Looking to get involved with high impact campaigns and a team of seasoned experts? This might be your next gig.
- Come join a global media powerhouse
- Progressive and ambitious clients who want industry-leading work.
- Experienced and capable teams to accelerate your career.
- Industry leading leave entitlements including; Birthday Leave, Extra annual leave days and up to 16 weeks Paid Parental leave.
- Use of automation and robots to free up staff from repetitive manual tasks
- Family Inclusive Workplace
- Hybrid working policy including remote international opportunities.
- Agency perks including; early finish Fridays, culture club, breakfast, health and wellbeing initiatives, onsite gym, daily meditations, employee assistance programs.
- Ongoing L&D opportunities
The Opportunity:
We have an exciting opportunity for a Media Director (or what we like to call - Partnerships!) to work on Australia's largest client, the Australian Government.
You will work on campaigns with purpose, that make a real difference to this country. This role with enable you to think of opportunities that exist outside of standard spots and dots media.
As Partnerships Director you are responsible for your team ensuring that the planning and buying and the final execution of the connections (media) plan.
- You lead the Partnerships process with many different disciplines such as Client, Strategy, Media and SBU's however it is the seamless collaboration with Design Directors that encourages the pursuit for perfection in connections solution delivery.
- You are responsible for the output and development of the Senior Partnerships Managers, Partnerships Managers, Partnerships Traders and Partnerships Executives within your team. You drive the team to explore and identify non-traditional partnerships opportunities.
- As the Partnerships Director you need to be able to develop the connections plan, identify partnerships opportunities that can exist outside the standard paid media environments. You are expected to lead strong relationships with agency partners to create new connections opportunities.
- You have previous experience within the industry, and you have a fundamental and robust knowledge of the Australian media landscape across multiple categories. You have raw talent bringing together shrewd negotiations skills, outstanding interpersonal skills and a passion for your clients business that infects the entire team that work with you on campaigns.
What we are looking for:
- A strong background in media investment and trading, with a focus on offline channels.
- A deep understanding of the Australian media landscape.
- Ability to identify non-traditional partnership opportunities.
- Solid presentation skills for client recommendations, driving innovation with media owners and non-paid partnerships
- Your ability to create a positive work environment, directly manage a team and support in the development of the junior Trading craft.
- Demonstration of strong ownership over the development of all Connections Blueprints and Connections Plans.
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Be part of the future everyone is searching for. Apply to join the UM Australia team today.
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. Please reach out to [email protected] to discuss any concerns in the recruitment process you may have.
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