Strategy Partner

About WPP Media

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WPP Media is WPP’s global media collective. In a world where media is everywhere and in everything, we bring the best platform, people, and partners together to create limitless opportunities for growth. For more information, visit wppmedia.com

About Mindshare: A Leading WPP Media Brand

Mindshare delivers Good Growth for its clients. As “Growth Architects," we drive growth that benefits all stakeholders — better for people, planet, and business — by using media with intention. This approach creates more meaningful connections with consumers, increases consumer trust in the brand, and delivers better outcomes for all stakeholders.

Role Summary and Impact

Mindshare WW are looking for experienced strategic talent who want to create the new BIC in the ever changing marketing landscape. Drawing on their knowledge from a range of channel & category experience, they will bring their strategic craft to work with the desire to design & deliver brand experiences that connect with people across continents, cultures and communities. 

This role is leading a Blue Chip client undergoing significant transformation in a world of disruption & change. We are looking for a candidate who wants to create the new path forward and lead a team to deliver BIC communication strategies that will help them to realise their future.
Responsibilities 

• Lead strategy design and project delivery for a large multinational, multi market client, developing solutions that drive business / portfolio growth for their multi market needs.
• Drive thought leadership and identify new opportunities to inform senior clients’ understanding of integrated media's role in impacting consumers to support new strategic opportunities for our clients.
• Inspire experienced agency teams and C level clients to elevate their strategic approach to business problems to build trusted advisor status with them.
• Build a collaborative team environment across multiple strategy disciplines and countries (internal & external): integrated media (POE), digital, commerce, creative and PR agency partners.
• Lead cross functional teams to design data led strategy solutions that align creative, digital, CRM & other specialist agencies.
• Design and deliver innovative strategies that balance the strategic requirements of Brand and Demand outcome-based performance marketing.

The Ideal Candidate

You are a unique strategist looking to find your new home amongst others who want to create new spaces for Media to engage humans & transform their experiences with brands. As an individual, you are:

• Curious: about humans, what makes them tick, what makes them connect. About channels, new, old and changing, always asking how we can break the mould of how things may have been.
• Creative: always looking for new and exciting ways to bring brands to audiences. For the extra ‘spark’ or stretch in the plan that may not be expected.
• Challenging: themselves and others to consider if there is a new way, a better way or an uncharted way to solve business challenges.
• Collaborative: a desire & ability to collaborate with different skills, personalities and ways of thinking. To bring people together to find new ways to design, deliver strategies and hold ourselves accountable to them.

Skills and Experience

At WPP Media, we believe in the power of our culture and our people. It’s what elevates us to deliver exceptional experiences for both our clients and each other. In this role it will be critical to embrace WPP & WPP Media’s shared core values:

• Be Extraordinary by Leading Collectively to Inspire transformational Creativity.
• Create an Open environment by Balancing People and Client Experiences by Cultivating Trust.
• Lead Optimistically by Championing Growth and Development to Mobilize the Enterprise.

Essential Criteria 

• Deep experience in Media & Communication strategy design & delivery in multi discipline agency environment with evidence of impactful, creative strategy design for Blue Chip clients.
• Ability to build strategic argument & prepare simple, insight led, strategic recommendations for C suite clients.
• Evidence of working with clients to co create vision and strategy based on complex business challenges.
• Ability to bring senior clients and agency partners along on an evidence based strategic narrative. Making them feel uncomfortable to explore yet compelled to try.
• Understanding of the basics of brand valuation with an ability to quickly understand human psychology and how that influences brand choices inc. syndicated research tools, consumer research methodologies & techniques.
• Seasoned strategy leader with experience in leading teams to find the balance required when pitching and delivering on market, regional or global client business briefs.
• Solid understanding of the economic dynamics and integrated media strategies needed to drive growth across in B2C & B2B environments.
• Ability to advise on communications strategies encompassing: Consumer Experience, 360 Media environment (inc Digital, Social, PR, Events)

Life at WPP Media & Benefits

Our passion for shaping the next era of media includes investing in our employees to help them do their best work, and we’re just as committed to employee growth as we are to responsible media investment. WPP Media employees can tap into the global WPP Media & WPP networks to pursue their passions, grow their networks, and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising. We have a variety of employee resource groups and host frequent in-office events showcasing team wins, sharing thought leadership, and celebrating holidays and milestone events. Our benefits include competitive medical, group retirement plans, vision, and dental insurance, significant paid time off, preferential partner discounts, and employee mental health awareness days.  

WPP Media is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.
We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

Please note this is a UK based role and requires individuals to have the right to work in this location

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While we appreciate all applications received, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. 

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