Senior Creative Consultant (12 months FTC)
HybridLondon, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Senior Creative Consultant with a 12-month FTC at mediasense, London-based, hybrid working. You will act as a trusted advisor to clients, combining strategic consulting, commercial analysis and project leadership to help organisations design, optimise and govern high-performing agency relationships. Responsibilities include leading complex consulting engagements across agency ecosystems, developing evidence-based recommendations, managing delivery teams, and serving as the primary day-to-day client contact. You’ll assess agency commercial models, scopes of work, remuneration approaches and governance frameworks; support business development and client pitches; mentor junior consultants; and contribute to development of methodologies and tools. The ideal candidate will have deep knowledge of how advertising, media, production and marketing agencies operate commercially, strong experience with agency remuneration structures and governance, and excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.”} } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } }
Required Qualifications
- Deep understanding of how advertising, media, production and marketing agencies operate commercially and operationally
- Experience working within a creative agency commercial, operations, finance, procurement or client leadership function, or consulting on agency commercial models
- Strong knowledge of creative agency remuneration structures, including retained, project-based, output-based and performance-linked models
- Understanding of creative agency scopes of work, staffing models, resource planning and profitability drivers
- Experience evaluating contracts, commercial frameworks and client-agency governance structures, specifically around creative functions
- Ability to analyse complex commercial and operational data and translate findings into strategic recommendations
- Strong understanding of the agency landscape and evolving marketing ecosystem
- Experience designing operating models, governance frameworks or organisational structures
- Ability to define strategic priorities and develop practical implementation plans
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, with experience engaging senior client leaders
- Strong facilitation, presentation and communication skills
- Proven ability to lead multiple projects and workstreams simultaneously
- Highly analytical with strong commercial acumen and attention to detail
- Experience developing KPI frameworks and performance measurement approaches
- Advanced PowerPoint, Excel and data analysis capabilities
- Desirable Experience:
- Experience in agency procurement, agency operations, agency finance, marketing procurement or management consulting
- Exposure to agency reviews, agency selection processes or commercial negotiations
- Understanding of creative, production and content supply chain operating models
- Experience with marketing transformation, in-housing or hybrid operating models
- Knowledge of performance-based remuneration and value measurement methodologies
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