Head Thinker

Thinkerbell represents the coming together of scientific inquiry and brilliant creativity - or as we like to call it, ‘Measured Magic’.

A Head Thinker will be the key driver of strategic thinking and creative process for our clients - providing strategic thinking, project planning, campaign implementation and financial management.

You’ll have three key things to do:

- Brand and Behaviour Strategy: You'll help clients with their brand strategy development, everything from insights to inspiring brand ideas.
- Project Leadership: You'll lead projects and/or retained pieces of business, as required.
- Entrepreneurialism: Our clients are in the business of building brands and changing behaviours to increase their economic fortune. You'll also help where you can and ensure that we stay on top of opportunities that unlock growth for our clients.

RESPONSIBILITIES

As Head Thinker, you’ll be responsible for leadership across our existing and new clients identifying and pursuing opportunities that align with Thinkerbell’s proposition and strategic goals. You will drive the strategic thinking and creative process for our clients - providing strategic thinking, project planning, campaign implementation and financial management.

The Thinker community will report into you on a day to day basis (directly the Lead Thinkers, with the Thinkers reporting through them).

You will collaborate with our Creative Tinkers to produce innovative work for our clients.

We expect all of our Thinkers and Tinkers to push the boundaries of strategy and creative for our clients. We have a keen focus on building brand-led ideas through the entire customer experience, from insight to execution.

Responsibilities include:

- Lead the values and drive the Thinkerbell culture, ensuring all staff understand the agency’s values.
- Lead and drive the financial reporting and forecasting monthly for smooth accountability and delivery. Working with Margie and Jo monthly to review prior to end of month.
- Oversee the development of strategic communication solutions and ideas using the Four Leaf Clover.
- Be the client lead across nominated clients and lead the growth and development of the business.
- Provide strategic guidance to the Thinkers across all accounts to develop brand and creative strategies that think beyond the standard deliverables.
- Ensure a deep understanding of your clients’ business and objectives, craft appropriate strategies and identify/implement products to help achieve client goals
- Prioritise and set expectations on key deliverables
- Coordinate the day-to-day agency resources to ensure client projects are delivered at the highest quality, on-time and budget to impress our clients
- Accurately assess all work of internal and externals partners and provide corrective guidance where necessary
- Collaborate with our Thinkers, Tinkers and our clients to manage multiple projects through the different phases of production.
- Identify potential production risks and proactively find solutions to address these in advance.
- Ensure accurate and realistic creative, print, digital, production and other briefs and estimates as necessary
- Produce comprehensive and accurate reports and project outlines (e.g. WIPs, project plans, timelines, campaign results etc)
- Producing accurate and realistic estimates and invoicing to ensure all work is billed accurately and timely
- Tracking, monitoring and reporting on the status of all jobs as defined by the client
- Attending client meetings and internal work-in-progress meetings and delivering presentations to staff and clients when required
- To evaluate and support the profitable running of your clients
- Analyze campaign and customer data to provide conclusions, implications, and actionable recommendations designed to improve the quality of future relationship marketing communications
- Responsible for day to day analytics for assigned clients, including QA of data and reporting templates
- Support team leads on any internal projects to further develop the analytics practice including implementation of analytical tools, techniques, processes, and frameworks
- Work with the broader agency to develop improvements to project management processes.
- Develop fellow Thinkerbells via coaching and mentoring
- Excellent organisational, time and management skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong qualitative and quantitative analytical skills

QUALIFICATIONS
- University degree
- 3+ years of agency experience
- Comprehensive understanding of creative and marketing practices

**Salary**: From $120,000.00 per year

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Richmond, VIC 3121: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)