Investment & Partnerships Manager

FCB Media –Investment & Partnerships Manager

The role :

The opportunity exists to join our dedicated, tight-knit FCB Media Investment team, in the role of Investment & Partnerships Manager. This is a pivotal role in our FCB Media Investment & Partnerships team. With a key focus on Media Investment experience, we are open to training the successful applicant on the Partnerships element to the role.

The Investment & Partnerships Manager is responsible for delivering best in market buying, implementation and post analysis of offline media across their portfolio in addition to assisting with compiling, valuing, and negotiating sponsorships and partnerships. It’s an exciting and dynamic role within our large media team, amidst our fully integrated, full service offering.

About our team: Our FCB Media whanau

Our media team is one of the most experienced and respected in the industry. We’re diverse, creative and collaborative. Uniquely, FCB Media are part of a fully integrated advertising agency, this gives us the distinct advantage over our competitors. We’re not only famous for our work and continued success achieving industry awards, we are equally proud of our people focussed culture & supportive working environment. We live and breathe our company values which is evident in our approach to everything we do – Never Finished, Be Generous and Brave Together. The culture that we foster inspires passion, collaboration and fierce loyalty. This shows in our results and wider industry recognition.

What you’ll bring to the team:

• Buying and implementation experience, enabling you to provide key support to Investment & Partnerships Director and Head of Investment & Partnerships for annual and larger scale negotiations
• You demonstrate strong analytical and numerical reasoning skills and an ability to show initiative and proactivity
• You’ll possess intuitive problem-solving skills, with a solutions focus
• Keen curiosity and interest in the NZ media landscape and a hunger to keep up-to-date on the advertising industry and new trends/innovations
• Well-honed reporting and analysis experience with a high attention to detail
• A natural relationship builder with a strength in forging and growing strong relationships both internally and externally, agency, client, suppliers and industry partners. You will also mentor, train & grow junior members of the team
• You are passionate, hungry and keen to make your mark proving yourself to be an integral member of the Investment and wider media team
• Minimum of 3+ years Media experience
• You have a positive, friendly, can-do attitude – able to cope well with pressure, equally able to have a laugh and contribute to the culture of the team and the wider agency

Benefits FCBeing
We recognise and reward our whānau. FCB provide ongoing development opportunities and pathways for your career. We have a dedicated wellness committee and flexible working environment. You will receive an annual wellness benefit allowance, and opportunities to join group fitness sessions.

We love a good social opportunity but equally we encourage balance – we have an on-site bar and café area, plus our enormous sunny outdoor courtyard which hosts everything from brunches, lunches, Friday night gatherings and agency bbq’s. Enjoy table tennis, pool table, foosball, and basketball on our half-court.

We’re real people and we’re nice people, and part of being nice is giving back, that’s why you’ll receive a paid day off annually to do volunteer work within the community.

You’ll be gifted your birthday off and an extra paid day off at Christmas time, that’s 2 bonus days per year.

You’ll have access to our FCB Freeparking for our secure carpark, and discounted rates for gym membership, health and life insurance.

We are a dog friendly environment. Ask us about paid FCBU time, we value you. You will be mentored, nurtured, developed and valued, and it will show in the best in class work that you produce as part of the Cult FCB whānau.

FCB are advocates for a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture for all team members, this includes all gender identities.

Sound exciting? It is. Apply with your CV and a brief cover letter, answering our screening questions. We’d love to meet you.