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As our Strategy Director you will have plenty of experience in bringing commercial understanding and business insights to help your team understand the opportunities and challenges that clients face. You’ll be confident in brand architecture, research and insight, and have the ability to “clarify, simplify and inspire” for your clients and creative teams. Comfortable working with all sorts of people - from junior team members to senior clients - you’ll also be prepared to jump in and get your hands dirty when things get a little busy.

Who We Are

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. When brands unite people in culture, they build Fame, and when brands connect individuals to their unique journeys, they build customer Flow. Initiative builds Fame and Flow for brands like Nike, Amazon, Merck, and LEGO.

Media responsibility is at the forefront of everything we do, whether it’s creating media plans that reflect the diversity of our communities, promote brand safety, and foster sustainability. Our agency celebrates diversity in an inclusive environment where all of our 9,000+ strong talent across 90+ markets feel seen, heard, and valued. Our vision is to create not only a better media company, but also a better media industry, and maybe even a better world.

DISCIPLINE OVERVIEW: STRATEGY

Initiative’s Strategists generate smart and strategic brand platforms that inspire and inform the conditions needed for each brand to grow. They are the agency’s cultural architects, single-minded in both their approach and ambition to create lasting cultural impact vs. singular media moments

Future-focused and independent, they sit as an entrepreneurial, agile unit of consumer, creative and analytical experts who are cast and deployed according to Brief/skillset vs. Client. They take a holistic ‘full world’ POV to drive smarter, better and broader ‘media’ thinking that generates more interesting and rich territories for a brand to explore, working in creative collaboration with all teams - Client Advice & Management, Communications Design and Partnerships - to inspire and inform the creation and design of culturally-led brand experiences.

The Opportunity

The Strategy Director reports into the Head of Strategy APAC and is responsible for developing strategic recommendations that solve client communication challenges.

Client

• Lead (and take responsibility for) the development of regional campaign strategy from briefing to the final document.
• Collaborate with Comms Design Director to produce data-informed and culturally-relevant best-in-class connections planning, ensuring rigor by employing industry & Initiative tools/processes in the strategic process
• Connect with global strategy team to translate the global framework into regional recommendations.
• Identify longer-term communication and media innovation opportunities that are both inspiring but in alignment with pharmaceutical communication guidelines.
• Collaborate with creative agencies to translate the creative platform into engaging media ideas by infusing connections prowess to the recommendation.
• Demonstrate good understanding of consumers, their behaviours and culture, clearly communicating how the strategy delivers on the business need and KPIs
• Relationship-building with local counterparts at Initiative
• Hold both inspiring and pragmatic conversations with key clients, earning the trust to become an indispensable ally and partner who guides decision-making.
• With the Client Advice lead, maintain relevance of media planning and the Initiative media team through evolving market and brand conditions

New Business

• Participate in new business initiatives, leading the strategy for market pitches
• Ensure implementation remains true to strategic platform by working seamlessly with the implementation team

Internal

• Lead and advocate Fame & Flow for the team and client base, explaining the process and its benefits to clients and coaching its application amongst our own people
• Adherence to agency process / engage the right people at the right time – supply clear implementation briefs to the implementation team and offer support during the implementation process
• Take a leadership stance in sharing work internally, readily sharing relevant work or case studies whenever the opportunity presents itself
• Support training needs, creating a profile across the agency through involvement in idea generation sessions beyond allocated client base
• Train, guide, assist Client Advice and Management teams in development and sell-through of ideas

Ideally

• Vast experience in integrated planning role in media, creative, innovation or communications discipline (digital, content, invention, social, activation)
• Ability to think differently: creative and adaptive, entrepreneurial, independently-minded; deeply immersed in cultural understanding and driven by a desire to know more the world / to better understand people’s motivations and behaviors in the shifting landscape
• Enjoys working with multi-cultural teams
• Strong client skills, engagement is in an advisory capacity rather than to manage client relationships.
• Expert in consumer and cultural insights

Initiative is equal opportunity employer and is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. People with Disabilities and all historically excluded or under-represented people are encouraged to apply.

