Strategy Manager for Media

Job Role: Strategy Manager (Media Industry)

Location: London

Mobility: Up to 50%

Career Level: 7 Manager

Accenture’s Media team forms part of Accenture Communications, Media, Software and Technology Industries. Our Media team delivers tailored services to help a broad range of clients across the full range of media industry player types, including broadcasters, payTV operators, studios and production houses, gaming, business media, press and print publishing among other sub-sectors.

We help our clients formulate strategies to navigate complex, often ambiguous challenges to achieve sustained growth, drive efficiency, scale, and enhance or maintain their competitive position.

Our Media team is an exciting practice to work, and you will work with a diverse range of clients to help them navigate some of the biggest strategic shifts faced by the industry, including the transition to digital consumption and AI. As a Strategy Manager, you will play a key role in driving thought leadership and delivering value to our clients. You will do this by working closely with the wider Media Portfolio Team (including Technology, Operations and SONG colleagues).

In our team you will learn:

• How to work across strategy and consulting, technology and operations and leverage our capabilities to bring the best of Accenture
• New technologies in the age of AI, and ways to help clients set up for success in this new competitive environment
• Media topic knowledge, acquired from working with the leading Media companies in the world

In this role you will:

• Demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to effectively frame issue sets and communicate solutions with structure and clarity
• Present internally and to clients, representing the practice and building credibility in your work
• Take ownership of large-scale strategy projects, ensuring we are engaging the right stakeholders, on track against plans, and delivering high quality output to the client’s requirements
• Lead complex, end-to-end strategic and transformation programmes
• Own delivery scope and commercial outcomes, including business casing, risk management, and value tracking
• Contribute to business development efforts – from client proposals to go-to-market initiatives and thought leadership
• Create and lead high-performing teams, mentoring talent and fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture
• Drive innovation within the practice by shaping new capabilities, assets, thought leadership perspectives and become a subject matter expert, delivering value to clients

What we are looking for

Background

• You have at least 5 years of work experience within:
• A Strategy consulting environment (e.g. strategy consulting firm or inhouse strategy unit) and/ or
• Media Industry companies (e.g. broadcasters, payTV operators, studios, music labels etc.)
• You have strong analytical skills , with the ability to simplify and demonstrate insights clearly
• You’re able to think critically - you quickly understand client challenges and form hypotheses and solutions
• You’re a strong communicator with the ability to deliver presentations, demonstrating strong verbal and written communication
• You work well as part of a team , and thrive in a cross functional environment
• You bring relevant Media Industry topic expertise that can help the practice broaden its repertoire (e.g. in platform strategy, content sourcing, advertising)
• You have a 1st Class or 2:1 Undergraduate degree from a well-recognised University or similar academic qualifications. An advanced degree or MBA is a plus but not essential.

What’s in it for you

At Accenture in addition to a competitive base salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 30 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!

Working within the Media Strategy team will provide you with direct access and exposure to some of the world’s leading media businesses, where you will have the opportunity to make a distinct impact to businesses which impact many aspects of consumers’ lives and society at large. Not only will you be working with like-minded, passionate and innovate individuals across the team, but you will also have the opportunity to continuously learn new skills across the industry with continuous progression opportunities available.

Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first-class services we are known for.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

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