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Senior Manager, Creative Agency Management
 Microsoft | |
 United States, Washington, Redmond | |
 Jan 03, 2025 | |
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Overview We areseekinga strategic and impact-oriented Senior Manager, Creative Agency Management to joinpart of the Global Media and Partnerships organization. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in shaping and advancing Microsoft's agency management practice, developing innovative creative agency models that align with evolving business needs and ensure maximum impact. You will collaborate closely with internal teams and creative agencies to strengthen partnerships, influence operational efficiency, and deliver measurable value. A key aspect of this role involves understanding the investments we make in creative campaigns via our agency partnerships, as well as evaluating utilization to ensure agency resources are effectively aligned with business priorities. The Global Media and Partnerships team is a diverse, solutions-oriented group focused on driving business outcomes through world-class media strategies, strategic partnerships, and operational excellence. The ideal candidate is passionate about cultivating strong client-agency relationships, fostering innovation, and delivering exceptional results in a dynamic environment. Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond. In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positivelyimpactour culture every day.
ResponsibilitiesStrategic Agency Management: Build and maintain a high-performing creative agency roster by fostering strong relationships with internal teams and external partners, ensuring adaptability to market trends and emerging technologies, including advancements in social-first creative approaches. Cross-Agency Strategy and Collaboration: Develop and implement strategies to optimize advertising relationships across Microsoft, with a focus on enhancing creative impact across all channels, especially social and digital platforms. Marketplace and Technology Insights: Stay informed on industry shifts and emerging technologies in the creative agency landscape to recommend forward-thinking engagement and commercial models, particularly in the context of social creative innovations. Operational Excellence: Evaluate and enhance agency operational touchpoints, integrating data-driven insights into business scorecards and performance metrics to deliver measurable impact. Agency Health and Development: Oversee agency health assessments, collaborative check-ins, and training programs to ensure compliance and foster growth, innovation, and productive relationships.Other -Embody our culture and values | |