Strategy Analyst / Innovation Specialist
THE COMPANY
Star Media Group is a growing portfolio of media businesses, centered around the Toronto Star, Canada’s largest daily newspaper, and thestar.com, one of the most-‐visited newspaper websites in Canada. Star Media Group also includes the Metro free daily newspapers in Toronto, Ottawa, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax and Winnipeg, as well as the jointly-‐owned Sing Tao Daily, the largest Chinese-‐language daily newspaper in Canada. In addition, Star Media Group includes eyeReturn Marketing, a leading developer and provider of online advertising services, and Torstar's interests in Olive Media, a leading Canadian premium online advertising network, and Workopolis, Canada's top recruitment and job search website. Star Media Group also includes Star Content Studios, toronto.com and Torstar Syndication Services.
THE OPPORTUNITY
Do you have a keen eye for identifying pain points and problems with current ways of doing things? More importantly, have you had success developing solutions? We are looking for a driven, passionate, and creative individual to join the team responsible for developing and driving innovation strategy, identifying opportunities for growth, and commercializing new business ideas.
Reporting to the Director of Audience Development & Innovation, you will work collaboratively with a wide range of business units to identify growth opportunities, as well as analyze competitive environments, trends, and consumer demand. In this role, you will identify opportunities for innovation in new categories and bring new products and services to market.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
You strive for great work and innovative ideas, but you know how to deliver against business objectives. You come prepared with analytical and competitive facts, and strategic thinking to support your recommendations. In this role you will:
Perform in-‐depth research, analysis and planning to identify and capitalize on new market opportunities
Identify and recommend business improvements, revenue growth opportunities and profit maximization opportunities for current businesses
Build financial models, analyze business risks, financial returns and operational implications associated with your recommendations
Evaluate new ideas coming from within the organization and convey promising ones to senior management
Work collaboratively with other functional areas to achieve organizational goals
Regularly communicate project status and timeline updates to internal stakeholders
Develop and leverage both internal and external expertise to find and develop new opportunities
Roll up your sleeves, execute on great ideas, and bring them to market!
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
You’re a doer. You're the kind of person who loves to own dynamic, important work, and has always excelled. You find it difficult to turn down a good challenge and have secretly developed solutions to fix problems and “get the world to work right”. You’re driven and perfectly comfortable with technology. You communicate well and find real satisfaction working in a collaborative environment. You want to use these skills to build your career. You have:
A graduate degree with specialization in finance, strategy or marketing
Experience with strategic planning, market research, financial modeling and financial analysis an asset
Demonstrated success in simplifying complex concepts, ideas and problems
A drive to execute on deliverables and plans with a sense of urgency
Passion, creativity, mental flexibility, adaptability and a strong desire to win
Excellent communication skills: written, verbal and presentation
Expert knowledge of Excel
WHAT SETS YOU APART
You have a desire to work in a corporate environment, but one which will nurture your entrepreneurial flare and desire to investigate new and innovative ideas. You are:
Highly motivated – able to uncover new business opportunities and segments
Curious – interested in identifying unmet customer needs and finding ways to satisfy them
Creative – able to look for ways to improve processes and performance
Collaborative – able to work as a member of a high performing team
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU
Opportunity to be part of an exciting company at the cutting edge of the media industry.
Work for a well-‐established and respected company that is connected to your community