Strategy & Client Solutions Manager

Company Description

Nine is Australia’s largest locally owned media company - the home of Australia’s most trusted and loved brands spanning News, Sport, Lifestyle, and Entertainment. We pride ourselves on creating the best content, accessed by consumers when and how they want - across Publishing, Broadcasting and Digital.

Our Purpose: We shape culture by sparking conversations, challenging perspectives, and entertaining our communities.

We bring people together by celebrating the big occasions and connecting the everyday moments. Australia belongs here. We bring our purpose to life via three shared values: We walk the talk, turn over every stone and keep it human.

**Job Description**:
The **Strategy & Client Solutions Manager** is a highly collaborative role that sits within Powered’s Creative Solutions team that delivers market leading, integrated solutions for Nine’s clients.

**Day to day you will**:

- Review and interpret client briefs to gain a deep understanding of the brands marketing challenges in order to unpack the winning solution
- Successfully manage brief to pitch process from end to end on designated responses
- Lead and contribute to brainstorms and ideation on your assigned projects, fostering a culture of creativity
- Develop holistic solutions with a compelling narrative, clear overarching idea and rationale throughout response, striving for creative excellence
- Work with research and category experts in the business to articulate the role of selected channels and Nine brands, delivering why Nine
- Act as strong support for sales in providing strategic comms advice, working closely with sales team on the pitch presentations
- Promote new ways of thinking/working to deliver BIG IDEAS for brands and agencies

**Being part of our Nine Sales team means you will benefit from**:

- ** Competitive Sales Incentive Scheme** that rewards and recognises performance & success
- Opportunity to build your skills by completing **Sales Academy** - our bespoke training and development program for Sales.
- ** Every day is flexible** - we believe in the future of work where our work is led by task and purpose.
- ** Complimentary subscriptions to all our platforms** including Sydney Morning Herald, AFR, The Age, Brisbane Times and WA today.
- ** Exclusive invitations to Nine Events** - whether you are a fan of Ninja Warrior or the NRL, it could be you sitting in the audience

**Qualifications**:
You will be a solid team player, who shows commitment to the team's purpose and effectively contributes and shares skills/knowledge with others. You’ll have an ability to absorb information and act accordingly.

You will be proactive in discussing solutions and raising ideas for improvement in a positive and professional way, allowing you to build strong relationships.

**What we would like to see on your resume**:

- Previous media experience, ideally in an integrated sales, strategy or solutions function, with demonstrated experience working on multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced, creative environment
- Ability to analyse client needs and use them to develop an effective, creatively led, commercial solution
- Ability to convey complex ideas/information in a simple, impactful way
- Solid understanding of marketing and comms principles, including fundamentals of channel planning and strategy
- Confident presentation skills, including advanced use of PowerPoint

Additional Information
**Life at Nine**

Nine is a people business. Being part of the team means you’ll be in a culture that promotes creativity and innovation, diversity and inclusion, is open to feedback, rewards impact and ensures everyone is heard. Importantly, you'll receive the following:

- Career development and quality training
- Up to 16 weeks paid primary carer’s parental leave
- Discounts on lifestyle, entertainment, and leisure memberships, including health insurance, dental and gym
- Discounts on products and services with corporate partners

**Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion**
- Disclaimer: We do not accept unsolicited agency resumes and are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes._

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