions with founders, translate what you learn into a documented Marketing Operating System, and guide clients through the thinking clearly enough that they can act on it independently. The work is consulting, not execution — you are not here to run campaigns or manage social media. You are here to think clearly and communicate that thinking well.
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Running Marketing System Diagnoses — structured assessments across six strategic areas
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Building and writing Marketing Operating Systems — positioning, channel roles, execution structure
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Leading client sessions with founders and senior stakeholders
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Delivering clear, documented output that clients can act on without ongoing hand-holding
How it works practically.
You work per client, not on a fixed salary or retainer. That means you decide how much you take on — a few clients a week, or a full schedule. The work is fully remote. There is no office, no fixed hours, and no requirement to be in any particular location. What there is, is a clear methodology to work within and a standard of output to uphold.
Structure
> Per client: you set your own capacity
> Location: Fully remote — anywhere
> Hours: Your choice — from a few clients a week to full time
> Timeline: No immediate vacancy — building for the future
Who we are looking for.
Experience matters, but it is not the whole picture. What we care about most is how you think — whether you can hold complexity, communicate clearly under pressure, and genuinely understand what it feels like to be a founder trying to make marketing work without a dedicated team behind them.
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Five or more years in marketing strategy / strategy heavy client servicing — agency, client-side, or independent
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Comfortable running senior client conversations without a script or a team behind you
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Able to take a complex, messy business situation and turn it into a clear, structured output
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Entrepreneurial by nature — you understand founders because you think like one
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Fluent in English — additional languages a plus, particularly Arabic, French, or Dutch
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Familiar with the GCC or European market context, or both
This is not a role for someone who needs a lot of direction.
It is a role for someone who gives it.
Sound like you? Let's start a conversation.
Send a short video note to info@society-decoded.com — who you are, what you have worked on, and why this is interesting to you. No formal application required. No CV template. Just tell us what we need to know.