The successful candidate will help brands identify, learn, and respond to opportunities faster than the competition. This role focuses on accelerating business areas from short-term goals to long-term transformations.

About the Company:

They are globally connected with over 8,000 employees in 110 offices across 70 countries. They have a proven approach to accelerating client success, even during challenging times, and are now leveraging this approach to provide a launch pad for future growth. They work with notable clients, including a famous French cosmetics company and a global firm known for the UK's best-selling whiskey.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a strategic lead for accounts, fostering direct relations with key clients, understanding their business thoroughly, and keeping them updated on industry trends.
• Take ownership of new briefs, distilling key asks, and forming a communications structure for the Planning and Investment teams.
• Collaborate with planning, investment, insights, tech, and effectiveness teams to create strategies.
• Continuously accelerate personal learning by keeping up to date on industry work, research, and debates within Strategy and Marketing Science.
• Act as the agency's spokesperson by contributing to industry articles, presenting at events, and writing award-winning papers.
• Play a key role in new business efforts, helping to increase agency revenue and proving oneself as a changemaker within the organisation.
• Develop a deep understanding of the clients' industry, with insider knowledge of key players.
• Build knowledge of marketing science through reading and debate with Strategy team members.
• Act as a trusted advisor for key client decision-makers.
• Plan or develop strategies for large-scale ad campaigns in the UK.

Qualifications:

• Solid experience in media planning.
• Previous experience in a strategically focused role within the media sphere.
• Account Director or equivalent level of experience.
• Demonstrable experience in media planning and buying.
• Expert understanding of channel and technology interactions and how these can create strategic opportunities for clients.
• In-depth knowledge of industry topics and research, including campaign case studies and seminal marketing effectiveness studies.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, capable of being a trusted advisor and handling difficult conversations.

To Apply

Please send a copy of your CV to matt@pooleandpartners.com or contact Matthew Poole at 0203 026 0408 / 07775 710 516.