Head of Marketing

About Omnicom Media NZ

At Omnicom Media, we support some of New Zealand’s most renowned media businesses including OMD, PHD and Initiative Aotearoa. Backed by Omnicom's global scale we help our agency brands, clients, partners and people build opportunities for growth.

We're looking for a Head of Marketing (Parental Cover) on a 12 month contract to lead marketing and communications across our agencies. This is a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of agency leadership, brand, communications, culture, and industry engagement, helping shape the profile and reputation of some of the country's leading media businesses.

The Opportunity

You will be the senior marketing and communications lead for our New Zealand media agencies. In the role, you’ll partner closely with CEOs and senior leadership teams across the business to bring agency strategy to life through compelling storytelling, meaningful communications, and impactful experiences. This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with senior leaders across the business, influencing how our agencies and brands are positioned both internally and externally. You’ll bring experience working across several brands, navigating different audiences and priorities while creating a consistent and compelling marketing and communications approach.

This role would suit someone currently working as a Marketing Director, Head of Marketing or Senior Marketing Manager looking for their next step, or an experienced marketing leader ready to take on a broad, senior role across a portfolio of well-known agency brands.

Success in this role will come from your ability to:

• Develop and execute marketing and communications strategies for multiple brands
• Partner with senior leaders to communicate vision, culture, and business priorities
• Navigate a multi-stakeholder environment
• Create compelling internal communications that strengthen connection, culture, and engagement
• Lead the delivery of events, thought leadership initiatives, and industry-facing opportunities
• Support new business activity through effective messaging, pitch collateral, and presentation experiences
• Navigate complex stakeholder environments and bring teams together around shared objectives
• Ensure global, regional, and local initiatives are aligned, relevant, and impactful in the New Zealand market
• Take a proactive and resourceful approach, identifying opportunities, solving challenges, and quickly adapting to new tools, platforms, and ways of working

What You'll Bring

• 8+ years' experience in marketing and communications, ideally within media, advertising, professional services environments
• Strong experience developing and leading internal and external communications
• Proven ability to influence and partner effectively with senior leaders and executives
• Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation communication skills
• Experience building brands through public relations, social media, events, and thought leadership
• Strong project and stakeholder management capabilities
• An understanding of agency environments and the broader NZ communications landscape
• Experience working across multiple brands and within matrixed organisations
• A collaborative mindset and commercial awareness

Why Omnicom Media?

• Award-winning business and agencies
• A highly collaborative network across New Zealand, Australia, APAC, and global teams
• A culture that values curiosity, learning, and professional growth
• The opportunity to work closely with senior leadership across the business
• The chance to make a meaningful impact on agency reputation, culture, and growth
• Flexible and supportive working environment
• The opportunity to work across multiple leading agency brands, gaining broad exposure across the Omnicom Media network

If you're a strategic storyteller, experienced communications leader, and collaborative marketing professional looking to make your mark across some of New Zealand's leading agency brands, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now!