Account Director - Comms Planning

Group M Worldwide Inc.; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000

Job description

Account Director - Comms Planning, Tombola & Sky Bet

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At EssenceMediacom, we want to eradicate inequity. We don't tolerate it and when we see it, we act. We attract, support and develop our talent without bias and strive to foster the empathy, creativity and diversity of thought needed to drive meaningful change for our people, our clients, our industry and our society.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the team as an Account Director.

As Account Director, you are critical to the delivery of this ambition; working closely with the Senior Associate Director, you will be a key interface for our clients and lead planning projects from start to finish, acting as the conduit who brings together our specialists to deliver exceptional work.

Responsibilities of the role:

• Oversee the day-to-day running of the account, ensuring flow and accuracy of work – ensure the campaign management process follows best practice.
• Build a strong relationship with your clients and become a trusted strategic partner – showing a deep understanding of your clients’ business and how communications can drive growth.
• Be a confident and competent communications planner who demonstrates a thorough understanding of our Systems Planning approach.
• Grow your understanding of digital, data, and marketing technology.
• Strong understanding of your clients’ business & KPIs.
• Contribute to the commercial targets set for your business group.
• Promote your team’s brilliant work, both within EssenceMediacom and beyond.

What you will need:

• Strong management and client relationship skills.
• People management skills to support AD in the management and development of Planners and Execs.
• Solution-focused mindset.
• Enthusiasm, curiosity, and a team player mentality.
• Self-motivated; an ambition to make the ordinary extraordinary.
• A thirst to learn about the client’s business, people, brands, industry, trends, etc.
• An ability to prioritise and delegate, as well as manage both up and down.
• Empathetic and self-aware.
• Motivated to drive business results for both client & EssenceMediacom.
• Positive, proactive approach to problem solving.
• Calm under pressure.
• Accurate verbal and written feedback and instructions.

About EssenceMediacom:

We are a global communications agency leading with breakthrough thinking, building explosive growth for brands, and helping our clients see the bigger picture. Our daring global network of 10,000 influencers helps our clients breach traditional boundaries in media, uncover novel ideas, and unleash exponential growth.

EssenceMediacom challenges conventional thinking to build, propel, and supercharge our clients’ businesses at scale and lead our industry in critical areas such as diversity, equity, inclusion, and sustainability.

EssenceMediacom understands that our people are tasked with big goals: building breakthrough growth for brands and leading with breakthrough thinking in our industry. Our people are at the heart of this work because their ideas will enable us to decode the intersections of people, content, and technology to bring our aspirations to life.