If you live and breathe strategy and have experience working with FMCG brands, this could be a great opportunity for you!

We are very excited to be partnered with a amazing Design Agency, who are looking for a Strategy Director to be based here in Singapore. With a global presence and an impressive client roster, they are looking for someone experienced and motivated to lead from the front, and take their strategy team to the next level.

As well as delivering outstanding strategic thinking for their APAC clients, you will be responsible for leading strategic relationships and passionate about delivering great work. Fancy the challenge?

**BRAND STRATEGY EXPERIENCE IS A MUST HAVE!!**

The Role

• Lead the strategic thinking from start to finish, applying strategically driven creative ideas across key clients.
• Lead new areas of opportunity,taking an active role in new business through inspirational pitches.
• Deliver high quality strategic content from brand strategy and portfolio strategy through to creative ideation.
• Work with the global strategy teams to deliver across multiple projects.
• Lead a growing team with drive.

Experience

• You will have a minimum of 12 years in brand strategy, agency or brand experience preferred.
• You will have experience leading brand or pitch teams and clients from a strategic perspective.
• You will be a team player, willing to go above and beyond for your clients and team.
• You will have the ability to lead client meetings with confidence, engaging with CMOs and other high profile clients.
• Strong understanding of the APAC market.
• Collaborative with great communication and presentation skills.

If this sounds like something you are excited about and you want to learn more, please send through your application with a CV attached.

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Team Summary

The Products and Solutions function is responsible for product management, product strategy, providing the thought leadership and long-term design for the development and growth of Visa’s products across the Asia Pacific (AP) region. The Product Development and Commercialisation is a horizontal service group, within Regional Product team that has end-to-end responsibility for building and delivering new capabilities aligned with the AP Product Roadmap.

What a Director – Deployment Strategy will do:

The Director will be a member of the leadership team reporting to the AP Regional Head of Product Development and Commercialisation and will lead and own strategy initiatives. The incumbent will lead end to end strategy as well as the deployment and development efforts of the regional muti year plans.

Essentially, the individual will:

• Work with and support Product verticals and markets and owns the development of strategies with alignment of the regional and global priorities.
• Front regional business planning and develop proposals to address product roadmap development needs
• Monitor competitive developments across the region as well as globally, and be involved in the development of timely responses to emerging trends and opportunities across AP.
• A typical effort may entail working closely with senior stakeholders to understand and logically structure the problem, develop hypothesis, work with cross-functional teams to validate the hypothesis, develop strategy to address the problem, and develop recommendations and execution plan to present to the regional leadership.
• Lead end-to-end strategy efforts with a small team of analysts. The strategy efforts can range from developing focused product strategies in responding to developing market trends to developing multi-year plans for the region, addressing emerging competitive and economic model issues, managing commercial response to regulatory changes, developing cross-product programs, and supporting strategic investment assessments.
• Collaborate and work across markets, cultures and teams within Visa as well as client organizations.
• Lead a team and program manage deployment efforts to ensure timely delivery as well as launch of key initiatives

The position will be based in Singapore with some travel expected.

Why this is important to Visa

As we roll out products and solutions in an extremely dynamic marketplace, being able ro purposefully define, plann, and execute against long-term strategic priorities will be principal determinants of success. The Deployment Strategy team will be the owners of Visa’s product roadmap in the AP region and will provide the stewardship, tools, and processes to make it a reality.

