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This is your chance to work with a range of our leading media clients becoming a key advisor!
About us:
Initiative unlocks business growth for the world’s most ambitious brands. We believe in the power of media to reshape our industry and orchestrate a brand’s entire consumer experience, by balancing both what unites people and what makes them different.
The Role:
The Investment Manager is a critical role with responsibility for managing the implementation planning and buying process for their assigned clients. This responsibility includes optimal media partner selection through thorough evaluation and rationale, negotiating campaigns, checking preliminary and final post buy delivery, tracking performance and ensuring delivery on campaign objectives. You will also assist the Director with the management of the Investments team - developing skills, evaluating performance, setting standards, and managing growth.
What you will be doing:
Work with the Client Lead to ensure alignment with and delivery against client KPI’s including media partner selection and tracking performance
Implementation of campaigns and reporting process while delivering on the communication and investment objectives for the client
Communicate client and product progress effectively to the team and craft leads
Prepare POVs for targeted opportunities on an on-going basis for clients to drive their business
Provide senior-level guidance, analysis and POV for client
Prepare and present implementation recommendations and post campaign analyses to client,
Act as the client liaison for marketplace intelligence, negotiation and investment needs
Lead the team and provide insightful input in developing buys that are strategic, delivering on client objectives
Develop sophisticated plans that leverage data and analytics for multi-faceted media partnerships
Contribute to the ideation process with Communications Design, to develop integrated partnerships
What will you need to bring?
You thrive on creating relationships and working with others
Proactively seek out opportunities to expand and develop your skill set
Prioritisation and organisational skills that you apply to your role and the management of others
Understand and practice confidentiality in all work issues
Strong collaboration skills across teams and discipline pillars
Excellent negotiation skills that demonstrate value back to client’s business
Sound understanding client’s business and its competitors
Expertise in the client category demonstrated through competitive insights, investment negotiations and implementation recommendations
What’s on offer:
Initiative respects that everyone has something unique to contribute to the agency an prioritise an inclusive and diverse work culture. We offer our people a range of life benefits including:
Flexible working arrangements
We love our leave days - enjoy bonus annual leave days, wellness days & birthday leave
4pm FriYAY finish
Access to mental health initiatives - EAPs and wellbeing sessions
Culture clubs, gym access and breakfasts
Take leave when you don’t have leave balance with Leave+
Think more and do less admin through automation
Birthday leave – because no one should work on their birthday
Recovery from personal loss leave and family planning contribution
If you think this role is a good fit for you, please do not hesitate to apply now!
We value unique backgrounds and experiences to encourage and celebrate diversity. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQ+, people of all ages, people with disabilities, and people who are culturally and linguistically diverse are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that reflects the community in which we live. We further acknowledge there are unique barriers for trans & gender-diverse applicants.
Seniority level
Seniority level Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Employment type Full-time
Job function
Job function Advertising, Strategy/Planning, and Project Management
Industries Advertising Services, Technology, Information and Media, and Marketing Services
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