Strategy Director | Sydney-NSW

Job Description

OMD offers a truly multi-disciplinary approach to media strategy, planning and buying. It has one of the most diverse agency offerings in Australia, covering several areas of expertise from business management, communications strategy and planning, media buying (trading), social media strategy and management, branded content and sponsorship, digital planning and execution, research and insights, through to brand analytics and SEO.

What you'll do:

• Lead campaign strategies and brand solutions & initiatives for dedicated clients to create new brand and business opportunities
• Collaborate with Account Leadership, Planning, Account Managers, Account Directors, Digital, Create, Trading and Resolution teams to ensure strategies are executable and distinctive in market.
• Take ownership of the OMD Design process, demonstrating best in practice application to deliver cutting edge strategies & ideas
• Demonstrate strategic leadership of the client comms opportunities, create solutions, and opportunities both in response to briefs and proactively
• Provide feedback on strategic on presentations and client thought leadership
• Leverage multiple sources of research to develop insights, with focus on understanding and applying the advantage of OMD's proprietary tools
• Proactive client engagement including thought leadership pieces, regular proactive ideas outside briefs and market intelligence
• Continuous ‘check in' on strategies once in market to drive opportunity, respond to events, business or consumer actions and campaign tracking

What you'll need:

• Experience developing innovative communication strategies on key clients, which tangibly shapes, influences and inspires new behaviour
• Seek proactive strategic opportunities for brands where relevant outside of confines of brief in response to culture and topical media opportunities
• Understanding of measurable outcomes, and ability to align with KPI benchmarks as relevant to comms, business & brand
• Ability to champion strategic thinking in agency and mentor junior team members
• Able to build client engagement through thought leadership pieces, regular proactive ideas outside briefs and market intelligence
• Naturally inquisitive mindset and the ability to research and extract data in order to build narrative and deliver on client goals
• Understanding of the media landscape and experience in media planning
• Demonstrated experience in a similar Strategy Director position preferably within media agency

What's in it for you?

• Access to top tier clients and complex business challenges
• Continuous development through our mixed learning approach
• All the tools, equipment and mentors you need to be successful in your role
• Our organisation encourages diversity, supports charities and environmental initiatives
• We have a bright, open plan and dog friendly office (we love our furry friends)
• We encourage and fully support flexible working
• Parental leave
• Fun social events - Annual ski trips

A bit about us…

We are a proud part of the OMD global network, the world's leading marketing and communications agency. As part of the Omnicom Media Group, we provide services to over 5,000 clients in more than 100 countries and employ 11,000+ staff.

Since launching in 2000, OMD Australia has grown to become Australia's largest media and communications agency, consistently winning awards including:

Great Place to Work | Platinum Status: Top 50 for 14 consecutive years (2009-2024)

B&T | Media Agency of the Year 2019, 2020 & 2021, Culture 2020

B&T Women in Media | Employer of the Year 2019 & 2020

Adnews | Media Agency of the Year 2020, Overall Agency of the Year 2020

Mumbrella | Media Agency of the Decade 2009 - 2019, Culture 2019

Adweek | Global Media Agency of the Year 2019 & 2020

Next steps...

Sound exactly like the sort of role for you? Apply now!

If you've got any questions or wish to have a confidential conversation about this role, contact the Talent team. We'd love to hear from you.

We are a committed Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and are dedicated to ensuring that all employees, and prospective employees, can work in an environment that is free from any form of employment discrimination based on race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital or parental status, physical or mental impairment/disability or any other status. We encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.

If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application. Your personal information will be kept confidential in compliance with relevant privacy legislation.