The Deputy Director of Strategy works with the Chief Strategy Officer and the Executive team to develop the Trusts strategic direction, and contribute to the overall leadership, direction and management of the Trust. The post holder will represent strategy in trust-wide fora and externally on behalf of the Chief Strategy Officer. Internally As a senior member of the strategy team, lead and contribute to all aspects of work. Deputise for the Chief Strategy Officer as required in trust-wide fora, including the Trust Executive Committee, the Investment Portfolio Board and other Executive Committees, to provide expert strategic guidance and leadership to inform trust-wide decision-making. Support the development of trust-level organisational strategy, for example by preparing materials for Board away days and the Board in Committee. To lead the Trusts strategy implementation, with special attention to cross-organisational issues, and ensuring alignment with other Trust academic, commercial and estates strategic development plans to provide long term sustainability and affordability. Develop the leadership potential of all staff in the team. Lead the Trust Patient and Public Engagement team. Support the Head of Charities Engagement in developing the relationship with the GSTT Foundation, its charities and the Trusts approach to fundraising and charitable funding. In partnership To work with colleagues in partner organisations to develop and implement key strategies, including joint strategic priorities and programmes. This will also require the post holder to lead specific pieces of work on behalf of the Trust. To work with other providers and commissioners across London and south east England in the Integrated Care System and Acute Provider Collaborative to develop and implement key strategies and programmes. Provide strategic input to the development and testing of future models for specialised commissioning. To provide strategic leadership to major system-wide programmes with partner organisations to deliver improved patient outcomes and experience and long term system sustainability. Provide strong and expert professional and strategic leadership. Represent the Trust within the ICS and wider community and with partner organisations, working closely with them to support the collaborative implementation of the clinical and non-clinical work programmes

About Us

We are Dentsu Creative.

We believe brands aren’t built like they used to be, and audiences aren’t either. Three forces are driving this change.

First, most CMOs and CEOs want to acquire more customers with less investment. Second, great brand ads don’t create a great brand experience. Finally, too much of the money being spent by marketers is easily ignored as attention is harder to grasp than ever.

We believe you can’t grow a brand if people don’t notice what you create. People don’t see the expected. People don’t see the predictable. The familiar is too often forgotten. Which is why we create The Never Before.

The Never Before is the most elusive of ideas. The one you never saw coming, but you will never forget. The kind that turns the expected on its head. The Never Before doesn’t have a template. There are no guidelines. It will make you nervous, good nervous. But if it gets made, it will make everyone else jealous. Yes, people will have ‘concerns’. But that’s how you know you’re close. Because work like this has never been done before.

About You

• Above all, you love it when clients say, “Why haven’t we thought of that before?” after presenting your thinking.
• You want to be a very senior strategic brain across key accounts in the Dentsu Creative Singapore business.
• You want to lead the brand and communications strategy for Dentsu Creative clients, in partnership with the client and creative leads.
• You are knowledgeable in brand management and can apply the proven principles of growth to any category.
• You are strong at brand diagnostics and turning the findings into effective strategy and tactics.
• You can help architect long-term business and brand strategies for large clients.
• You are focused on unearthing and articulating ‘never-before’ insights to inspire world-class creative work.
• You generate excitement around an array of creative opportunities and champion creativity in the client organization.
• You know how to champion a brand’s purpose/positioning and ensure that it lives across all key touchpoints and communications.
• You don’t just make briefs; you shape them and can proactively identify new opportunities for great creative work.
• You can mentor junior members of the team with clarity and consistency, helping others to grow and develop.
• You champion a culture of effectiveness, ensuring every dollar spent generates a return.
• You can command a room, craft a compelling story, sell it, and form long-lasting relationships.

Your Partners

• Chief Strategy Officer ANZ
• Client Leads
• Chief Creative Officer / Creative Directors
• Junior strategists

Dentsu Values

Will live the dentsu 8 Ways at all times: We Dream Loud, We Inspire Change, We Team Without Limits, We All Lead, We Make It Real, We Climb High, We Choose Excitement, We Are A Force For Good

Keeping connected

Please visit our website to find out more and connect with us on social.

