We come from all over the place. We were born on 6 continents and speak 18 languages. We have been psychologists, anthropologists, architects, actors and more. So meet the team – our stories help us tell yours.
What unites us
Championing curiosity
We’re insight-explorers of the most brave and curious kind, leaving no stone, rock or pebble unturned to get the feels behind a brand.
Inspiring imagination
We inspire imagination to stride past the obvious and get to answers that shake up, disrupt, and flourish.
Creating
together
We think many perspectives gets to the best perspective. So we’re proud to bring together, create together and succeed together
Embracing
agility
Every twist, turn, swerve or hurdle is met with agility, adaptability, and an attitude that shouts can-do and will-do at each step.
Job Opportunities
We are looking for sharp minds who can bridge the gap between thinking and feeling. Curious people who get a real buzz from unearthing deep insights into vibrant and diverse cultures, making them the cornerstones of what we do.
For 10 years now we have been helping businesses create brands, products and experiences that people can believe in. With offices in London and New York, we have built a reputation for being experts in both emerging and developed markets. We work with leading brands and businesses across consumer goods, fintech, healthcare, and hospitality.
London
After navigating the challenges brought by the pandemic in 2020, we are now experiencing a new stage of growth. We’re strengthening our team in London and are now looking to welcome a strong Associate Director to help build and develop Butterfly on a global scale.
As we are currently working virtually, you can be based in London or elsewhere in the UK. The pandemic has offered us the opportunity to challenge where and how we work and you will be part of shaping that future way of working.
Your role would include:
- Accountability for delivering international brand strategy and innovation projects, working collaboratively with your strategy, creative and research team members.
- Leading meetings with senior client teams and facilitating creative workshops.
- Accountability for client development and business development – identifying new opportunities for Butterfly, converting at pitch level, promoting the business through marketing and PR activities.
- Creating/developing new tools and methodologies
- Management and development of a team of strategists and researchers
Desired Skills and Experience:
- You have been working successfully for leading international brand & innovation consultancies and/or in the marketing and innovation function on the client side
- You have a strong credentials in the FMCG sector.
- You are an international brand specialist with the ability to understand and utilize cultural nuances and insights.
- You are a strong strategic thinker with a real flair for creativity.
- You are very commercially aware; you have real experience in insight driven product/service innovation and have an excellent track record of consistently delivering exceptional work on client projects.
- Well connected, you like the buzz of new business activities, love pitching – and winning projects as well as developing strong client relationships.
- You love international work and like to travel (again!).
- You now want to take your career to the next level and make a real impact in a growing company that you will really help to shape.
- Being bilingual (or more!) would be an advantage.
Do you have boundless curiosity? Do you want to inspire imagination? Would you like to get stuck into live projects from day one, with some of the world’s best-known brands across consumer goods, finance and healthcare? Do you want to gain insight into consumers in markets across the globe; from China to Chile, and Turkey to Taiwan?
If the answer is yes, you could be our new Butterfly Intern. We’re on the lookout for talented, creative individuals for our paid internship programme, lasting 3-6 months. We are very proud that 7 current Butterflies have come up through our intern scheme, and we pride ourselves on helping you learn and grow.
Your role would include:
- Showing your smart strategic thinking in helping us with insights debriefs and concept-writing
- Helping to prepare creative stimulus for innovation workshops
- Creating engaging content for our blog and new business initiatives
- Desk research for proposals and projects
- Inspiring the strategy teams with relevant industry news
- And much more…
What makes a Butterfly:
- You’ve got a global outlook, and get a buzz out of uncovering cultural nuance
- You are fully proficient or fluent in a second language, and have lived or studied abroad
- You’ve got an inquisitive mind that loves to ask ‘Why?’
- You’re a problem solver with a ‘can-do’ attitude
- You think outside the box and don’t get hung up on convention
- You’re passionate about brands and love to hunt out new ones
- You’re switched-on to the trends shaking up society
- English doesn’t need to be your first language, but you need to have excellent written and communication skills in English
If you’re up for the challenge, please apply by sending your CV, and 250 words on a brand or cultural shift that fascinates you.
Please note, we can only accept applications from graduates, and from those who have the right to live and work in the UK.
We’re looking for a multi-disciplinary designer. Someone who can provide design solutions across print, motion and digital.
The role is multifaceted – split between client-facing project work and internal brand guardianship. You will be flexible, leading and supporting our strategists on a wide range of projects (we work with everything from make-up to baby milk). You will also help manage the day-to-day of the studio as well as developing and evolving all internal initiatives with a watchful eye as our brand guardian. Across all your work you’ll sweat the small stuff but always have the bigger picture in mind.
