As a Lead Creative Strategist at Other Tomorrows, you’ll guide client engagements and project teams to help forward-looking organizations imagine and create new experiences, products, and services through a human-centered process. You’ll collaborate closely with teammates to move projects from insight to action—using your communication skills to align people behind a clear, compelling strategic vision. You’ll lead research to uncover both functional and emotional user needs, identify patterns and insights, and translate those into creative, actionable opportunities. From there, you’ll help shape and bring ideas to life—balancing desirability, feasibility, viability, and operability along the way.
You bring a mix of sharp skills and the right mindset. You’re curious and resourceful—a self-starter who loves to explore new territory and push boundaries thoughtfully. You’re confident leading complex projects and comfortable navigating ambiguity without ego. You value collaboration, clear communication, and seeing ideas through with a team that learns as it goes. You take pride in your craft, but you’re equally motivated by shared success. You’re excited to grow your discipline within a small, ambitious studio—and we’ll be excited to grow with you.
-Collaborate with strategists, designers, developers, and clients to learn, design, and lead strategies grounded in human insights.
-Lead research using qualitative and quantitative methods, translating insights into actionable strategies and experiences that go beyond fixing pain points.
-Guide projects or work streams with support, mentoring and coaching less experienced team members along the way.
-Plan, facilitate, and synthesize client meetings and workshops, producing clear frameworks that make complex ideas understandable and actionable.
-Ensure strategic intent, brand fit, and user-centric thinking carry through execution—balancing desirability with feasibility, viability, and operational realities.
-Stay curious and current—sharing emerging cultural, business, and research trends that add value to our work.
-Contribute to multiple projects at varying stages, adapting quickly to shifting priorities and identifying new opportunities to strengthen deliverables.
-Represent and reinforce Other Tomorrows’ culture, ethics, and values internally and externally, modeling curiosity, collaboration, and continuous learning.
-7–10+ years of design strategy experience, including 2–3 years leading projects, teams, or client relationships in an agency or consultancy setting
-Deep experience with both qualitative and quantitative research methods-Strong portfolio of work showing how user insights translate into actionable strategy and tangible outcomes
-Experience tackling multi-channel challenges spanning digital, physical, service, customer, and employee experiences
-Excellent communication, writing, and presentation skills with exceptional attention to detail
-Ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt to shifting project needs-Business strategy and modeling experience a plus
-Based in or willing to relocate to the Boston area to work in person 3+ days per week (hybrid studio environment)
-Authorized to work in the United States and open to travel regularly for research and client engagements
Other Tomorrows utilizes clear salary bands and tiers based on experience, expectations, and responsibilities. We strive to be transparent about these bands to avoid bias during hiring and promotions. The team will happily explain more about these tiers and associated expectations during the interview process.
Please note: Salary ranges below reflect base salary. Total compensation includes base salary plus benefits.
This role is for a level 4 or level 5 practitioner.
Level Four: Lead Creative Strategist (Typically 6-8+ years experience)
Base Salary Band: $120,000–$140,000
Level Five: Associate Director, Design Strategy (Typically 8-12+ years experience)
Base Salary Band: $140,000–$160,000
We are constantly striving to improve our benefits package and it is subject to change based on the health of the business. In addition to the base salary listed above we currently offer all full-time employees:
-4 weeks paid vacation-10-14 paid company holidays depending on the year
-Company supported health, dental, vision, and disability
-Simple IRA retirement plan with matching funds
-Learning and development budget and exploration week
-Annual bonus pool based on company performance
Fill out the form below to apply for this role. As part of the application, please include a cover letter with a bit about yourself and how you’d see yourself contributing to support Other Tomorrows’ values. Please also include a portfolio or case studies of your best relevant work (website link or PDF). Work can be (and should be, if required!) blinded for confidentiality. Other Tomorrows will also request references for select candidates that we consider hiring.
We look for portfolios and case studies that tell a clear, compelling story—visually and verbally—showing how thoughtful insights translate into real outcomes. The best work demonstrates both attention to detail and a collaborative, human-centered approach that brings strategy and creativity together seamlessly.
Other Tomorrows does not consider applications without a cover letter and supporting case studies or a portfolio.
Other Tomorrows provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
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