How to Hire a Digital Strategist - Nikhil Patel

For a business to successfully hire the right Digital Strategist they must first be clear on what they are looking for and what the key elements of the role are. To help with this, Nikhil Patel, with over a decade of digital experience, shares his knowledge on what Digital Strategists are, their importance to a business and what to look for in one.

In his contribution to the Digital Marketing Recruitment Guide, ‘How to hire a Digital Strategist’ he explains that the best Digital Strategists will have all-round experience and a detailed understanding of all digital touchpoints. They will build effective strategies for clients; offering the best solutions, with the best return on investment. He highlights that creativity, ideas and innovation are invaluable as they get buy-in.

The best Digital Strategist will have the companies’ goals and visions at the heart of what they do. In turn, they will be able to foresee the limitations and challenges they face and have a robust plan to overcome these in order to maximise growth and profit.

When looking for the best person Nikhil states that they should have:

Nikhil reflects with the thoughts of many employers in asking, ‘Do these people even exist?’, however, he assures us that having the right in-house people to source staff, or a carefully selected recruitment agency, will help with the ease of finding these people. However, there needs to be an awareness that salary and location may play a limiting factor in this hire.

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