Dillon Key

Senior Strategist, Prosek Partners · New York

Brand strategist with 7+ years across agencies and consultancies, working on positioning, brand architecture, messaging, and identity for financial services, enterprise technology, healthcare, and consumer brands.

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Highlights

  • HedgeServ

    Repositioned a fund administrator beyond hedge funds; the CEO credited the work for “exciting times ahead.”

  • Apollo Global Management

    Audience one-sheeters and the Audience Decision Journey for a $500B AUM alternatives manager.

  • Fetch Pet Insurance

    The insight behind Love Longer, which contributed to $500K raised at Fetch’s first NYC gala.

Experience

  1. Senior Strategist, Prosek Partners

    2025 to now

    Brand strategy, positioning, messaging, and identity. HedgeServ, Apollo Global Management, Fetch Pet Insurance, Hackensack Meridian Health, AlTi Tiedemann Global, Baron Capital, Heitman

  2. Strategist, Dentsu Creative

    2023 to 2024

    Brand, product, and sales enablement strategy. American Express Global Commercial Services

  3. Associate Strategist (contract), AKQA & The Mix Global

    Summers 2022 and 2023

    Cultural research and brand positioning. Diageo, Verizon Prepaid, Maserati, McCormick

  4. Digital Marketing Specialist, The Communications Group

    2020 to 2021

    Digital strategy and web experience projects.

  5. Account Coordinator, Flypaper Digital Marketing

    2019 to 2020

    Client relationships and performance marketing.

Education

  • VCU Brandcenter, MS, Business

    2021 to 2023

  • University of Central Arkansas, BA, Public Relations

    2015 to 2018

Capabilities

Brand strategy
Positioning, brand architecture, brand platforms, messaging frameworks, tone and voice
Research
Stakeholder interviews, digital ethnography, survey design, competitive audits, cultural analysis
Delivery
Executive workshops, client presentations, workstream leadership, AI-assisted research