Senior Associate, Growth

Business Overview

We believe in the power of media to reshape our industry and orchestrate a brand’s entire consumer experience, by balancing both what unites people and what makes them different. When brands unite people in culture, they build Fame, and when brands connect individuals to their unique journeys, they build customer Flow. Initiative builds Fame & Flow for brands like Nike, Amazon, Merck, and T-Mobile. Media responsibility is at the forefront of everything we do, whether it’s creating media plans that reflect the diversity of our communities, promote brand safety, and foster sustainability. Our agency celebrates diversity in an inclusive environment where all of our 6,000+ strong talent across 90+ markets feel seen, heard, and valued. Our vision is to create not only a better media company, but also a better media industry, and maybe even a better world.

We make a promise to our people that we double down on seeing, celebrating & elevating all the things that make you, uniquely you. And just as we do for our brands and clients, we connect our people to the journeys that matter in building a meaningful career.

There are four I’s in Initiative and these represent our core values and behaviors.

• INDIVID[YOU]ALITY – you bring your genuine and unique self to and into the work, every day.
• INSTINCT – you’re tuned in and armed with intelligence; you have a bias for action – shit happens when you’re around.
• IMPACT! – you care deeply about the impact you have on our clients, their customers, our community, the media landscape and our world at large.
• IMAGINATION – your ability to imagine and bring to life the ideas, solutions, and the future of Initiative, makes us THE create media agency in the world.

Position Overview

After being named as RECMA’s fastest-growing agency and topping the new business rankings globally over the past three years, we are looking to expand our team. Reporting to the Director, Growth, the Senior Associate will assist with global and US new business. You will touch all aspects that contribute to agency growth and will be a part of every step of the new business pitch process.

You will have the opportunity to contribute to the biggest client pitches and will be able to work with the agency’s most senior talent globally. This role offers wide-ranging opportunities to utilize your creative, strategic, commercial and project management skills.

As part of Initiative, you will be required to build strong relations across our network and key divisions to help achieve our ambitious growth KPI’s - working collaboratively with all agencies within IPG Mediabrands and the wider IPG network.

The environment is busy, focused and supportive. We are looking for someone who matches our hunger to succeed with a strategic and creative flair. You will be working in a fast-paced environment and will require a dynamic can-do attitude with the confidence to challenge the status quo.

Responsibilities

• Attend & support pitch kick-off meetings/calls and draft recaps
• Support the pitch kick-off back-end set up process (scorecards, finance & organization)
• Provide pitch status updates and escalate issues to the team
• Maintain asset organization within file storage
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure clear deadlines and deliverable expectations
• Review presentations before routing to upper management
• Troubleshoot any timeline issues with internal teams
• Provide status updates for ongoing projects
• Maintain team calendar, expense reports, status reports, and budgets
• Research company background information for pitches and maintain ongoing updates to support pitch team
• Support internal and external reporting of pipeline activity
• Carefully proofread developed materials to ensure clarity and accuracy

Required Skills and Experience

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PPT, Outlook)

Desired Skills and Experience

• 1-2 years of project management experience within either media or creative services
• Strong desire to learn and build knowledge of media and new business pitch process
• Demonstrated enthusiasm for learning about new brands and working on fast paced projects
• Well-organized, ability to multi-task, strong written and oral communication skills, detail-oriented, energetic, can work as a team or independently and responsive to feedback
• Exceptional attention to detail, organization skills, and multi-tasking capabilities

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