IPG Mediabrands

Position Summary

As a Senior Strategist you will be a member of one of the strongest strategy teams in Australia and responsible for the development of strategic recommendations across some of the biggest, most innovative and exciting clients in the country.

Senior Strategists will have the autonomy to own and lead outstanding strategies working across a selected group of clients. You will also have the support of a Strategy Director to help drive your learning and development to build your craft and consultancy skills.

Strong communications fundamentals coupled with creative thinking and positive client and partner relationships will be key to deliver work that is held up as 'best practice' & 'award winning' both externally and within the agency

Job Responsibilities

Responsibilities are across the Strategy Team, our clients and the broader agency - giving you the opportunity to make impact and develop high value outputs across a variety of teams.

• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of consumers and their behaviours to identify, develop, and oversee the delivery of unique and innovative strategies to deliver on your client’s desired outcomes. 
• Be proactive in leading project delivery processes, recognising opportunities to grow your input and experience. 
• Clearly demonstrate how the strategy delivers on the business need and focus on results and measurement through rigorous strategic planning. 
• Collaborate with creative agencies and other Mediabrands business units to deliver a seamless product for the client. 
• Support training needs of our Strategy Executives and the wider agency that show an interest in developing their strategic skills. 
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with the right clients by ensuring in-depth knowledge of their business and its needs. 
• Facilitate client training and knowledge building and client workshops. 
• Deliver presentations with confidence and a level of rigour that the client requires to be able to sell the strategy ‘up the chain’ internally. 

Desired Skills & Experience

• Experience in delivering and owning Strategic responses to clients - the ability to own projects, manage up and down the chain as well as work well with external agencies and media partners. 
• Initiative and passion is at the core of what we do – we want independent thinkers who can contribute to the bigger group, internally, externally and with key partners. 
• Has an ability to acquire data from multiple sources and to formulate actionable insights. Sources may include by are not limited to Roy Morgan, WARC, CMIOnline, Contagious, qualitative & quantitative data. 
• Maintain knowledge & understanding of the Australian media marketplace, ownership structure, trends in readership, viewing, etc. 
• Articulate presentation and public speaking skills are a must- we are selling our recommendations to clients to help inform and shape important business solutions, so we need to bring our a-game.

A full-service media agency, UM strives to Futureproof our clients’ businesses through our relentless pursuit of better science, art and outcomes. Founded in 1999, UM is made up of entrepreneurially-minded strategists, planners, researchers, investment experts, decision scientists, account executives, and content and activation specialists—over 4,800 employees across 130 offices in over 100 countries around the world. A part of IPG Mediabrands, UM’s global headquarters are in New York, with six additional US offices in Birmingham, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, and San Francisco. UM's vision to Futureproof our clients for today, tomorrow, and beyond wouldn’t be possible without our Better People.

UM’s culture is an inclusive one, where people belong and are encouraged to bring their full selves to the office, and where personal and professional growth are a priority of every member of the team. UM’s Executive Leadership Team is dedicated to building a culture that permeates every element of the company, from work flexibility, to career planning and regular talent reviews, to an active culture club. They proudly uphold the following values:

Courage: Our courage to take risks drives our ability to set new industry standards.

Curiosity: Our relentless curiosity drives relentless innovation.

Commitment: Our commitment to uncovering better opportunities for our clients and our community is at the heart of everything we do.

Community: We pride ourselves on fostering a community where everyone can belong while actively giving back to the communities in which we live.

Caring: We care about being a diverse agency where everyone feels motivated and supported.

Candor: Our candor through open and constructive dialogue ensures better outcomes for our people and our clients.

As a company, UM is constantly pushing to improve, under their Better Science, Better Art, Better Outcomes banner, striving to set the bar in the ever-evolving media landscape. Their efforts have yielded a number of new business wins recently including Aetna, American Express, Columbia Sportswear, Gallo Wine, Henkel, and Quicken Loans.