Integrated Strategy Director

Job Description:

dentsu Aotearoa | Auckland | Permanent | Full Time | R1112117

We’re looking for an Integrated Strategy Director to lead the direction for great work for iconic brands across Aotearoa.

A bit about the job

Driven by curiosity, you’ll analyse, shape, craft and influence and champion great work.

Someone who brings fresh thinking to challenges, clarity to an opportunity and can collaborate across both creative and media to build brands that make people care.

As part of a small but collaborative team, you’ll be an expert in juggling different types of jobs at once. From presenting to a boardroom of senior stakeholders to discovering truths in a Dunedin student flat and everything in-between, no challenge is the same, but that’s why you love it.

Your days should feel exciting and varied as you help to solve problems and unlock growth for organisations across Aotearoa.

Responsibilities include

• Being a champion for curiosity, creativity and effectiveness and not be afraid to fight for new and interesting.
• Leading the development of integrated, or stand-alone creative and media strategies that align with business objectives and build connection using audience insights, media, and creativity together.
• Acting as the lead strategist supporting clients and teams, driving growth through creative problem solving and contributing to the strategic vision of integration across the business.
• Translating business challenges into clear, creative or media-led solutions with actionable recommendations.
• Creating strategic recommendations; which might require leading research and data wrangling tasks (qual & quant), defining success and having a clear idea of how this success will be measured.
• Driving, defining, and providing feedback on various aspects of the work, in creative and/ or media reviews.
• Being a thought leader and a vocal advocate and contributor internally and externally to industry events and publications, including the writing and judging of awards.

A bit about you

• At least 5 years’ experience as a strategist, ideally with an integrated advertising agency working on creative and media campaigns.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken English, and able to confidently articulate and share ideas and value. Any other spoken or written language skills would be a welcomed bonus but not essential.
• A relevant degree that illustrates your passion for the unusual or critical thinking would be beneficial but not essential.
• Naturally curious, creatively intuitive and analytical, loves being hands-on.
• A self-starter, collaborative in nature and highly organised; ability to manage multiple priorities/projects on the go.
• Be relentlessly curious, challenging the status quo using and making an impact.

A bit about us

dentsu Aotearoa is a uniquely Kiwi business raised in New Zealand and born in Japan. We are an award-winning, world-class agency that prides itself on creating experiences that impact society and challenge the way we think. We are more than an advertising agency. We are positioned at the forefront of innovation. We understand our purpose in society is to create meaningful impact through our dentsu Creative, dentsu Media and Merkle brands.

At dentsu Aotearoa we are 250 strong across Auckland and Wellington. We are part of a global network of over 70,000 craft experts across 145 countries, with our global dentsu Group HQ in Tokyo, Japan. When you join us, you are becoming part of one team. One team with diverse talents and a shared ambition to innovate the way brands are built. One team that collaborates across disciplines and boundaries. One team that wants to innovate with a purpose.

• Be a force for good. Work with iconic brands and make a positive impact to society in Aotearoa.
• Best the best you. We want you to be your best so at dentsu we have wellness benefits, volunteering days, and an additional week of annual leave days after 2 years’ service.
• Innovate to impact. Join an award-winning Creative and Media team that challenges the status quo.

Be a champion of meaningful progress

At dentsu Aotearoa we are proud of our diverse and inclusive culture. It enables our employees to bring the best version of themselves to work, which in turn fosters innovation, and generates better outcomes for our people, partners, and communities.

We encourage applications from people with disabilities, of all ages, nationalities, backgrounds and cultures to apply. If you want to contribute towards how we represent ourselves, you can join one of our communities/committees that drive awareness and inclusion at dentsu Aotearoa.

Next Steps
To join us at dentsu Aotearoa, register your interest to our dentsu careers page with your CV and cover letter.

Please note, we are only able to accept applications from those to currently possess work rights in New Zealand.

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Location:

Auckland

Brand:

Dentsu Media

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent