Investment Executive

This is your chance to work with a range of our leading media clients becoming a key advisor! 

We are the world’s fastest growing media agency built upon the strongest strategic capability of any agency in the market. Off the back of winning 2022 B&T Media Agency of the Year, MFA Talent & Culture, B&T Women in Media Employer & Industry Leader, Mumbrella Industry Leader, MFA NGen & UnLtd Hall of Good awards, there has never been a better time to join Initiative. 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.

In this position you are focused on strengthening and consolidating your buying skills and beginning to develop your implementation planning skills. Get involved in negotiations, placing and maintaining buys and working with clients on some interesting 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?

• 1-2 years of media agency experience; preferably as an Investment Executive or 2 years as an Associate/Coordinator
• 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

We are Fearless, Brave, Dynamic and Seamless.

We are a bunch of eclectic and brilliant misfits with diverse backgrounds that represent the unique fabric of consumers and culture. We want you to be yourself. We want to hear your opinions. We want to see your passion and energy.

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 Ini community.

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

• The right to boundaries
• Think more and do less admin through automation
• One mental wellbeing day off a month
• Take leave when you don’t have leave balance
• Birthday leave - because no one should work on their birthday
• 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. We further acknowledge there are unique barriers for trans & gender-diverse applicants. Please reach out to [email protected] to discuss any concerns in the recruitment process you may have.