www.dentsu.com

Group Strategy Director (Also known as Group Strategy/Planning Director or Group Communications Planner/Director)
Trading Under Publicis Media Australia
Location: Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane
The Group Strategy Director, alongside the Head of Strategy leads a team of strategists and is responsible for driving the strategic direction on behalf of a portfolio of clients or client. They are responsible for ensuring work meets the highest standards, locally and competitively within our global network.
• Demonstrate leadership, commercial acumen and vision and inspire their team to deliver a cohesive, proactive approach to strategy which helps our clients grow.
• Works closely with the client teams and the senior leadership team to ensure that the product delivered to clients is truly integrated and best in class.
• Responsible for increasing the visibility of the Spark strategic product.
• Accountable for financial performance, inclusive of revenue, client commercial agreements and team costs, encompassing long term planning for the team, reflective of client and team development needs.
• Acts as a senior client escalation point, and trusted strategic advisor for key clients.
• Works with the relevant Strategy Directors/ Account Directors/ Client Partners to guide them on the output of work that works for their clients and the optimal use of agency resource to achieve this.
• Develops and manages the Strategy Directors and broader agency team
• Works with the Head of Strategy to define and deliver projects that enhance the output and efficiency of the team including managing resource in line with the ebb and flow of client work.
• Recommend and recruit for new/ replacement roles to fit any changes to the client portfolio
• Track head hour utilisation or the ream against the agreed remuneration for individual clients and agency projects
• Acting as a trusted advisor to clients and internal stakeholders
• Participation in agency new business
Experience required: Minimum 12 years industry experience, most recently in a similar position. Proven business acumen in medium to large agency. Possess an expert understanding of consumer psychology, behavioural economics, macro-economic influences, trends and current marketing science thinking and an exceptional ability to make this actionable.
• All of the above roles require a relevant tertiary qualification or a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in lieu of qualification.

Please review the attached job description and person specification for detailed information on the main responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Shape and lead multiple client projects simultaneously
• Facilitate and lead hybrid teams of strategists and creatives
• Build and own relationships with client teams, collaborating with and guiding them along the journey
• Lead research, insights, and ideation sessions on all project work
• Design, curate, and facilitate client workshops, often involcing external thought-leaders
• Drive development of impactful strategy and flawless execution of client deliverables
• Guide and support creative translation, working hand-in hand with our creative team
• Play a role in business development, inclduing shaping and pitching proposals
• Fostre intellectual curiosity, exploration, and learing within BrightHouse
• Embody a passion for purpose and positive impact on the world

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience leading projects, teams and client relationships in management consulting, innocation or brand tratgey, or other relevant experience
• Experiene working in or with multiple sectors (corporate, CSR, government, foundation, NGO, and/or academia)
• An understanding of organizatonal and socialc hange (e.g., behavioral science, organizational culture, social movement theory, campaign strategy, etc)
• Confident, compelling, and eloquent communicator, presenter, and writer, with strong aesthetic sense
• Adept at managing and collaborating with talented and diverse teams, bringing together powerful insights, bold ideas, and beautiful execution
• Able to manage many moving parts with attention and grace

Overall purpose of the role

A client-facing role, developing innovative strategic solutions for clients and helping them navigate the rapidly evolving world of marketing and communications. Where advertising, branding, direct marketing, PR and media are all now converging and demand the kind of strategic thinking which can be a catalyst to opportunities offered by all these disciplines.

Our Strategy department is a crucial part of the Agency’s success, helping clients put Social Thinking at the heart of marketing, focusing on understanding people and what makes them social to generate powerful insights that can drive business value for brands.

What does the role involve?

Strategy

Taking client briefs, challenging them, and developing them into inspiring and informative internal briefs. Keeping abreast of new trends and developments and sharing those with the rest of the team and company regularly.

You will be responsible for turning ideas into well-rounded, strategically-sound, deliverable plans that you lead and write, collaborating with others in the team to encompass audience insights, trend analysis, marketing/media executions, timings and budgets.

Creativity

Driving the conception and development of innovative on-brief digital ideas for clients and/or new businesses, from bigger campaign themes to smaller execution/technology-led ideas. You should inspire excellent creative solutions and be able to guide and lead the ideas-generation process, identifying and building on any ideas from other people within the agency.

Client-handling

Partner with the senior Account Management team and client to lead long-term communication strategies. Articulating those plans for clients in written and spoken form - writing and giving clear presentations. Once ideas are sold-in, you will then be the guardian of that plan, ensuring it's delivered in a way that remains on-brief and in-line with the agreed vision. Play the role of catalyst, consultant and companion to the client until the idea is right

Research and Analysis

Intellectual curiosity is a must; we are looking for creative problem–solvers. You’ll need to have a good understanding of research approaches (on and offline) and be able to apply these approaches to uncover breakthrough insights that can drive our client business forward.

