Consultant FT Strategies

Applied Intuition Inc.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media consultancy in London seeks a Consultant for a 12-month fixed-term contract. The role involves delivering consulting engagements focused on digital strategies, managing projects, and maintaining strong client relationships. The ideal candidate will have a background in strategy consulting, strong Excel and PowerPoint skills, and familiarity with generative AI. The position offers a hybrid working model with generous benefits including medical cover and subsidised gym memberships.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Medical cover

Inclusive parental leave packages

Subsidised gym memberships

Qualifications

• Experience in a strategy/management consulting firm.
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint proficiency.
• Fluency in generative AI for research and data tasks.
• Curious and adaptable with strong interpersonal skills.
• Familiarity with digital transformation.

Responsibilities

• Deliver consulting engagements to drive digital strategies.
• Develop solutions for complex strategic problems.
• Build financial models and visualize data.
• Manage projects and delegate work appropriately.
• Maintain strong client relationships.
• Mentor team members on engagements.

Skills

Hypothesis-driven problem solving

Strong quantitative skills

Project management

Consulting communication

Client relationship management

Mentoring

Tools

Excel

Powerpoint

Job description

Overview

Consultant, FT Strategies - 12 Month FTC

London

About us

FT Strategies is the specialist media consultancy of the Financial Times, one of the world’s most respected business media organisations. We are a rapidly growing, global team with a unique proposition and mission to help organisations build stronger relationships with their audiences and design resilient, future-ready business models.

• We are unique: drawing on lived experience of the FT’s successful transformation, the operating expertise of seasoned practitioners and a proven playbook for customer-centred growth
• We are backed by the Financial Times: bringing credibility, deep experience and a long-standing reputation for authority and integrity
• We are multidisciplinary: combining data, technology, consulting and industry specialists into high-performing teams
• We are values-driven: empowering clients to achieve outstanding results while showing empathy, integrity and impact
• We serve globally: partnering with leading publishers, media organisations, technology providers and platforms across the world, from strategy through to execution

At FT Strategies, you’ll join an inclusive, fast-paced environment with exceptional opportunities to learn, grow and make a meaningful impact.

Diversity, equity and inclusion

We believe in the power of unique perspectives and want all voices in our organisation to be heard, respected and valued. A supportive workplace is one where employees feel they can be themselves and operate to their full potential. We are committed to removing barriers for everyone, with a focus on addressing those faced by underrepresented groups.

Why this role

We are looking for an experienced and motivated candidate to join our consultancy within the FT Group in London.

You will be joining a fast-paced and dynamic work environment as we scale our consulting business. You will be central to that growth, shaping how it succeeds.

You will drive our mission, helping global clients develop digital strategies that will transform both their businesses and the wider media industry.

Essential skills

Your role in this team will be to deliver consulting engagements. This will include:

• Ability to use hypothesis-driven problem solving to develop solutions for the most complex strategic problems
• Strong quantitative skills, such as the ability to build financial models, research output, draw key insights from complex data or visualise data as compelling charts
• Project management skills, delegating work as appropriate to other team members, internal FT experts and external freelance experts
• Consulting communication skills, using slides and digital tools to efficiently produce output
• Maintaining and developing strong client relationships and being available to respond to ad hoc requests
• Mentoring other team members who you will work alongside on client engagements

About you

We are looking for someone with:

• Experience at a strategy / management consulting firm in a client-facing role
• Outstanding Excel and Powerpoint skills, which we may assess during the recruiting process
• Fluency in using generative AI to accelerate research, writing and data tasks while maintaining accuracy and analytical standards
• Curious mind, adaptability and strong interpersonal skills
• Familiarity with digital transformation and advanced data skills

What’s in it for you? Our benefits

Our benefits vary by location but we are committed to providing best-in-class perks across all our offices. These include generous annual leave, medical cover, inclusive parental leave packages, subsidised gym memberships and opportunities to give back to the community. Full details of our benefits are available here.

We’ve embraced a 50% hybrid working model (averaging two to three days onsite) that fosters trust and remote adaptability while encouraging in-person camaraderie and peer learning. Additionally, we are open to accommodating specific flexible working pattern requests for all roles where feasible.

Accessibility

We are a disability confident employer and Valuable 500 signatory.

Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments/personalisation as part of the application process or to enable you to attend an interview. If you would like to discuss your requirements or have any questions, email [e-mail] and a member of our team will be happy to help.

Further information

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Candidates should be aware that the use of AI throughout the application process may be monitored to ensure a fair and transparent hiring process for all.

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