Account Director

Wavemaker
GB - London
January 9, 2025
Sales

Media Director (AV/PRINT&AUDIO)Reporting to:
Media LeadKey Reports:
Account Manager, Account ExecutiveAbout the role:
Media is the beating heart of the agency.
The place where creativity meets commerciality, and where specialists bring unrivalled work to life.As Media Director, you are accountable for the delivery of PRFs across your accounts, and value delivery is managed with control and accuracy.
All financial and admin processes are tracked and managed.You have built client relationships and are the trusted senior day-to-day contact for your clients.At the centre of your role is your team.
Your responsibility doesn't just sit with managing the quality and scope of their work but extends to their progression and wellbeing.
You should fully understand their motivations and how to aid their development.Some of the best things about this role:
Accountability of PRF delivery.Team management.Develop strategic thinking.Core skills:
Campaign ManagementIndependently manage the assigned teams and implement media campaigns.Applies best practice to campaign management and acts as the escalation point for issues.Manages and takes ownership of campaigns from start to completion.Delivers accurate planning and reporting in line with strategic and commercial objectives, with value-add insights for the role of the medium as part of the overall campaign.Helps to drive new routes to optimum planning outputs and supports operational and planning strategies which support best in class delivery.Media Investment PlanningDevelops media plans with wider Commerce, Client, and Investment teams to meet the client's business and brand objectives.Ensures that media plans are mirroring WM commercial deliverables.Demonstrating ValueProvides guidance to others on specific strategies to identify client needs and expectations and address them effectively.Interprets planning data relative to the performance of products, services, and solutions against client needs to ensure the customer recognizes and receives value, setting the right KPIs and metrics.Ensures that the product, innovation, service, and solutions are utilized that differentiate Xaxis and Finecast from its competitors and demonstrate the value proposition of a continued partnership.MultitaskingOversees team members to discuss current projects, workload, and activities; prioritizes resources accordingly.Improves workload management by supporting others in setting priorities and by postponing less relevant work.Operational ExcellenceEnsure that the team is implementing best operational practice.Actively seeks opportunities to improve team output and to overcome barriers and ensures rollout.Checks that best practice is in place and any supporting training is taken.Flags any barriers to success to line manager.About Wavemaker UK:
Wavemaker is a global media agency.
We believe there is a better way to grow.
By leveraging our deep understanding of audiences, Provocative Planning process, and the world's largest database of purchase journeys, we deliver exceptional growth for clients including Audible, Nationwide, Danone, Asahi, and Morrisons.Unlike traditional linear media planning, our modular approach combines machine learning and human intelligence to unlock, maximize, and transform growth for the world's leading brands and businesses.A part of GroupM, WPP's global media investment management company, our 7,650 people across 88 markets are defined by their attitude of positive provocation, which means:
Deep knowledge of our clients' business.The confidence to challenge what's gone before.The support to go further than we thought possible.Discover more at wavemakerglobal.com/uk or follow us @WavemakerUK.We are an equal opportunities employer and support the life choices of our employees.
All GroupM agencies are equal opportunities employers and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, gender identity, disability, culture/religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.We support the life choices of our employees, offering generous family and carer-friendly policies.
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