Foresight Strategist – Contractor

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About the role

  • Foresight Strategist supporting strategic foresight research at Normative. Collaborating in a remote role focusing on designing visual artifacts and synthesizing insights.

Responsibilities

  • Support strategic foresight research, including horizon scanning and the identification of signals, trends, and emerging shifts relevant to client challenges
  • Build and maintain evidence-rich trend and signal libraries, capturing examples with concrete artifacts, screenshots, and source references
  • Conduct competitive and global inspiration scans, distilling how markets and behaviours are evolving into clear, tactical insight
  • Synthesize multiple inputs into cohesive patterns, themes, and near-term foresight that ground recommendations in real evidence
  • Translate research and synthesis into prioritized opportunities and tactical recommendations that clients can act on
  • Design and produce high-quality visual artifacts - trend cards, frameworks, scenario visuals, journey and summary graphics - that make complex thinking clear and compelling
  • Support lightweight qualitative research activities, such as interview preparation, note synthesis, and surfacing quotes and signals
  • Collaborate closely with senior strategists and cross-functional teammates through working sessions and reviews to shape and sharpen direction
  • Bring rigor, creativity, and a highly collaborative mindset to deliver polished, decision-ready outputs.

Requirements

  • A Master's degree in Strategic Foresight and Innovation (or a closely related foresight/futures discipline)
  • 1-2 years of experience applying strategic foresight methods in a professional, research, or consulting setting
  • Strong foresight acumen: horizon scanning, signal and trend analysis, pattern recognition, scenario thinking, and synthesis
  • Previous experience in graphic design, with strong, demonstrable visual craft and a portfolio of well-designed artifacts
  • Proficiency in design and collaboration tools such as Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Miro, and similar, with a willingness and ability to learn new software as required
  • The ability to translate dense, ambiguous research into clear narratives and compelling visual communication
  • Experience gathering, organizing, and making sense of qualitative inputs from multiple sources
  • Experience leveraging AI-assisted tools and methodologies to drive new ways of researching, thinking, and working
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present ideas with clarity and diplomacy
  • Strong time management and organization skills, with a demonstrated ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks in a deadline-driven environment
  • A continuous learning mindset, staying curious about emerging trends, technologies, and behaviours
  • Comfort with ambiguity and an adaptive mindset that allows you to remain productive and grounded in evolving contexts.

Benefits

  • Fully remote work
  • Flexible working hours
  • Professional development opportunities

Job title

Job type

Contract

Experience level

JuniorMid level

Salary

CA$60 per hour

Degree requirement

Postgraduate Degree

Location requirements

RemoteCanada

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