Associate Business Director - Media
Full-time
Company Description
With a history that dates back over 80 years, Starcom is a global communications planning and media leader.
We are an agency still grounded in our founding principle that people are at center of all we do. Each day, we apply this belief to harness the transformative power of data and technology to inspire and move people and business forward.
With more than 7,000 employees in over 100 offices around the world, Starcom partners with the world's leading marketers and brands, including Bank of America, Best Buy, Kellogg Company, KraftHeinz, McDonald's, Novartis, Samsung, Visa and more.
Job Description
Lead the overall strategic direction of the agency. Manage a team of strategists and lead the development and implementation of strategic plans for key clients. Lead the agency’s strategic efforts to identify new business opportunities and grow the agency’s client base. Create proposals, presentations and research reports. Monitor media and social media trends. Identify and pursue new business opportunities
Strategy plays a fundamental role in shaping creativity and innovation through the veins of our agency, as a strategist for your client account(s) you will be responsible for leading the quality of strategic thinking across the span of your remit. Armed with the understanding of your client's business. their vertical sector and their typical consumers and prospects, you will be tasked to create compelling and innovative strategic direction that enables your client's brands and products to gain competitive advantage in the marketplace.
In close collaboration with various agency & account teams, the job the of strategist is to be the go-to thought leader for their given client businesses & sectors, translating creative and innovative thinking into the activation of memorable & award winning ad campaigns. As a leading strategist you will serve as a key internal and external stakeholder, elevating the strategic capability throughout the agency, as well as representing the agency and it's strategic pedigree in various forums.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree (or similar) in marketing, advertising, or a related field.
Minimum of 6-10+ years of experience in a strategic planning role, preferably within a media agency.
Experience in collaborating with multiple internal and external partners in achieving joint-goals.
Experience in working alongside business development/growth teams in winning new business via compelling strategic direction.
Associate Business Director - Media
Cairo, Cairo, Egypt * Full-time