Tools we use includes: Brandwatch, Global Web Index, Sysomos, Synthesio, Crimson Hexagon and Euromonitor.

Effectiveness

Keen focus and understanding of how our client business works and ability to develop strategic approaches clearly, designed to help grow their clients' brands.

Leadership

As a senior member of the team, you will lead by example providing mentorship and support for more junior members of the team. You will have a strong point of view on the future of the communications landscape and the role of social thinking within this. You will be experienced in expressing this point of view internally and externally and helping shape client and agency direction as a result of this.

New Business

You will also play a vital part in new business development, meeting prospective clients, presenting credentials, taking briefs and leading pitches. So you will be excited by the prospect of developing the agency as a business, pushing us into new areas, selling our ideas and approaches to new clients from new sectors.

What are we looking for?

• Prior creative agency experience in a Strategic/Planning capacity
• Had worked with regional or global clients/accounts
• An open, inquisitive character with a focus on problem-solving in creative ways
• Passion for wider communications/ marketing trends and culture as a whole
• Social media/advertising/brand enthusiast
• Confident enough to speak up, challenge and ask why (a lot)
• Collaborative with a passion for delivering industry-defining work
• Bring something new to the agency – demonstrate individual passion and expertise

See Job Description and Person Specification for full details. Proposed Interview date: w/c 15 May 2024

Executive Level 1 Opportunity
Position available in Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth or Sydney

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We are recruiting for an established investment holding company with primary interest in hospitality, F&Bs and other traditional and alternative investments.

Reporting to the CEO directly, you will be instrumental in providing strategic leadership and planning, financial management/negotiation, partnership development, deals structuring, risk management and tax strategy optimization.

You will develop and implement the overall strategic direction for the real estate investment division, aligning with the company's broader investment goals and objectives. This includes the development of annual investment plans, setting targets, timelines, and performance metrics to guide investment activities.

You will be directly negotiating with banks, financial institutions, and investment partners to secure financing for real estate acquisitions, refinancing, and development projects. You will be overseeing the financial analysis of potential investments, evaluating risks and returns to make informed investment decisions. You will also manage the financial aspects of real estate investments, including budgeting, forecasting, and tracking investment performance against targets.

You will cultivate and maintain relationships with potential investment partners, including funds, institutional investors, and strategic partners. You will explore opportunities for joint ventures, co-investments, and other collaborative arrangements to expand the company's real estate investment portfolio. You will also negotiate partnership agreements and ensure alignment of interests and objectives among stakeholders.

You will be leading the structuring of complex real estate transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, and development projects. This may include special purpose vehicle and ensure optimal deal structures to maximize investment returns, mitigate risks, and achieve tax efficiency. You will collaborate with legal, tax, and financial advisors to execute transactions in compliance with regulatory requirements.

You will identify, assess, and manage risks associated with real estate investments, including market risks, regulatory risks, and operational risks. You will develop risk mitigation strategies and implement controls to protect investment capital and optimize risk-adjusted returns. You will ensure compliance.

with relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards.

You will develop and implement tax-efficient investment structures for real estate acquisitions and dispositions, considering the impact of taxes on investment returns. You will coordinate with tax advisors to optimize tax planning strategies, minimize tax liabilities, and maximize after-tax returns for investors etc.

Requirements:

You are degree qualified in Accountancy, Business, Finance, Engineering with a reputable education institute and have about 12 to 15 years of experience in complex deal structuring and dealing with institutional investors, family offices and funds.

You possess excellent interpersonal & communications skills as well as effective stakeholders management ability.

Knowledge of hospitality as an asset class within the Asia Pacific and Europe will be held in high regards.

All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence. Personal data provided will be used for recruitment purposes only.

Please apply with your CV in word document format. We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified. For other positions related to real estate, please go to https://careers.tri-cap.com.sg/.

EA Licence: 17C8777

​EA Personnel: R1109270

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is currently recruiting for a Regional Precision Medicine Strategy Associate Director.

At Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, we are working to create a world without disease. Transforming lives by finding new and better ways to prevent, intercept, treat and cure disease inspires us. We bring together the best minds and pursue the most promising science. We are Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine. We collaborate with the world for the health of everyone in it.

