Media Strategy Partner

Job Description:

Introduction

Dentsu is an integrated growth and transformation partner to the world's leading organizations. Founded in 1901 in Tokyo, Japan, and now present in over 145 countries and regions, it has a proven track record of nurturing and developing innovations, combining the talents of its global network of leadership brands to develop impactful and integrated growth solutions for clients. Dentsu delivers end-to-end experience transformation (EX) by integrating its services across Media, CXM and Creative, while its business transformation (BX) mindset pushes the boundaries of transformation and sustainable growth for brands, people and society.

Carat is an important part of our world-class offering - an award-winning media, content and branding agency that uses its peerless understanding of the passions, motivations, and behaviours of real people to bring brands and their customers together. Carat is privileged to work with some of the most eminent companies in the world.

We're hiring for a Media Strategy Partner to join our team in Manchester or London.

Purpose of the Role

As Media Strategy Partner you will lead the day to day on clients, with support from a Head Of, leading and contribute fresh valuable thinking to pitches for some of our major clients. You'll become a valued strategic liaison with the account team across key clients to ensure the team's contribution is at the level needed to maintain and grow relationships, being a key member of new business pitches, including strategic upfront and creative ideation.

Carat is a front door to the One Dentsu network. This is a real differentiator for us - and our partnerships with Merkle in particular has been at the heart of an outstanding recent new business record. Internally, you will draw different people together, and thrive in being part of an enjoyable, collaborative process. At the heart of Carat's approach lies a deep understanding of real people - how they live their lives, how they choose brands, and how they interact with media and technology. Our mantra is "Designing for people" - and we need fresh, holistic insight to drive our work.

Key Responsibilities

• Be a professional problem solver and to relish the development of bold, business-changing strategies. Translating business objectives into human behaviour, defining audiences, creating overall strategic directions, creating insightful customer journeys and clear actionable jobs to be done.
• Liaise with Carat and the broader dentsu group to help create brilliant and imaginative solutions to these strategies, within media and beyond.
• Focus on further developing existing client relationships by identifying areas where we can add further, incremental value to their business and ours.
• Provide inspiration and ongoing thought leadership across the agency and in external publications.
• Get involved with the strategy department, helping shape and own key internal initiatives.

Qualifications + Skills

• Experience in a strategic role in a media agency or in a through the line creative agency, client organisation or data and insight company, or have come from a media planning background.
• A big picture thinker and a natural collaborator.
• Empathetic, curious, and able to generate fresh insight.
• People person who can gain the respect of senior clients, and work well at the heart of a happy, productive team.
• Ability to keep things simple and actionable amid all the potential complexity.

What we offer

This is a permanent role. The team is based in our Manchester or London office but operates under flexible working arrangements. The team are currently in the office twice a week.
As well as a competitive salary, you'll enjoy a benefits package that you can tailor to your needs.

Inclusion and Diversity

Our diverse and inclusive culture enables our employees to bring their whole selves to work and be proud of doing so. For us, this is the foundation for great innovation which, in turn, generates better outcomes for our people, partners and communities. This is why we encourage applications from people with disabilities, and of all ages, nationalities, backgrounds and cultures.

We are happy to discuss flexible and agile approaches to working for all our roles - we can't promise we will be able to offer you everything you want or need but we do promise to discuss it with you openly and honestly. If you have any reasonable adjustment needs arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with our recruitment teams.

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Location:
London - 10 Triton Street

Brand:
Carat

Time Type:
Full time

Contract Type:
Permanent]]>