At a Glance
- Tasks: Develop creative communications strategies for major global FMCG brands.
- Company: Leading global media agency with a dynamic and collaborative culture.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, exposure to global brands, and opportunities for innovation.
- Other info: Informal interview process with a focus on your creative thinking.
- Why this job: Join a team shaping award-winning campaigns and make an impact on iconic brands.
- Qualifications: Experience in media strategy, strong storytelling skills, and a passion for strategic thinking.
The predicted salary is between 40500 - 49500 £ per year.
A leading global media agency (part of a major international network) is looking for a Communications Strategy Manager to join the team working on one of the world's biggest FMCG clients - spanning multiple household brands and markets including the UK, US, Brazil and Indonesia.
This is a genuinely exciting opportunity to work on big, ambitious global brands, collaborating closely with creative, PR and social teams on award-winning, culturally-led communications strategy.
About the role
As Communications Strategy Manager, you'll support the wider strategy team in developing creative, insight-led comms strategy for a major global brand portfolio. You'll work closely with senior strategists and clients day-to-day, contributing to workshops, presentations and cross-channel strategic thinking - with genuine exposure to global partnerships and big-idea development.
What you'll be doing
- Supporting the development of comms and media strategy across a major global FMCG brand
- Collaborating cross-functionally with creative, PR and social teams
- Managing day-to-day client relationships and strategic status updates
- Contributing to global partnership and innovation opportunities
- Bringing creative, cultural thinking to data-informed strategy
Skills & experience
Essential:
- Media strategy or planning background (agency-side)
- Strong presentation and storytelling skills — ability to translate insight into a compelling narrative
- Comfortable working directly with clients day-to-day (no dedicated account management layer on this team)
- Genuine interest in strategy as a craft, not just planning execution
Desirable:
- Experience across global or multi-market campaigns
- Comfortable working with data/tools, balanced with creative/cultural thinking
- Experience collaborating cross-functionally with creative, PR or social teams
- Exposure to global partnerships or big-idea/innovation work
Salary: Up to £45,000 (DOE)
Interview process: Informal chat followed by a short strategic response task (max. 10 slides) - designed to see how you think, not to expect a full strategy deck.
Sound like you? Get in touch to find out more or apply directly.
joe.georgiou@majorplayers.co.uk
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