About us

Initiative unlocks business growth for the world’s most ambitious brands. We believe in the power of media to reshape our industry and orchestrate a brand’s entire consumer experience, by balancing both what unites people and what makes them different. Our internal culture is second to none, and the work our teams create reflect the energy, passion and intelligence that goes into bringing them to market.

About the role

The Senior Executive assists in the negotiating, placement, and maintenance of buys across all channels. It requires the ability to think “big picture” and is the first step towards management!

You will work collaboratively with other disciplines including Strategy, Communications Design and Client Advice & Management. A solid understanding of the media marketplace, market dynamics and audience trends is required to succeed.

You will be focused on strengthening and consolidating your buying skills and beginning to develop your implementation planning skills. Getting involved in negotiations, placing and maintaining buys and working with clients on innovative strategies.

What will your day look like?

• Respond to client requests and support the team on all media investment needs
• Develop a solid understanding of your clients’ business and needs
• Ensures delivery of all campaign KPIs and assist in developing POVs for clients.
• Hands-on approach to buying and booking process for allocated clients across all media (place, confirm, monitor).
• Participate in negotiations, management of media bookings and promotional executions.
• Manages budget control of approved media campaigns with accuracy including invoicing, proforma checking and account queries

What will you bring?

• 2-3 years of media agency experience; preferably as an Investment Executive
• Competent user across all core investment media systems
• Displays solid knowledge and understanding of Australian media marketplace
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, specifically Excel.
• Able to work as part of a team in a deadline-driven, high-pressure environment
• Detail-oriented with exceptional organisational skills and multi-tasking capabilities

Initiative respects that everyone has something unique to contribute to the agency. We respect differences and value diversity. We are inclusive and want you to feel you truly belong to the Initiative community.

We offer our people a range of life benefits such as:

• The right to boundaries
• One mental wellbeing day off a month
• Take leave when you don’t have leave balance
• Think more and do less admin through automation
• Birthday leave
• Recovery from personal loss leave and family planning contribution

If you think this role is a good fit for you please apply now!

We value unique backgrounds and experiences to encourage and celebrate diversity. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQ+, people of all ages, people with disabilities, and people who are culturally and linguistically diverse are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that reflects the community in which we live.