About Iris
We’re Iris. We’re The Participation Agency. A creative, strategy and innovation company that uses the power of participation to create conversation and value for businesses.
Our office
Our bustling office in the business district of Singapore proudly embodies the best of Iris within the APAC region. Home to an eclectic team of 40 with deep specialisms, we are proud to be the creative agency of record for Trust, Samsung, Alcon and other leading brands in the region.
What are we looking for?
The short of it: We’re looking for an experienced Planner/Senior Planner who is excited about culture,
social trends and the creative craft.
We’re looking for an experienced and talented planner with a background in and passion for brand strategy, craft and social strategy. Someone who can partner with our clients to sharpen the problem to answer, frame an inspiring creative positioning, and is excited to collab with the creatives to bring that vision to life. With an emphasis on creating brands people want to participate with and talk about, you will have an active interest in Social – in thick of the trends and conversations happening across platforms inc. Reddit and TikTok.
Your responsibilities as a Planner/Senior Planner will be to:
- Strategically lead accounts, as well as partner with the Chief Strategy Officer for new business pitches. Take ownership for all phases of client strategy - from client briefing and strategy development, guiding of creative development, to evaluating and discussing performance and optimisation.
- Iris Inc is our social arm and they’re killing it. We need a Planner with proven social experience to spark, inspire and add further strategic rigour to our Inc’s thinking.
- Become a trusted confidante of your clients - who are smart, driven and ambitious - and immerse yourself in the business, culture and the world of their customers.
- Contribute towards the development of the wider strategy team by collaborating with supporting planners, and by sharing interesting tools or techniques with the wider agency.
- Bring your experience, enthusiasm, can-do attitude and energy.
Who are you?
- You have at least 3-7 years experience working in the Strategy department of a creative or Social agency, and experience of working alongside account management and creative departments.
- You research with rigour. The planners’ role is to bring the outside voice in, meaning you love getting away from the desk and speaking to people.
- You have experience working on brand strategy, including strategic propositions, interpreting competitor analysis and market trends, identifying and phrasing audience insights, qual and presenting passionately and convincingly to a range of senior clients and their wider stakeholders.
- You have worked on social and content strategies.
- You have local experience of Singaporean consumers and culture, of the latest shift in sentiment towards brands locally, and are aware of the local advertising and media landscape.
Who are we?
The Iris Character
We have five core behaviours that we look for to help us to build a culture that fosters true progress: Courage, Storytelling, Collaboration, Empathy and Commitment.
What’s in it for you?
- Core hours (10am-4pm)
- Hybrid working arrangement
- Inpatient insurance
- Outpatient health benefits
Holiday
- 20 days per annum
- Agency closure from Christmas Eve to New Year’s Day
- Plus your birthday day off
- Plus an extra day each year after 3 years of service, capped at 3 additional days
- No-smoke privilege
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and recruit on talent alone, regardless of age, ethnicity, religion, education, class, sexual orientation or disability. We champion diversity and believe it not only benefits but enhances our creativity, our company and society at large.
‘For the Free’ is our global DE&I strategy. Its aim is to create a business where everyone feels free to be themselves and has the same opportunity and access to progress. Our DE&I strategy encourages courageous thinkers who champion outsider perspectives. ‘For the Free’ has three main pillars of activity:
Diversity - We want to invite difference. To be an organisation that is fully representative of different groups and reflects the city, country and world that we live in. We value our talents’ lived experiences – including gender, race, class, disability, neuro-diversity and sexual orientation.
Equity - We want to be fair to everyone. To remove barriers for individuals and groups and provide the bespoke access, support and opportunities that are needed to fully participate in our organisation. We are levelling the playing field.
Inclusion - We want everyone to feel at home. To provide a place where people can be themselves, express their unique identity and contribute to the life of our community.
