Senior Brand Strategist

Yum! Center for Global Franchise Excellence

Senior Brand Strategist shaping high-profile brand strategies focused on growth and innovation at Yum! Brands.

Posted 7/16/2026full-timeSanta Ana • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $100,000 - $115,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in strategic brand positioning and marketing science, with a strong emphasis on storytelling and case study development. Proven ability to manage teams and collaborate effectively in a fast-paced, international environment.

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Strategic Consultancy ExperienceStorytelling SkillsTeam Management SkillsPortfolio DevelopmentCultural Insight Application

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Hard Skills

AdvertisingMarketingPsychologyAnthropologySociologyTrend AnalysisCase Study DevelopmentStrategic ThinkingBrand StrategyData Strategy

Soft Skills

Slick WritingCollaborationCreative ThinkingCommunication

Industry Keywords

Brand PositioningMarketing ScienceInnovationInternational TravelConsumer Insights

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Collider Lab is a tight-knit group of brand strategists, data strategists and marketers that work entirely on the creation of high profile, business-changing strategies in dozens of countries around the world.
We leverage the power of culture to position brands, and modern marketing science to make them grow faster.
We also focus purposefully and intently on growing everyone’s strategic and team management skills.
Each team is led by a Senior Strategist and is supported by at least one Strategist and one Director of Strategy.
Every project is nourished with the ideas of the Collider braintrust and no one is ever left on their own.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Degrees in Advertising, Marketing, Psychology, Anthropology, Sociology or pretty much anything interesting
6+ years of experience at a Strategic / Trend Consultancy, Advertising Agency, or Innovation company
Case studies that show uncommon thinking
Able to provide a portfolio covering past work experience
Slick writing and storytelling skills
Being a fan, but not a total devotee of Byron Sharp, Jenni Romaniuk, Douglas Holt, Daniel Kahneman, Winnie the Pooh or anyone else with deep thoughts
Must live in the U.S.
Preference for candidates in Orange County / Los Angeles area
May involve international travel on select projects

Benefits

Comp & perks

Employees (and their eligible family members) may enroll in the following types of insurance coverage: medical, dental, vision, legal, and accidental death and dismemberment, as well as FSA/HSA (depending on enrolled medical plan).
Yum! also provides short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance.
Employees may enroll in our 401(k) plan.
Yum! provides 4 weeks of vacation, paid sick leave, 10 paid holidays, a floating day off and 2 paid days for volunteer time each calendar year.