Creative Strategist

Agency :

CA Sports

Job Description :

The Media Experience Creative Manager is responsible for elevating the media creativity across Havas and for leading the development and integration of creative and innovative concepts for client media experience’s response.

Mission & Responsibilities

Integrate creativity into Mx

• Generate powerful ideas to support Mx Development creativity in delivering innovative and game changing Media Experience (Mx) campaigns including connect, context and content into media planning
• In close liaise with the Strategy Manager, conceive and develop innovative formats, strong and award-winning ideas within media
• Elevate Havas Village and Vivendi (including Canal+, Universal Music, Gameloft, etc.) offer to serve the Mx brief response, in support to local client team or in contribution to new business pitches
• Work with Mx Development teams to ensure creativity is delivered
• Facilitate and co-lead (with Mx Development and Strategy leadership) brainstorms and ideation sessions
• Play a key role at local level in identification of best cases and best practices, as well as in selection of great Havas work for awards
• Create a standard way of generating ideas and host training where necessary to bring harmony to creative ideation
• Follow and adhere to the creative best practices, tools and processes developed globally, executed locally

Cultivate innovative partnerships 

• Stay abreast of the latest innovations that can help drive forward thinking creativity at local level
• Be proactive in being creative and exploring new technologies for beyond media experiences
• Attend meetings as required across Havas and generate formal internal as well as ad hoc reporting 
• Develop a close relationship with Vivendi teams for ideation and the latest inspiration, to include securing their active participation in ideation and partnership opportunities 
• Identify new start-ups, technology partners, innovators and fresh creative thinking to become Havas friends 

Previous experience & Industry background

• 8+ years’ experience in strategic communications planning
• Media Industry, Entertainment

Qualifications & Languages

• Master’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Advertising
• Languages: English (Advanced)  

Soft skills & Competencies

• Strategic communications planning
• Communication and presentation 
• Inspirational
• Collaborative 
• Driven and curious 
• Accountable and realistic on deliverables 
• Innovation
• Creativity
• Effectiveness
• Connection to culture

Technical skills

• Office software

Contract Type :

Permanent

Here at Havas across the group we pride ourselves on being committed to offering equal opportunities to all potential employees and have zero tolerance for discrimination. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants irrespective of age, sex, race, ethnicity, disability and other factors that have no bearing on an individual’s ability to perform their job.