The Regional Precision Medicine Strategy Associate Director will have responsibility for designing & executing Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine’s Asia Pacific Precision Medicine (PM) strategy, in collaboration with key cross-functional stakeholders of the Global and Asia Pacific Organisation. The successful candidate should ideally have extensive pharma and diagnostic experience, be a strong leader with excellent communication and collaboration skills, and be able to translate the commercial PM strategy into execution for our portfolio and pipeline.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Primary responsibilities for this leadership position will include but not limited to:

- Lead the design & implementation of Regional Commercial Diagnostic strategy in key AP markets

- Provide commercial diagnostics expertise & guidance for XFT’s with a strong focus on preparing launch readiness for CDx testing

- Develop & implement plans for successful launches of Diagnostic programs, by facilitating seamless access to testing at OpCo level that supports the applicable brand strategies including exploration of innovative strategies to support CDx demand and uptake

- Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with all pathological scientific communities and key AP Reference centers

- Ensure clear Guidance recommendations for defined testing targets are included in the patient treatment algorithms. Ensure the inclusion of defined testing targets within local and regional Scientific Guidelines

- Alongside XFT build a competitive advantage, both current & future, by understanding & addressing key customers’ needs, & demonstrating deep understanding of competitors’ commercial strategies

- Lead commercial evaluation of diagnostics platforms, actively support and partner with Market Access policy to seek effective partnerships with government partners, public/private labs, & industries to support our commercial diagnostic strategy

- Establish regional SFE KPIs & monitoring for tests, that cover, but not limited to: availability and quality of testing, percentage of targeted patient population being tested, time to results and testing to therapy ratio

- Contribute to building internal capabilities required for long-term success in precision medicine

- Develop internal & external customer relationships that successfully drive business objectives.

- Establish a productive work environment by creating trust & respect within all Therapeutic Areas (TAs).

KEY INTERACTIONS

Internal

- Global Commercial Team

- Global Market Access

- Global CDx team

- Global Compound Development Team

- AP Strategic Marketing Team

- AP Medical Affairs Teams

- AP MA Team

- AP Product Managers

- OpCo Diagnostic Managers

- OpCo Market Access

- Operating Company Business Heads

External

- Regional Key Opinion Leaders (pathologists/oncologists)

- Important Local labs with OpCo Dx Managers

- Lab Directors / reference labs and Ring testing facilities

- NGS companies & Commercial Labs

QUALFICATIONS

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:

- Experience in diagnostics commercialization required.

- Marketing experience in Oncology strongly preferred.

- Product launch experience preferred

- Commercial and/or access experience in pharma preferred

- Ability to work in highly matrixed environment & leading by influence required

- Strong executive presence & leadership skills are required

- Strong communication & negotiating skills required

- Strong analytical skills to understand scientific & financial data, recognize key issues & establish business priorities

- Must exhibit behaviours aligned to the J&J Global Leadership Profile including but not limited to: integrity-credo based actions, collaboration & teamwork, sense of urgency, & results driven

- Awareness of & adherence to J&J Credo Values, SOPs, Policies & Guidelines

- Evidence of ability to work with Key Opinion Leaders & external stakeholders

- Previous experience working in cross-functional teams is preferred

QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.

- 8+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry in progressive commercial leadership roles.

Overview:

Our ambition is to build world-class social capabilities that deliver relevant value to target audiences across the client brands' social activities around the world while increasing marketing efficiency, impact & velocity.​

The team will craft the most connected social experience rooted in culture to spark conversation that will drive WEEKLY+ recruitment across ASEAN and South Pacific. We will do this by:

• Fostering connected communities around the client brands, culture, customers, prospects, and influencers on social channels.
• Crafting social-first content & engagements that deliver value to our audiences on social.
• Cultivating meaningful interactions, championing best-in-class collaborations with social platforms and creator-led activations.

The Creative Strategy Director will be a crucial part of the StudioX leadership team, working alongside the Social Lead, Creative, Category, Intelligence, and Community team. We’re looking for a seasoned social strategist who has mastered foundation strategic thinking and creative problem-solving skills and can apply their craft to a variety of mediums, with a particular focus and passion for social media and social-first thinking.

