Strategy Group Director
At Wavemaker, we believe there always is a better way to grow. By Positively Provoking Growth for our clients, our people and our partners, we shape decisions and experiences through media, content and technology. We are part of GroupM and WPP; the largest media buying alliance and marketing communications group ranked #1 in the world. In Australia and New Zealand, we have over 250 people working across six offices: Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, Perth and Auckland.
Winner of Agency of the Year 2023, Wavemaker empowers our people to bring 100% of themselves 100% of the time. Our culture of Positive Provocation unites us and makes us stronger as individuals and collectively. We push boundaries through positive provocation and delivering impactful results for our clients.
Responsibilities
- Provide expertise and leadership in the application of the Agency Planning Process and tools.
- A passion for developing and executing amazing strategic work, that delivers business results for your client and those of your direct reports.
- Full understanding and comprehension of the client brief and ability to discuss it internally with the teams and with senior leadership.
- Support the team using the suite of tools to aid planning.
- Lead the use of agency & industry tools/resources to develop target audience, brand, competitive, opportunities.
- Provide direction and advanced knowledge sharing of media planning principles (e.g. scheduling, flighting, recency, effective reach theories, seasonality, market prioritisation, roles of all communication channels) across multiple clients.
- Identify and sell through incremental opportunities that drive both the Agency and Clients business.
- Create and lead end to end presentations with peers and clients.
- Lead strategic thinking in new business opportunity development
Skills & Experience
- Advanced knowledge and skills within Strategy Consulting with understanding of the impact of work on other areas of the organization.
- Ideally requires a minimum of 10 years of experience.
- Relevant qualification in Media or Strategy
- Experience leading Media Projects
Working at Wavemaker
Inclusive policies
- Flexible work environment
- Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents and carers throughout their parenting and caring journey.
- Discounts and corporate benefits
- Continuous training and development opportunities
Research shows that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds often don't apply for roles if they don't meet all the criteria. Here, we strongly encourage you to apply if you’re interested: we'd love to know how you can positively impact our team with your experience!
We believe that diversity is vital and positively influences the environment in which we operate. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment that is free of discrimination, harassment or bullying. Race, colour, ancestry, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability or veteran status have no bearing on our hiring decisions, we encourage all applicants.
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