Creative Solutions Strategist - New York, United States - Time Out Group Plc

Description

Job Description

Title: Creative Solutions Strategist

Location: New York (2 days in office)

Department: Commercial

Reporting to: Global Head of Creative Solutions

Role Summary:

We are actively seeking a Creative Strategist with a strong multi-platform content marketing, project management and proposal writing background to ideate and execute bespoke commercial advertising campaigns across the Time Out North America platform as a whole.

The successful candidate will need to be a creative and assured self-starter with experience working in a busy multi-media environment and a strong record of successful campaign ideation and high-quality content execution We're looking for someone who not only can provide forward thinking engaging ideas on behalf of brands looking to activate the Time Out audience, but someone who is on top of trends re: execution of those proposed campaigns via digital and experiential platforms.

The Creative Strategist will be responsible for managing a number of different campaigns at one time from large scale multi-media integrated partnerships and custom content solutions, to smaller commercial campaigns.

They will be involved in managing the post-sale process for their own sold in campaigns.

They will work closely with the Global Head of Creation Solutions (who oversees all commercially integrated projects) and lead in the creation of proposals, RFP responses and proactive pitches for both clients and agencies will be a key part of this role.

Key responsibilities:

• Create and write RFP deck responses for sales members when creative solutions are involved.
• Prepare, lead and contribute to internal brainstorm sessions for collaborative concept generation, proposal making and RFP responses.
• Develop effective content strategies based on client KPIs and Time Out's multi-platform offerings.
• Collaborate across relevant departments (sales, ad ops, edit, design) to ensure all campaigns being pitched make sense from an execution and brand perspective.
• Oversee and assist on post-sale management and end of campaign reporting as needed
• Develop, articulate and share innovative programs and opportunities proactively with the Sales teams as well as with clients directly

Skills:

• Ability to construct, pitch and close complex cross platform campaigns
• Great creative thinking, presentation & design skills
• Comfortable brainstorming and sharing ideas
• Able to construct stories and narratives, using audience insight and wider research for the purposes of pitching and talking about ideas
• Proficient in Excel and Google Slides
• Ability to manage other people and projects
• Able to establish and maintain influential relationships, especially within media agencies
• Is confident enough to deal with people of all levels, from Account Executive to MD
• Demonstrates a good understanding of client's business needs
• Has accurate attention to detail and has a good understanding of costs and profit margins
• Has the ability to pitch discussions at the right level
• Enthusiastic with a positive outlook
• Has strong numeric skills
• Able to work with facts and figures

Salary: $75,000 - $85,000

What we look for in a candidate

Time Out is a company filled with individuals as diverse as the cities we are in and cover. At the same time there are common characteristics and values we all share. To join our team, you'll want to...

• Be commercially astute
• Either have experience at or want to dive headfirst into a fast-paced transformative company in pursuit of excellence
• Think globally
• Have excellent communication and relationship building skills
• Have a high sense of ownership, urgency and drive
• Be a team player

About our culture

At Time Out Group we believe in diversity and equal opportunity for all people. We do

not discriminate against external or internal candidates on the basis of age; disability; gender, gender reassignment; race; religion or belief; sexual orientation; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity. We believe that diversity develops creativity and enables personal and professional growth where we all learn from each other. We believe in an open culture where ideas are shared candidly and where there is no fear of failure, but rather an understanding that we must experiment and have the freedom to succeed. We believe that everyone has the right to express themselves as they are as this enriches us all. We believe in an open world, social justice, and the pursuit of happiness, after all, we are in the happiness business.

About Time Out Group plc

Time Out Group is a leading global media and hospitality business that inspires and enables people to experience the best of the city.

It all began in London in 1968 when Time Out helped people discover the exciting new urban cultures that had started up all over the capital. Since then, this iconic brand has consistently maintained its status as the go-to source of inspiration for both locals and visitors alike – today, it is the only global brand dedicated to city life.

Through Time Out Media and Time Out Market we help our large audience go out in the world's greatest cities and connect global brands as well as local talents with this valuable audience.

Time Out Media's multiple digital and physical channels span websites, mobile, social media, video, audio and Live Events. Across these channels, Time Out distributes its high-quality content – curated and created by a global team of local expert journalists – around the best food, drinks, culture, art, music, theatre, travel and entertainment in 333 cities and 59 countries. The Company is giving international, national and local brands and businesses the opportunity to connect with this global reach and strong traffic from a desirable audience by offering bespoke 360-degree multichannel advertising solutions. Since its launch in 1968, Time Out has become a global brand that advertisers and consumers love and trust.

Time Out Market is the world's first editorially curated food and cultural market, leveraging the Time Out brand to bring the best of the city together under one roof: its best chefs, drinks and cultural experiences – based on the editorial curation Time Out has always been known for. The first Time Out Market opened in 2014 in Lisbon, quickly turning into one of the most popular destinations in the city. The success of Lisbon brought further expansion and the portfolio currently includes seven Markets:

in addition to Lisbon, there are sites in New York, Boston, Montreal, Chicago, Dubai and Cape Town. More Time Out Market locations are in the pipeline as the global expansion continues.

Time Out is headquartered in London (United Kingdom) and listed on London's AIM stock exchange, trading under the ticker symbol 'TMO'.