More than that, you have creativity to burn, a positive problem-solving attitude, and an impressive work ethic. We’re looking for someone to push boundaries – to challenge us and the client brief to new creative directions, fresher perspectives and better creative solutions.
Your role would include:
- Taking accountability for project work across internal and external projects –
- Being comfortable presenting and defending your work internally and to clients
- Brand guardianship – Guarding our unique brand and developing our visual language across print and motion
- Working just as well in a team and by yourself (currently remotely)
- You should have excellent communication skills and get real enjoyment building strong relationships across the business
- You have the ability to plan your time and meet deadlines in a high-pressure environment
Desired Skills and Experience:
- 3-4 years’ experience in similar roles
- A confident understanding of preparing artwork for print is vital
- The ability to take packaging from concept through to shelf-ready artwork
- We’re after20/20 vision when it comes to brand; it’s consistency and guardianship
- An in-depth understanding of layout and structure across multiple formats
- Extensive knowledge and a professional level technical ability in Adobe Creative Cloud. Namely InDesign, Illustrator & Photoshop
- A keen eye for film and motion with proven knowledge of Premier and After Effects
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office – PPT & Word
- HTML knowledge and experience is a big bonus
New York
As we are currently working virtually, you can be based in NYC or elsewhere in the US. The pandemic has offered us the opportunity to challenge where and how we work – we might return to a model of an office in NYC or create a completely different model. You will be part of shaping what that model is for you and the team.
After navigating the challenges brought by the pandemic in 2020, we are now experiencing a new stage of growth. We’re strengthening the team based here in NYC to better serve our current US-based clients and to attract new ones. We are now looking for an Associate Consultant to join our team and help support and drive our growth in the US.
Your role would include:
- Assisting in the design & delivery of brand strategy and innovation projects by working collaboratively with your colleagues in strategy and design based in the US and the UK.
- Helping to run and analyse consumer research, working at an international level across numerous markets
- Attending client meetings and (virtual and hopefully soon face to face) workshops
- Supporting client and business development
- Promoting the business through marketing and Social media engagement
- Bringing a fresh point of view to our client’s challenges and helping ensure Butterfly are always ahead of the curve in terms of knowledge, expertise and insight
Desired Skills and Experience:
- You have experience supporting brand and innovation projects, in an innovation consultancy and/or in the marketing and innovation function on the client side for 6+ months
- You are passionate about international brands and can understand cultural nuance and insight
- You are a strong strategic thinker with a flair for creativity
- You like the buzz of new business activities and developing strong relationships
- You love international work
- Being bilingual (or more!) would be an advantage
- You now want to take your career to the next level and make a real impact in a growing company
After navigating the challenges brought by the pandemic in 2020, we are now experiencing a new stage of growth and we’re strengthening the team based here in NYC to better serve our current US-based clients and to attract new ones. We are now looking to welcome a driven and inspirational strong Associate Director to join our team and play a pivotal role in helping to shape the future of the company.
As we are currently working virtually, you can be based in NYC or elsewhere on the East Coast. The pandemic has offered us the opportunity to challenge where and how we work and you will be part of shaping that future way of working.
Your role would include:
- Accountability for delivering international brand strategy and innovation projects for dynamic, global, market-leading clients by working collaboratively with your strategy, creative and research team members
- Leading meetings with senior client teams and facilitating creative workshops.
- Using your slick networking skills on client and business development by identifying new opportunities, converting at pitch level and promoting the business through marketing and PR activities
- Creating/developing new tools and methodologies.
- Managing and developing several junior strategy and insight colleagues
- Helping to develop the junior team, coaching them to deliver exceptional strategic project work, and achieving their potential
Desired Skills and Experience:
- You have a proven track record of leading brand and innovation projects in a brand strategy/innovation consultancy and/or in the marketing or innovation function on the client side.
- Ideally you come with strong experience across Latin American markets or communities
- You are an international brand specialist with the ability to understand and leverage cultural nuance and insight
- You are a strong strategic thinker with a flair for creativity
- You are commercially aware with strong experience in insight-driven product/service innovation and have an excellent track record of delivering projects that exceed client expectations
- Well connected, you like the buzz of new business activities, love pitching – and winning – projects as well as developing strong client relationships
- You love international work and would like to travel (again!)
- You now want to take your career to the next level and make a real impact in a growing company that you will help to shape
- Native or fluency in Spanish would be an advantage