Associate Director - London, United Kingdom - Langland

Langland

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Company Description

Who we are

Langland, a Publicis Health company, is the only health communications agency that thinks further across Clinical Trial Experience, Medical Strategy & Education, Public Relations & Policy, and Advertising, to create unique value with visionary clients.

What we believe
Health brings us together.

In the diseases we suffer, the medicines we create, and the causes we champion, health shows us our collective humanity.

When we break the barriers that divide us, when we think further, we can create healthier futures, together.

A passion for craft
Having expert thinking is only part of our story.

To ensure excellence in everything we make, we have centred our disciplines around three essential crafts:
science, strategy and creativity.

Job Description:

Are you up for a challenge? We are looking for someone who thinks with their heart and their head.

Someone who is passionate about healthcare and public relations and someone who is committed to doing the right thing by the clients, brands and companies.

We want an associate director to join our brilliant team and you will have a lot of autonomy with this position, reporting directly into the business unit director.

You'll be expected to lead, develop and build client relationships within client organisations to increase visibility of your comms client but also access the broader marketing teams to demonstrate the strategic value we bring to our client partnerships.

You will lead and mentor our hungry and committed talent to retain the low turnover and high staff engagement we're so proud of, and help our team do the best work of their careers

You'll also be part of the Langland PRP management team, as well as joining larger network management discussions where appropriate.

And, you'll be responsible for a chunk of our revenue/forecast, contributing to business development opportunities and taking a key role in pitch and proposal development.

We want someone who is not satisfied with OK and wants to change how we all look at the healthcare world.

Experience is important but attitude is everything.

It's an exciting role within a close-knit team and there are plenty of avenues for future personal and professional development you can explore within the wider Publicis Health network.

Specific Job Criteria:

Brand/Market/Agency Knowledge

Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the client's business and actively seek opportunities for further account development
Demonstrate the ability to integrate emerging technologies into client recommendations
Serve as the strategic oversight to both agency team and to the client
Demonstrate a thorough understanding of healthcare industry business trends and advocate best practice

Client Relations/Communications Skills

Build and maintain relationships with assigned clients and seek opportunities to strengthen/build new relationships with the extended client team
Seek opportunities to showcase our work among current/prospective clients
Seek opportunities to grow current accounts and new accounts connected with that client
Demonstrate expert presentation skills
Demonstrate the ability to adapt to various client corporate cultures

Strategic and Tactical Planning

Approach the brand from holistic marketing perspective (where possible) looking across the media/channel landscape (channel neutral) and develop outcomes that meet client objectives
Be responsible for overseeing and guiding brand/comms strategy and tactics
Will be alert to changes in clients' marketplace and sought out as strategic leader by team
Maintain and drive collaboration among third party partners (within or external to Publicis Health and the Publicis Group)

Financial Acumen

Know overall performance at given point in time throughout year
Understand the agency revenue and profitability model (e.g. insourcing vs. freelance)
Monitor fee performance to encourage/ensure account profitability
Prepares and presents account forecasts and keeps an accurate record of time spent on client work via timesheets to enable us to attain the client's percentage billable target
Seek to optimise both the agency services and internal resources

Interpersonal/Leadership Skills

Provide strong leadership effectively directing team members to accomplish desired goals
A mentor that the wider team look up to proving them with direction from your wealth of experience
Manage and resolve employee issues including employee performance
Establish agency brand priorities contribute to agency interaction goals
Support the strategic direction and desired culture of the agency
Manage the account team and client expectations to ensure a positive and productive atmosphere.
Be transparent in communication with manager and agency executives
Solve client issues, independently moderating conflicts with significant complexity and political sensitivity

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