Business Director

Hybrid

Agency : Havas Media

Job Description : Working into both Central and Local team requires a multitude of processes and means that multiple campaigns can be briefed into the team at any one time, therefore, the focus of the BD role on Bumble will be on ensuring the smooth running of the team.

Business Director

Full - Time OR FTC

Havas Village London

A bit about us … Arena Media is a full-service, culture-first creative media agency. We’re agents of change for growth, who partner with brands that make an impact in culture. We don’t look for ‘clients,’ we look for partners, conspirators, collaborators, co-stars and accomplices… Over the past four years we’ve seen immense growth, working with brands that aim to create, disrupt, innovate and challenge the status quo. We’ve had some great wins along the way with the likes of Red Bull, Dr Martens, SEGA, Bumble, JBL, UKTV, Penguin to name a few. We’re agile and creative and we’ve achieved scale that carves out a unique space in media, and now we’re looking to grow the team to help support us in this next phase of growth.

So… do you want to challenge the status quo? Do you think there’s a better way that defies the tired, outdated conventions you see from most of today’s media agencies? Do you have an appetite to do the type of work that gets more shared, more talked about, more noticed? If yes, then we are for you.

A bit about you… Let’s start with what we don’t want. We’re not after over intellectualising brainiacs. Yes, you might be the cleverest person in the room but we want team players. We’re not after a been-to-the-right-uni and got my 2:1. There’s nothing wrong with that, we want smart people but ‘smarts’ doesn’t always mean a traditional education. We want people who lean in, have a passion for this industry, a natural curiosity, and who live and breathe culture. Diversity isn’t a tick box for us. It brings new opinions and ideas. That thinking challenges the status quo and leads to innovation. Your background could be media planning or you might want to make a jump from advertising, social or even something outside our industry. Our philosophy here is to hire for attitude, train for skill. If you’ve got the qualifications great. If you’ve got the passion even better.

If any of this sounds like you, if you want to create solutions that unify advertising, PR, social, experiences and media, and create cultural impact far greater than the sum of the individual parts then please get in touch.

This role: Business Director – Bumble We manage Bumble for the EMEA regions based out of our UK team, and additionally oversee 4 regional hubs (LATAM, India, ANZ, US). Our agency focus is on the strategy, planning and implementation of upper funnel, brand building campaigns, designed to raise awareness and drive consideration of the brand in-market, flexing according to market stage and local market nuances. Bumble is one of the biggest and most exciting accounts within the agency right now and this BD role is at the epicentre, providing a unique and exciting opportunity to not only be part of global/centrally led initiatives but also be a key player in driving local innovative market campaigns.

Working into both Central and Local team requires a multitude of processes and means that multiple campaigns can be briefed into the team at any one time, therefore, the focus of the BD role on Bumble will be on ensuring the smooth running of the team. Reporting into the BD are three accomplished Account Directors who are responsible for the day to day running of key markets, supported by a group of Account Managers and Account Executives. They look for support on identifying ways to streamline workflows, produce clear and well supported media recommendations, and identifying ways to improve the overall work output. The team has a brilliant culture of which this role is essential in maintaining and nurturing.

Additionally, you will support the Client Partner in the development and roll out of account guidelines and processes to ensure that the account runs smoothly and work closely together to ensure plans move efficiently from planning into activation stage, providing a holistic view on how campaigns are to be activated across multiple markets.

Overall, we are looking for someone who has a restlessness to do great work, push the boundaries on briefs, are passionate about nurturing teams and being a key player in the agency's exciting growth journey. International experience is a plus but not a requirement if you are keen to learn.

Specific Roles and Responsibilities

Partner & Media Management:

• Key contact for central clients, owning key projects and leading weekly client calls.
• Taking local briefs alongside the Planners and supporting team on response to briefs; strong cross media understanding essential.
• Visible presence on local client calls, able to address day to day priorities and projects.
• Manage efficient running of client team output.
• Ensures wider activation teams are delivering to brief.
• Well informed on current and future trends, in technology and media - and able to hold insightful discussions with clients.
• Striving to find ways to surprise and delight your clients.
• Drive award entries, delivering award winning work and writing up the entries.

Commercial:

• Deliver budget and income goals against clients, with view toward organic growth.
• Provide timely and accurate billings projections for the Client Partner / Managing Partner.
• Checking all systems are updated and POs and Finance queries are addressed by the team in a timely manner.
• Makes things happen, with a fastidious attention to detail – an organised operator.
• Identifies and helps the teams to sell in any additional products and services.
• Understands Havas’ products and services and how they can help deliver back against our client’s challenges.
• Supports and leads on new business pitches.

People Management:

• Working as a collaborative positive team player across Havas, actively supporting each other and sharing learnings and delivering on our client’s needs.
• Ensuring the appraisal process is kept to for direct reports, taking ownership of your own skills development with full commitment and attendance to all training and development sessions (and media owner sessions).
• Working closely with the Account Directors on the training and development needs of junior team, particularly Media Executives when on rotation in the BU.
• Demonstration of strong upward management skills to ensure that all senior leaders are continually aware of opportunities and risks for clients, the business and people.
• Lead by example; as a senior member of the agency your behaviour sets the tone for the rest of the team – encourage teams to attend agency seminars and events plus support internal initiatives.

We will also consider candidates open to a 9 month FTC.

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Contract Type : Permanent

Here at Havas across the group we pride ourselves on being committed to offering equal opportunities to all potential employees and have zero tolerance for discrimination. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants irrespective of age, sex, race, ethnicity, disability and other factors that have no bearing on an individual’s ability to perform their job.