Strategy Consultant - Media / Consumer

Michael Page (UK); City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm is looking for a Manager level consultant to join their new Media M&A strategy team in London. The role involves leading growth strategy projects, delivering insightful client-ready work, and building enduring client relationships. Candidates should have experience in strategy and M&A, with a strong focus on media or consumer sectors. The position offers a competitive salary and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Opportunities for professional growth

Collaborative work environment

Qualifications

• Proven experience in strategy, M&A, or value creation with a media focus.
• Experience in business strategy definition within consultancy or major corporate.
• Ability to navigate complex commercial scenarios.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-impact M&A and growth strategy projects.
• Deliver exceptional, client-ready, insight-led work.
• Build and maintain trusted client relationships.
• Contribute to business development and practice growth.

Skills

Analytical ability

Project management

Customer facing experience

Relationship management

Ability to work in ambiguous environments

Job description

• Opportunity to join and scale new Media M&A strategy team
• Bring your consumer / media strategy skills to an exciting new project

About Our Client

Big 4 Consultancy growing a new Media M&A practice.

Job Description

Join a team shaping the future of media customers' strategy and performance. We’re looking for a sharp, confident operator who thrives where commercial rigour meets creative instinct. You’ll work at the intersection of deal strategy, value creation, and transformation, designing and delivering projects that shape the next wave of M&A in the media sector. You will be the trusted voice in the room: a credible client partner who builds lasting relationships and knows how to turn complexity into clarity. You’ll design and lead projects that blend data, financial modelling, and strategic insight into bold, board‑ready recommendations. You’ll push thinking further, bringing originality, pace, and polish to every engagement. If you can move seamlessly between analysis and storytelling, strategy and execution, spreadsheets and studios, this is where you’ll belong.

What you’ll do

• Lead or design high-impact M&A and growth strategy projects within the media sector.
• Deliver work that's not just accurate but exceptional, client‑ready, insight‑led, and elegantly executed.
• Build relationships that endure; act as a trusted advisor and ambassador for excellence.
• Model, test, and shape commercial scenarios with precision, guiding others to get it right first time.
• Contribute to the growth of the practice through ideas, business development, and leadership.
• Uphold the highest standards of integrity, quality, and risk management in every engagement.

Profile

You bring proven experience in strategy, M&A or value creation, ideally with a strong media or consumer focus. You combine analytical depth with creative confidence, thrive under pressure, and take ownership from start to finish.

The Successful Applicant

A successful Manager level consultant will have

• Experience of one of
  • Business strategy definition in a major corporate or consultancy
  • Value creation
  • Commercial due diligence
  • Operational due diligence
  • Post merger integration / divestiture
• Excellent analytical ability
• Customer facing experience
• CxO relationship management
• Excellent project management skills
• Ability to work at pace in ambiguous environments

What’s on Offer

• Competitive salary ranging from £60,000 to £75,000 per annum plus bonus
• Comprehensive benefits package, including financial and healthcare benefits.
• Opportunities for professional growth and career advancement.
• Collaborative and supportive work environment within the London office.
• Opportunity to help define and drive a new Media consulting practice