As our Creative Strategy Director, you will lead the social strategy team on a robust food and beverage account crafting disruptive social strategy at the intersection of culture and technology that deliver impact. You have a deep understanding of social media platforms and digital environments, a proven ability and passion for creative thinking, a laser focus on driving team outcomes, and you are expert collaborator with other strategy leads, creatives, influencer marketers, and paid media and analytics team members.

You will be working within a region-wide borderless team model to service client needs, you will be required to provide strategic direction and leadership within the group. You will be charged with working collaboratively with the larger Studio X team from different functions and capabilities – from brand, intelligence, creative, media, and production aspects of the book of business.

You will tailor your social strategy to audiences, platforms and culturally relevant moments. You will confidently pitch bold social strategy to the clients, internal teams, senior leaders, and partners, draft compelling social campaigns and content for an array of brands with different audience considerations, stay on top of trending content and audience behaviors to inform opportunistic content and strategies.

Responsibilities

• Holistic Social & Influence strategist capable of curating intelligence into social innovation to drive brand and business results from great end-to-end social & influence.
• Lead innovation and implementation of key strategic frameworks in social and brand strategy with the ability to develop end-to-end solutions with social at heart.
• Develop and provide a strategic direction for social and/or influence toolkit, that meet client objectives in the areas of social media strategy, digital platform and campaign development, research, content amplification and analytics, and work collaboratively with S&I Stewardships in delivering it.
• Responsible for setting objectives, benchmarks and KPIs together with E2E lead & SX creative strategist.
• Be the “go-to” thought leader and expert in driving integration between social and brand strategy and engagement planning and a strong contributor in a global thought-leadership network.
• Create synergies between social and other disciplines: PR & Influencer, E2E, Data & Analytics, and Media.
• Oversee quality and development of creative (concept) briefs and briefings as well as asset briefs to meet modern marketing needs to drive concept to content across experience seamlessly connecting social to the full ecosystem.
• Be the key player in new briefs representing the agency and the social expertise.
• Build strong relationship with creative leaders and creative community.
• Stay abreast of global cultural trends and industry updates, and proactively develop timely content strategy for real-time content.
• Responsible for Quarterly Business Reviews.

Qualifications

• CPG experience preferred or interest, experience, and/or comfort level in working on a leading FMCG global brand.
• Respectful but provocative attitude, capable of pushing thinking, but understanding when to dock the boat.
• 7+ years of experience working on creative with portfolio of social forward creative that makes our jaw drop, digital strategy and social strategy with agency experience.
• Must be able to maintain composure in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Proven experience in brand and communications planning.
• Proven successful collaboration with creative leaders and complex creative teams.
• Proven thought-leader and passion for the social and influence.
• Experience of running a modern strategy department (borderless) of ‘social-first’ thinkers and of a similar size is essential.
• Management of teams of strategists and cross-disciplinary teams.
• Must be an effective manager of people to ensure strategy department is motivated and enthusiastic, able to empower teams to take on responsibility and be inspired about their work.
• Active user of social platforms preferably with a finger on pulse of the latest trends/happenings.
• Strategically strong. Understands the client’s business and is able to connect business challenges with impactful strategy that drive business results.
• Strong analytical skills. Ability to interpret ongoing research and media reports, guide and partner with social media experts to inform communications recommendations.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, organisational and management skills with a proven ability to independently manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Must be persuasive and very articulate when it comes to directing or presenting, inspiring confidence and trust in colleagues and clients alike.
• Ability to work effectively, proactively, and seamlessly amongst an integrated agency team.
• True passion for food and beverage vertical.
• Willingness to learn, explore, and reinvent.
• Proactive and a self-starter.

People leadership:

• You ensure diversity in every sense in the teams you build, sustaining a fair and equitable approach to hiring, promotions and performance management.
• You are a magnet for talent. The brightest creative minds want to work at your side.
• You communicate a vision that people can get behind, building and sustaining pride and trust in employees and clients.