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Someoddpilot

Senior Strategist

Chicago, IL

Someoddpilot is hiring a full-time Senior Strategist. You'll drive deep brand-building projects ... You're fluent in culture, sharp on business, and relentless about ideas that connect the two.

Someoddpilot

Senior Strategist

Chicago, IL · On-site

Someoddpilot is hiring a full-time Senior Strategist. You'll drive deep brand-building projects ... You're fluent in culture, sharp on business, and relentless about ideas that connect the two.

SALT XC

Senior Strategist

Chicago, IL · On-site

CULTURAL STRATEGY & CREATIVE BRIEF DEVELOPMENT: Translate the events, trends, and conversations surrounding our brands into inspiring creative opportunities and proactive briefs that allow these ...

SALT XC

Senior Strategist

Chicago, IL · On-site

CULTURAL STRATEGY & CREATIVE BRIEF DEVELOPMENT: Translate the events, trends, and conversations surrounding our brands into inspiring creative opportunities and proactive briefs that allow these ...

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How much do senior cultural strategist jobs pay per year?

As of Aug 8, 2026, the average yearly pay for senior cultural strategist in the United States is $102,447.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $87,500.00 and $114,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

How does a senior cultural strategist typically collaborate with cross-functional teams within an organization?

A Senior Cultural Strategist often works closely with departments such as marketing, product development, and human resources to align cultural insights with company goals. They facilitate workshops, provide cultural briefings, and actively participate in campaign planning sessions to ensure messaging and initiatives are culturally relevant and resonant. Regular collaboration with creative teams and data analysts is also common, as they translate research findings into actionable strategies that drive brand growth and inclusivity across projects.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a senior cultural strategist, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Senior Cultural Strategist, you need expertise in cultural analysis, trend forecasting, and strategic planning, often supported by a background in anthropology, marketing, or social sciences. Familiarity with research tools, data analytics platforms, and presentation software is typically required. Exceptional communication, creativity, and cross-cultural sensitivity are crucial soft skills that set standout professionals apart. These skills and qualities enable the strategist to create impactful, culturally resonant campaigns that drive brand relevance and business growth.

What is a senior cultural strategist?

A Senior Cultural Strategist is a professional who analyzes cultural trends, consumer behaviors, and societal shifts to inform marketing, branding, and communication strategies for organizations. They work to ensure that campaigns and messaging resonate authentically with diverse audiences and are sensitive to cultural nuances. Their role often involves research, collaboration with creative teams, and advising leadership on cultural opportunities and risks. Senior Cultural Strategists help brands stay relevant and impactful in an ever-changing cultural landscape.
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Infographic showing various Senior Cultural Strategist job openings in the United States as of July 2026, with employment types broken down into 2% As Needed, 75% Full Time, 20% Part Time, 1% Temporary, and 2% Contract. Highlights an 90% Physical, 3% Hybrid, and 7% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $102,447 per year, or $49.3 per hour.

Senior Cultural Resources Archaeologist

HDR

Pensacola, FL

Full-time

Re-posted 7 days ago

HDR rating

9.1

Company rating: 9.1 out of 10

Based on 57 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

38th of 443 rated engineering

Job description

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world? #LI-JG9
Watch Our Story:' https://www.hdrinc.com/our-story' 
Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world. 
At HDR, our employeeownership model shapes everything we do, including how we support and care for our people. Our diverse service lines, including Water, Architecture, Building Engineering Services, Field Services, Power, Waste, Industrial, and Transportation reflect our commitment to shaping resilient, sustainable, and forwardthinking communities around the world. Across these disciplines, our teams design and deliver solutions that safeguard public health, enhance quality of life, power innovation, and drive responsible growth. Whether advancing clean water, creating healing and learning environments, engineering nextgeneration facilities, or building the infrastructure that moves people and energy, our work is rooted in technical excellence and a shared sense of purpose. Our employeeowners collaborate across specialties, combining creativity, precision, and deep expertise to solve the most complex challenges facing our clients and communities.

In the role of Senior Cultural Resources Archaeologist, we'll count on you to:

  • Take responsibility for assessment, preparation of documents, reports and findings for archaeological surveys, and participate with mitigation plans and historic structures
  • Develop and monitor tasks, schedules and cost estimates, and assess applicable requirements and processes for all cultural resource projects
  • Conduct field work, participate in meetings and develop compliance strategy
  • Take part in all processes with cultural resources projects, including field investigations and agency coordination
  • Plan and develop projects or design activities that have significant impact on major company programs as needed
  • Serve as a technical expert with recognized authority in an area of specialization that resolves problems of greater scope and complexity as needed
  • Plan, organize and supervise work of medium to large staff of professionals and technicians as needed
  • Serve as Project Manager on larger projects as needed, but project management is not sole focus of position
  • Perform other duties as needed

Preferred Qualifications

  • MA/MS or Ph.D. in Maritime Archaeology  
  • Meet BOEM Qualified Marine Archaeologist Standards
  • Meets the Secretary of the Interior Professional Qualification Standards for Archeology
  • Certified diver with demonstrated diver experience
  • Experience as a Principal Investigator including coordinating cultural resources field investigations with federal and state compliance and maritime cultural resource management projects;
  • Marine archaeology data acquisition, documentation, analysis, and interpretation skills (e.g. ROV deployment, underwater excavation techniques, high-resolution geophysical data acquisition and analysis, etc)
  • Material culture analyses skills
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Knowledge of and demonstrated experience with State (Specifically Florida cultural resources permitting at the state and local levels) and Federal CRM legal framework
  • Willingness, and ability, to develop proposals and oversee terrestrial cultural resources projects
     
Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Archaeology, Anthropology, Architectural History or closely related field
  • A minimum of 10 years Archaeological experience, a minimum of 5 years experience in planning, managing and executing archeological investigations
  • Experience with Microsoft Office, Word and Excel
  • Proven ability to manage multiple field crews
  • Excellent communication and client interaction skills
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Requires ability to travel
  • Successful candidates must be familiar with field study design and documentation, regulatory framework for cultural resource management, and GIS utilities
  • Must be able to handle cultural resources in a variety of geographic settings throughout the US
  • An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

What We Believe
HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.
Our Commitment
As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.
Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.

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At HDR, we specialize in engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services. While we are most well-known for adding beauty and structure to communities through high-performance buildings and smart infrastructure, we provide much more than that. We create an unshakable foundation for progress because our multidisciplinary teams also include scientists, economists, builders, analysts and artists.

Industry

Specialized design services

Company size

5,001 - 10,000 Employees

Headquarters location

Omaha, NE, US

Year founded

1917

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