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Innovation Project Director
Advertising, New York, Planning / Strategy, USA
Submitted by Rita Sue Siegel Resources:
Company Overview
Our client is an exciting and rapidly growing innovation group that is part of the largest independent global agency. With offices in New York, London, Melbourne and Shanghai, the agency provides multi-channel creative business consultancy to client companies. Clients of the innovation group and the agency include American Express, Dove Chocolate and Kimberly-Clark.
Their offering includes Consumer Insight and Trend Projection; New Product Development; Brand Creation and Design; Business Growth; Brand Portfolio Management; Business Models/Strategy; and creating Intellectual Property. What differentiates them is the depth with which they gain consumer insights, along with their ability to project longer term trends and come up with big ideas that deliver new businesses and products that drive substantial incremental revenue for clients.
Their culture is one of great camaraderie and team spirit and attracts some of the smartest, most passionate, warmest and likeable people in the business.
Position Summary
They are looking for an Innovation Project Director (IPD) to run fast-paced research/consumer insights, innovation and strategy development projects for leading global consumer brands.
The IPD will be responsible for driving innovation projects from trend analysis to identification of deep consumer insights, preparation of trend and consumer research guides, business reports and presentations. He/she will responsible for overall project and team management. Proficiency in writing client briefs and presentations is a must. Candidates must have experience working on similar projects for major CPG, consumer services and/or luxury brands with high levels of client management.
In addition, the IPD will be responsible for managing, developing and mentoring a team of 3, which includes 2 project managers and one coordinator.
Responsibilities
Specific responsibilities include the complete supervision of projects, including:
• proposal writing
• trend analyses
• analysis of deep consumer insights and development of them into marketable ideas
• ideation
• writing client presentations/conclusions based on market facts and qualitative data
• concept writing
Tangible Delivery
• Contributing member of the ideation and brand strategy leadership team, both as project manager and in an intellectual capacity
• Project management and coordination of innovation and strategic consultancy projects, including market research.
• Organization and management of market research, including managing suppliers, putting together focus group guides and helping to create strategic commentary and documentation.
• Following the day-to-day project requirements of clients
Qualifications and Experience
• 7-10 years total in business and/or high level brand strategy consulting minimum, with at least 2 in innovation
• Management of 2 or more team members on a direct or project basis
Winning Attributes
The ideal candidate will be a great thinker who is articulate, has excellent presentation skills and knows how to plunge into and organize a project from initial orientation through final presentation delivery. He/she must be able to navigate among disparate functions at client companies as well as within the agency, and be an excellent writer. An enthusiastic, energetic, team oriented leader will find satisfaction working with this smart, passionate and highly motivated group.
Address: New York, NY
Misc Details:
To apply, please go to www.ritasue.com, click View Opportunities and submit your profile and resumes to Job #4097.
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