Culture Design Strategist Consultant

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING: Discovery, Research & Insight Synthesis Use interviews, stories, surveys, data, observation, and secondary research to understand what is really happening inside an organization. Look for patterns, tensions, contradictions, motivations, and what remains unsaid. Turn that complexity into insights the client can actually use. Turn research into a clear point of view about what needs to change and why. Help define the future state, the beliefs and mindsets needed to reach it, and the systems that support those shifts. Connect human insight to practical strategic choices. Facilitation & Co-Design Design and lead workshops, working sessions, interviews, and leadership experiences that help people think together. Create enough trust for honest conversation while surfacing tension, challenging assumptions, and moving groups toward useful decisions. Design with clients, not simply for them. Narrative, Memetic & Semiotic Development Turn insight into language, stories, and ideas people can understand, remember, and carry forward. Write narratives, points of view, drawlines, and creative briefs, then partner closely with Creative to make the thinking visible. The goal is not just clarity, but ideas that travel. Transformational Experience & Activation Design Move strategy off the page and into the lived experience of the organization. Design workshops, Masterclasses, rituals, artifacts, Culture Walls, launches, communications, and other interventions that help new thinking become real. Consider how the experience feels as carefully as what it communicates. Visual Storytelling & Deliverables You'll craft decks, memos, and frameworks that bring clarity and resonance to complex challenges. You'll write and design in Gapingvoid's voice, elevating both the aesthetic and emotional impact of our work. You'll plan and execute events that provide impact and help transform large groups of people. Client & Stakeholder Leadership Build trusted relationships across complex client environments, from frontline employees to senior leaders. Listen deeply, navigate competing perspectives, communicate clearly, and help people move through resistance or uncertainty. Know when to support, when to challenge, and when to say the difficult thing. Delivery, Ownership & Implementation Own meaningful workstreams from idea through execution. Manage timelines, decisions, client communication, dependencies, revisions, and the details that keep complicated work moving. Strategy matters here, but follow-through matters just as much. Think beyond the launch and design for what happens next. Help clients build the rituals, language, recognition, feedback loops, leadership behaviors, and repeated experiences that allow new beliefs and behaviors to spread. The goal is a culture system the organization can eventually own, evolve, and sustain.

WHAT YOU BRING: Bachelor’s degree and 6+ years of relevant professional experience, or Master’s degree and 4+ years of relevant experience in a relevant field such as Anthropology, Sociology, Psychology, Design, Business, Communications, and Marketing Experience in management consulting, experience design, marketing strategy, facilitation, leadership coaching, design thinking, systems thinking and communications You bring a passion for the mission and complexity of the DoD and adjacent spaces Strong writer who can distill complexity into sharp, simple language across formats and audiences Experience conducting interviews and qualitative research, with the ability to turn research into strategy and strategy into systems Comfort working in ambiguity and moving quickly without all the answers Deep curiosity about people, behavior, design, systems, and storytelling Strong project management and communication skills, marked by clarity, accountability, and thoughtfulness Emotional intelligence and presence in high-trust, high-stakes conversations Ability to travel as needed for in-person client meetings and events - Up to 30% Must be U.S.-based, with the ability to pass a background check and authorization to work in government spaces (a large share of our clients are in the Department of Defense or government-adjacent sectors). ABOUT GAPINGVOID We build human operating systems. Gapingvoid exists to transform how organizations think, feel, and perform -from the inside out. We create Culture as a System (CaaS): a behavioral programming discipline that treats culture like code. It debugs dysfunction, installs belief, and maintains performance- scalably, measurably, and under pressure. Our team is a mix of culture designers, behavioral scientists, artists, storytellers, anthropologists, and learning strategists- united by a relentless pursuit of excellence and a bias for bold, meaningful change. We Cut Through BS. We Design Belief. We Install Devotion. Work sits at the bottom of most people's identity stack. Dead last. Beneath family, friends, hobbies—everything else that matters to them. We flip that script. Joining Gapingvoid means stepping into a fast-moving, emotionally intelligent environment where we care audibly, lead with clarity, and build systems that last. It's intense. It's meaningful. It's transformative.

BENEFITS: YOU CAN EXPECT* We don't just create meaningful work—we embody it. Alongside competitive pay, we provide a people-first benefits package that supports your health, growth, and sense of purpose. Here's what you can expect when you join the G-Team: Remote-first flexibility with core hours (Mon-Fri, 9-5 ET) and task-based autonomy 100% coverage of employee Vision and Dental insurance 80% coverage of employee basic Healthcare insurance Financial Security & Development 401K matching: 100% match up to 4%, plus 50% match on the next 2% Educational assistance by approval Professional Organization Membership for relevant professional organizations Work-Life Integration Parental Leave: Up to 12 weeks of paid leave after one year of employment PTO: 20 days per year, plus 4 end-of-year reflection & restoration days and 6 paid Holidays Connectivity Reimbursement: $100/month max 5 Year Anniversary: 5 extra days PTO & $2,500 personal travel Onboarding & Support Personal buddy system to ease your onboarding journey and beyond *Detailed information available upon request Hiring Timeline: We anticipate bringing this role onboard as upcoming client engagements begin over the coming months. While the exact start date may vary based on project timing, this posting represents a planned hire for our consulting team. We are interviewing candidates now so we're ready to move quickly as projects launch. We're excited to see your materials come through. We truly appreciate your interest in Gapingvoid and your time spent on our application!