Associate Business DirectorJob Title: Associate Business DirectorJob Description: dentsu Media | Auckland | Permanent full timeOur employees get access to bonus wellness and volunteering days, and after 2 years, unlock and extra week of leaveUnlimited learning opportunities with a great team and our dentsu learning platforms.Join a collaborative, close-knit team in our new (almost ready) offices in the heart of AucklandAbout usWhen you join dentsu Aotearoa, Asia Pacific's largest and most awarded Agency Network, you're becoming part of one team.
A team with diverse talents in creative, media, experience, and technology.
And one with a shared ambition: to innovate the way brands are built.As an Associate Business Director at dentsu Aotearoa, you'll be joining a high performing team and a global dentsu community of over 60,000 in over 145 countries.
Our collaborative and agile ways of working mean you'll develop versatile skills and be exposed to new and exciting thinking.
Combine that with a pioneering spirit at making a positive impact on brands, society, and each other and you'll soon realise why we're at the forefront of the digital economy.What your role and typical day might look likeClient engagement and media planning excellence will be a key purpose of this role, being deeply involved and accountable in all aspect of offline/traditional media planning, investment and execution, brand safety/viewability and measurement, whilst also playing an active part with our digital teams to create wholistic and robust media plans for our clients.You'll be supporting a few juniors in the team as well to ensure high-quality plans and deliverables to our clients.
Working with your peers and leaders in the team create synergies between online and offline activities to ensure cohesiveness across the media strategy, meaning you'll be working closely with key digital media suppliers such as Google and Facebook to ensure our key objectives are met.Responsibilities could includeUnderstanding of the industry news in your client portfolio, in particular the trends and business challenges in the market.Being a main or key point of contact for clients, with a focus on senior stakeholder relationships.Ensure quality control of engagement with the client and agency partners including managing deadlines, overall accuracy, format of work being presented, and the performance of campaigns at a macro levelCollaborate closely with the Group, Business and Digital Directors and media team members to ensure effective and open working relationshipsManage compliance and rollover of client contracts, in some cases the management of the PRIPGrow and maintain a profitable portfolio by delivering to financial goals and fostering opportunities to deliver broader services offered by Dentsu and Merkle AotearoaTo effectively manage team members to ensure progression, support and nurturing through the agency, areas of management include recruitment, performance reviews and trainingTo be proactively involved in new business pitches and RFP responses as neededA bit about youAt least 5 years' experience working within a media and advertising agency or similar environment in a planning and client service lead role.A deep understanding of the traditional media marketplace and a keen interest in developing broader knowledge in digital technology, product and trends.Thorough understanding of the industries in client portfolio and in particular the digital norms for the category.Ability to gather insights and develop solutions that simplify the complex with a wide range of audiences.Excellent client service skills – the ability to gain trust and confidence.Confident communicator and able to present work with conviction.Effective time management.Become a champion for meaningful progressAt dentsu Aotearoa, our diverse and inclusive culture enables our employees to bring their whole selves to work and be proud of doing so.
For us, this is the foundation for great innovation which, in turn, generates better outcomes for our people, partners and communities.
This is why we encourage applications from people with disabilities, and of all ages, nationalities, backgrounds and cultures.Next StepsSound exactly like the sort of role for you?
Apply now!Location: AucklandBrand: Dentsu MediaTime Type: Full timeContract Type: Permanent #J-18808-Ljbffr
