OOH Account Manager

Dentsu Aegis Network; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading marketing agency is seeking a strategic partner based in Sandton. This role involves collaborating with teams to execute strategies for clients, analyzing market trends, and mentoring junior strategists. The ideal candidate will drive market insights, connect with media partners, and develop strong audience empathy. This is a full-time, permanent position offering a dynamic work environment.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with internal team to deliver day to day strategic work for client(s).
• Repurposes agency thought leadership for clients.
• Delivers a point of view around a client's business/category.
• Briefs internal working teams and external media publishers/partners.

Job description

Job Description

The purpose of this role is to partner with a senior strategist and the communications planning lead to deliver an understanding of the cultural narrative, ensures deliverables are grounded in a strategic set-up and partners with media activation teams on go-to market ideas.

Key responsibilities

• Collaborates with internal team to deliver day to day strategic work for client(s), stewarding strategies through to execution in collaboration with internal team
• Delivers a point of view around a client's business/category, culture and consumer by compiling, analysing and interpreting information from various research sources (proprietary, syndicated, client provided), and apply to day-to-day briefs
• Repurposes agency thought leadership for clients
• Contributes to agency or client thought leadership
• Briefs internal working teams and external media publishers/partners for ideation, lead and steer brainstorms
• Keeps a pulse on leading and emerging media channels/partners (with a skew towards digital) and how to apply them to media/consumer brief responses
• Mentors junior strategists
• Develops strong audience empathy through understanding quantitative and qualitative data inputs

Location: Sandton

Brand: Carat

Time Type: Full time

Contract Type: Permanent