Consultant - Cultural & Creative

Strategic Gears is one of the largest local management consultancies in Saudi Arabia, and the market leader in providing multidisciplinary services for both the private and public sectors.

The company offers consulting solutions in the areas of Strategy, Marketing, Operations & Organizational Excellence, and Digital, to a range of clients in both the public and private sectors.

The company is heavily involved in the transformation era of Saudi Arabia, driven by the Vision 2030 initiative, in engagement with various government organizations and the Vision Realization Programs as well as the private sector. Strategic Gears has delivered projects in more than 17 sectors for the most well-known entities in the public sector including ministries, regulatory authorities, and the Saudi Stock Exchange, as well major private sector entities in the Kingdom.

Today, Strategic Gears has offices in Riyadh and Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, as well as an office in Cairo, Doha, London and in Madrid.

Operate as an independent problem-solver across CTH engagements, owning modules that require simultaneous fluency in consulting method, cultural-sector substance, creative-sector intuition, and digital execution awareness.

Primary capability: Management consulting craft , structured problem-solving, hypothesis-driven analysis, interview execution, synthesis, and client-grade written outputs , with demonstrable specialization in cultural consulting projects.

Secondary capability required:
Prior work experience in the creative sector (creative agencies, design studios, content production, museums, galleries, festivals, publishing, or performing arts organizations).

Additional capability required:
Direct working experience in a digital environment such as a tech startup, digital product team, or digital experience studio , bringing comfort with product logic, digital user journeys, and modern collaboration tooling.

• Own discrete modules within engagements: research design, interview programs, analytical work, and draft recommendations.

• Conduct stakeholder interviews across cultural institutions, creative practitioners, and digital / tech players.

• Produce client-ready written and visual outputs that integrate cultural, creative, and digital perspectives.

• Support proposal writing and contribute reusable assets to CTH's knowledge base.

• Provide on-the-job coaching to Analysts and Associate Consultants.

• support CTH internal development.

• 3–5 years total experience, including at least 18 months in a consulting firm with cultural-sector project exposure.

• Verifiable creative-sector work history (employment or sustained project-based engagement).

• Hands-on experience inside a tech startup or digital product environment.

• Strong analytical and written communication skills; portfolio of writing or deliverables preferred.

• Strong written English;
Arabic is a plus.