Audience Lead | Melbourne-VIC

Job Description

Audience Lead

Melbourne

• Full Time Temporary Parental Leave Cover
• Melbourne, South Yarra
• Reporting to the Manager Partner

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the team in the use of the OMD planning process to create the media idea
• Play a key role in strategic development workshops
• Ensure plans are innovative and bring the communication strategy to life
• Oversee media buying and manage client group P& L
• Involvement in all negotiation strategies to ensure best outcomes
• Ensure client has access to unique trading opportunities

Required Skills & Experience:

• Extensive experience within media planning & buying at a Senior Director level
• Indepth understanding of media fundamentals and strategic planning capabilities
• Proven people leadership experience
• Proven ability to deliver against a client business plan and contract including maximizing agency performance via agreed KPIs
• Exceptional client engagement skills and the ability deliver best in class service in line with OMDs Performance with Integrity commitment
• Ability to think creatively, critically and strategically to deliver innovative marketing solutions
• Commercially savvy and deep understanding of the OMD business, and our clients in order to enable better decisions and thinking
• Strong people leadership skills - we care about our people and have a commitment to their development and growth
• An on-going commitment to invest a portion of your time to personal development
• Leadership ability to inspire and drive a team to deliver to spec each and every time
• Commercially focused with the ability to both deliver and influence revenue and profit performance
• The ability to build meaningful relationships at all levels - from the C Suite to industry Graduates
• An appreciation and understanding of what world-class innovative work looks like & how to both deliver & sell it
• Compelling presentation and storytelling skills - the ability to persuade and influence
• Strong implementation planning knowledge across both digital and non-digital channels
• Attention to detail

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 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.

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.

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