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    Planning Account Director - Manchester, United Kingdom - GroupM

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    GroupM Manchester, United Kingdom

    3 weeks ago

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    Position at EssenceMediacom

    Planning Account Director

    Overview of role

    This is a fantastic opportunity to join theteam 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.

    Based in our new WPP campus building in the heart of Manchester's development district, the largest communications operation outside of London and the home for all WPP regional talent across a number of business disciplines, and an amazing place to grow your communications career and to realise your potential in a dynamic and exciting setting.

    Reporting of the role

    This role reports tothe Associate Director on the accounts

    3 best things about the job

  • Getting to lead the planning and strategy for a range of different brands and products within the respective client.
  • To see the direct impact your work and thinking has on a brand whose business is rapidly growing as well as the opportunity to deliver entrepreneurial thinking around these clients and trial, test and learn.
  • We are a friendly and ambitious team that prides itself on an inclusive culture and doing brilliant award-winning work, whilst having plenty of fun along the way.

    • Measures of success

    In three months, you would have:

  • Good understanding of your clients, media planning systems, processes and working with the team collaboratively.
  • Feel confident delivering / responding to a client request and brief independently or as part of the team utilising the correct resource.

    • In six months, you would have:

  • Built strong, trustworthy client relationships and established yourself as a key day-to-day lead on the account.
  • Established yourself as key figure of the team, acting as an invaluable support to your SAD/BD & wider team.
  • Built trust within the wider departments i.e., implementational and specialist teams
  • Understood the intricacies of the clients' Commercial framework and how we are remunerated across the accounts.
  • Good understanding of your clients' marketand the evolving media landscape - and how to approach briefs and deliver ideal plans to deliver effective results ensuring a balance of brand and performance.
  • Identified and implemented improved ways of working.

    • In 12 months, you would have:

  • Taking on additional responsibilities spotting opportunities to sell in wider EssenceMediacom or WPP services i.e.Creative Systems, Systems Intelligence & other Out of Scope projects.
  • Played an active role on a new business pitch.

    • 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, you are across all communications and establish yourself as the first port of call for clients.
  • 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, whileleading our planning responses from start to finish,ensuring we have a seamless working process with theimplementationaland specialist teams
  • Grow your understanding of digital, data, and marketing technology - work closely with the Digital Implementation team to ensure growth and innovation is weaved into our planning.
  • Strong understanding of your clients' business &KPIs and how we are remunerated across the account
  • Contribute to the commercial targets set for your business group by proactively identifying and pursuing additional services opportunities on your clients.
  • Contribute to the monthly billing processes and monthly laydowns are up-to-date and accurate to ensure your accountsare in perfect financial health.
  • Develop strong internal relationships with Planners outside of your team, as well as implementation and measurement specialist across the business as well supporting your Senior AD in the development of your team.
  • Promote your team's brilliant work, both within EssenceMediacom and beyond.
  • Actively participate in and contribute to agency wide initiatives (i.e., huddles, stretches, pitches, etc).

    • 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 – be that 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 help 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. Our success is down to our eclectic, diverse, and talented people. EssenceMediacom is a place for us to grow our careers and expand our horizons. EssenceMediacom is committed to building an agency culture that supports our people, puts diversity at the forefront of our operations, and creates opportunity for all. This collective culture will be our "new power" where ideas are freely exchanged, and collaboration is actively encouraged in a place where you can innovate in our hyperconnected world.

    *Although we cannot make guarantees, we welcome conversations about flexible working for all roles at EssenceMediaCom

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