Sport & Entertainment - Creative Team - Freelance

**About M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment**

M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment is the PR and partnership agency within the M&C Saatchi Group. We are a full-service passion marketing agency that connects brands to Australians through the things they love. We’re dedicated, smart and collaborative experts in our field. We're passionate about coming together to create and realise big ambitions for some of the largest brands in the country.

As part of the M&C Saatchi Group we come together to realise BIG AMBITIONS. And ours is to be the most connected creative company by organising original thinkers in uncommon ways.

We celebrate people who embrace our values and BIG AMBITIONS and the opportunity is here now for mid-level FREELANCE Creative Team to join our team in Sydney for some exciting projects

The Opportunity - Creative Team (freelance)

As a team you'll think differently to traditional advertising creative, with a focus on storytelling across multiple channels with a big focus on earned. Our work reflects the new ways audiences cultivate their passions, consume media and share stories by delivering integrated communications campaigns including but not limited to sponsorship, brand partnerships, experiential, PR, social and content.

The ideal team will possess amongst them exceptional writing and art direction/design skills, with a deep understanding of the industry, and a passion for storytelling. In this role, you will be responsible for creating engaging work that effectively communicates our brand's message across various platforms, including press releases, partnership collateral, social media content, and more.

The key difference is knowing how to come up with a PR idea, not just how to PR an advertising idea.

You’ll understand how to create experiences for the consumer’s of our clients brands who also happen to be sports and entertainment fans. You’ll help our brands touch the fans’ hearts via creating change and impact in the world of music, fashion, football, cricket, surfing, netball etc, be it through experiential events, social media campaigns, online activations or press exclusives.

A snapshot of what you'll do
- Drive brilliance in ideas, craft and strategy across all channel touch-points
- Ensure that creative work delivers against the brief and brand strategy
- Develop Compelling Copy:

- Collaborate with the PR team and partnerships teams to creatively express and articulate ideas across channels. Have a good understanding of how to write captivating copy for press releases and other PR materials.
- Write engaging and informative content for collateral, including presentations, pitch decks, and promotional materials.
- Craft compelling social media copy, including captions, posts, tweets, and comments, tailored to various platforms and target audiences. Including selecting VO artists and overseeing edits from production partners.
- Ensure all copy aligns with brand guidelines, tone, and messaging.
- Storytelling and Content Creation:

- Develop creative visual concepts and storylines that effectively convey the campaign ideas, brand's values, mission, and key messages.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to brainstorm and ideate innovative content and activation ideas for brand promotion.
- Create storyboards and visual treatments for shoots.
- Experiential and Events
- Collaborate with the experiential team to develop engaging and immersive brand experiences.
- Write compelling copy for experiential activations, event descriptions, invitations, signage, and other event-related materials.
- Plus, much more our Talent Team will share the full job description in the interview stage

SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES
- A ‘just do it’ mentality to breaking down barriers or solving problems
- Infectious passion underpinned by commitment to delivery
- Passionate about all things social, PR, influencer marketing, experiential and content. Plus good technical knowledge of digital production processes.
- Plugged into culture - knows what’s hot and what’s not (sport, music, lifestyle)
- Self-starter - works well independently and takes responsibility for delivery of projects
- A people person, with the ability to inspire members across the Agency and broader Group to rally behind creative opportunities
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills - a confident, persuasive presenter
- Ability to communicate with all levels of clients, management and staff
- Methodical, organised with high attention to craft
- Experience of working seamlessly with people outside of Creative to deliver non-traditional creative, including but not limited to documentary series, innovative tech, social movement, consumer PR or socially amplified campaigns
- Ability to prioritise and manage multiple projects

Your ideal experience:

- At least 4+ years in a creative role
- Previous experience working as a team or desire to partner up and portfolio's to showcase your understanding of the PR space

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