OOH Director
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Marketing, sales and advertising directors
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£87,300
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Description
Company Description
Spark Foundry make up part of a thriving global media network and are part of the Publicis Groupe, one of the world’s leading communications groups. We are globally connected with over 8,000 employees in 110 offices across 70 countries.
Who We Are in the UK?
Spark Foundry, the Acceleration Agency.
We help brands to identify, learn and respond to opportunities faster than the competition.
Every client has an area of their business they need to accelerate, from short-term goals to long-term transformation.
We’ve proven our approach during the most difficult year on record. Now we’re using it to provide a launchpad for their future.
Come be an accelerator with us.
How We Accelerate
Spark Foundry make up part of a thriving global media network and are part of the Publicis Groupe, one of the world’s leading communications groups. We are globally connected with over 8,000 employees in 110 offices across 70 countries.
Who We Are in the UK?
Spark Foundry, the Acceleration Agency.
We help brands to identify, learn and respond to opportunities faster than the competition.
Every client has an area of their business they need to accelerate, from short-term goals to long-term transformation.
We’ve proven our approach during the most difficult year on record. Now we’re using it to provide a launchpad for their future.
Come be an accelerator with us.
How We Accelerate
- Planning: an approach that works in practice rather than theory, arming planners with the ability to create cutting edge campaigns
- Intelligence: a suite of tools that give definitive answers to big questions, and uncovers actionable insights about real people
- Trading: a model built on flexibility and trusted relationships, underpinned with bold guarantees
We are diverse though our experience, people and the clients we look after - and we celebrate that diversity. Our people hold us accountable to our beliefs and via regular surveys and our grass roots D&I team, The Collective, and internal next generation board, Firestarters, we hold regular events and work continually towards generating ideas, initiatives and educating our people to ensure we are a diverse and inclusive agency.
As part of our dedication to create an inclusive and diverse workforce, Spark Foundry is committed to equal access to opportunity for people without regard to race, age, sex, disability, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, gender identity or religion.
Overview
The Account Director is responsible for leading the delivery of the Spark OOH offering, across their assigned clients. You will also be a critical support to the Business Director in delivering the agency development plan, cultivating a high-performing team, and pioneering a market-leading Publicis Media OOH product.
As the Account Director, you will lead the direct reports in the day-to-day delivery of ‘best-in-class OOH solutions, which are integrated, data-driven,
technology-enabled and innovative. You will be accountable for continually motivating the team and developing their capability; ensuring output is consistently high quality, efficient, accurate and profitable.
You will be responsible for the effective deployment and evolution of the ‘Planning Framework’. Your responsibility will also include ensuring all working processes are compliant with Operations ways of working and Sparks SLAs. Working with the centralised Trading team and PMX, you will ensure contractual (i.e., PRFs) and commercial (i.e., spend direction/APEX) objectives are met for your Clients.
The Account Director creates and implements business development plans for assigned ‘Key Clients’. These plans must be aligned to the Spark Agency Development plan KPIs; as set out by your Business Director.
Your remit will also include the day-to-day mobilisation of your team centred on the Spark vision; inspiring the agency so that all organic growth and new business opportunities are capitalised on.
Responsibilities
You will be responsible for the effective deployment and evolution of the ‘Planning Framework’. Your responsibility will also include ensuring all working processes are compliant with Operations ways of working and Sparks SLAs. Working with the centralised Trading team and PMX, you will ensure contractual (i.e., PRFs) and commercial (i.e., spend direction/APEX) objectives are met for your Clients.
The Account Director creates and implements business development plans for assigned ‘Key Clients’. These plans must be aligned to the Spark Agency Development plan KPIs; as set out by your Business Director.
Your remit will also include the day-to-day mobilisation of your team centred on the Spark vision; inspiring the agency so that all organic growth and new business opportunities are capitalised on.
Responsibilities
- Own delivery of revenue, billing targets and strategic KPIs across allocated OOH clients
- Lead new business activity including pricing, submissions, propositions, presentations and client transitions
- Excellent OOH knowledge and broad experience in planning and buying, including the application of all industry and internal planning and administration tools e.g. Purl, Route, Planner, and Touchpoints.
- High level of knowledge and experience in the broad marketing and advertising landscape as well as being an expert in OOH.
- Strong understanding of digital media concepts, propositions and Posterscope digital services.
- Excellent negotiation skills to convert client challenges into solutions which deliver against commercial objectives and campaign KPIs.
- Strong project management skills to handle a high volume of work and allocate resources and work types in the most efficient and effective way.
- Excellent understanding of the business priorities and strategy to appreciate the impact of any emerging trends and technology to identify any specific business development opportunities.
- Resilient and able to handle conflict in a pressurised environment with an energised and enthusiastic approach and a high level of tenacity.
Zenith UK has fantastic benefits on offer to all of our employees. In addition to the classics, Pension, Life Assurance, Private Medical and Income Protection Planswe also offer;
- WORK YOUR WORLD opportunity to work anywhere in the world, where there is a Publicis office, for up to 6 weeks a year.
Publicis Groupe operates a hybrid working pattern with full time employees being office-based three days during the working week.
We are supportive of all candidates and are committed to providing a fair assessment process. If you have any circumstances (such as neurodiversity, physical or mental impairments or a medical condition) that may affect your assessment, please inform your Talent Acquisition Partner. We will discuss possible adjustments to ensure fairness. Rest assured, disclosing this information will not impact your treatment in our process.
Please make sure you check out the Publicis Career Page which showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG’s (Employee Action Groups).