Agency Lead

Who Are We?

Are Media is Australia’s leading omnichannel content company for women. Every day we influence, inform, inspire, and connect with 6 in 10 Australian women across magazine media, digital, video, social, e-commerce, customer review sites, podcasts, events and experiences.  Our brands include The Australian Women’s Weekly, Better Homes & Gardens, Woman’s Day, marie claire, TV WEEK, New Idea, Now to Love, Australian Gourmet Traveller, BEAUTY/crew and ELLE. Through our Change AREgenda we drive meaningful and positive change for women.

Are Media employs Australia’s best content creation talent and we are proud that our greatest strength is our people.

Why Are Media? 

Join Australia’s leading content company for women and be part of an inspiring, creative and collaborative team. We offer excellent people programs including:

• A day of leave for your birthday,
• 4 days of volunteering leave each year,
• An inclusive parental leave program that supports all parents, families & carers,
• FREE digital access to all our titles, and
• Our unique Are Media Learning Academy (Digital Academy, Lunch N Learns, Mentoring and much more).

At Are Media, you'll be in the office four days a week, with one day to work from home.

About the role

This role manages strategic agency relationships within the Independent Media Agencies Australia (IMAA) group and is responsible for driving significant revenue contributions within this space. . This role requires deep experience in agency representation and selling, adeptness at navigating complex matrix structures, and the ability to foster collaborative relationships internally and externally.

Duties

• Lead strategic relationships with key agency consortium groups.
• Own the Agency business plan and growth plan for each financial year in collaboration with the Head of Sales and Director of Sales
• Navigate and influence complex agency structures effectively.
• Influence media planning and buying decisions through deep agency engagement.

Skills and experience

• Extensive experience in agency account management and business development.
• Proven ability to manage complex stakeholder relationships.
• Exceptional strategic thinking and financial acumen.

Are Media is a proud member of Media Diversity Australia, a not-for-profit organisation working towards a media landscape that looks and sounds like Australia. We are committed to fostering diverse, respectful, collaborative & inclusive workplace. We know & value the success this brings for everyone and we welcome & encourage applications from diverse backgrounds. When you apply, please let us know of any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.