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.

About Us

Founded in 1835 by Charles-Louis Havas, Havas is one of the world’s largest global communications groups, with more than 23,000 people in over 100 countries sharing one single mission: to make a meaningful difference to brands, businesses, and people. Havas has developed a fully integrated model covering all communications activities. The teams of the three business units, Creative, Media and Health & You, work together with agility and in perfect synergy to offer clients tailor-made, meaningful, innovative and entertainment-oriented solutions that support them in their positive transformation.

Life at Havas

We take great pride in our Havas family. They bring many unique personalities, perspectives and passions to their work. Collaboration is at the core of how we operate, and Havas Villages are the homes we work in. We encourage our people to take advantage of our many opportunities to learn and grow. Through local agency training sessions, our unique global and development programs, we offer our people endless opportunities to explore.

Havas Creative Network

At Havas, we believe creativity isn’t just a description of our business, it is part of our agencies’ DNA. We bring together some of the industry’s most creative and accomplished agencies. By combining creative expertise with the strategic and innovative power of our Villages, we can build seamless teams around the individual needs of each of our clients.

Havas Media Network

We create the best media experience, capitalizing on the most meaningful media to build more meaningful brands. We know how to connect a client with their target audience – in the context of where they are, through the content they pay attention to. We deliver this expertise through the Mx System, our global operating methodology and strategic planning process, that creates value for our clients by turning consumer intelligence into clear growth targets, aligning stakeholders and KPIs, and measuring the impact of media experiences.

Havas Health

Driven by human purpose and focused on the betterment of humanity through health, Havas Health & You leverages a global collection of experts and individuals to help people everywhere live healthier lives. With a spirit rooted in innovation, creativity, and education, we are dedicated to delivering consistent excellence and groundbreaking work.