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EssenceMediacomX

EssenceMediacom fuses Essence's performance, data, analytics and creative technology DNA with MediaCom's scaled multichannel audience planning and strategic media expertise.

EssenceMediacomX

EssenceMediacomX sits within the legacy Essence building on Oxford Street. We still have all our wonderful essentials looking after our amazing clients! Our clients include many exciting brands such as Google, ITV, Airbnb, BT/EE, NBCUniversal and L'Oréal to name a few.

About the team

The Client Services team is responsible for creating the conditions through which our clients love our work. We do this by building trust and exerting influence through deeper, more strategic relationships with our clients, and by driving, leading and owning the whole campaign delivery process.

About the role

We are looking for a smart, sharp, strategic, driven and highly experienced Client Lead to take on a role as a Client Director leading a team that services one of leading, legacy clients, based in London. You will build trusted partnerships with key stakeholders across client's leadership structure (Central mkt & Brand teams); understanding their business, understanding them as people and understanding the environment in which they operate.You will help create and foster an environment which marries client objectives with high quality thinking and great, timely work output executed across a range of specialised practice teams, all in service of realising the client's market-leading ambitions.

You will be working with a team of experienced marketing professionals, working closely with senior clients to define strategy, manage deadlines & very high expectations, oversee planned media and execute high-performing brand and direct response campaigns across a range of products. You have ultimate responsibility for maintaining the overall health of the client relationship for these two divisions and beyond, devising and executing growth strategies & motivating the whole team plus contributing to a happy, healthy & high performing team culture.

Our relationship with this key client has a huge focus on ecomm/ data-led transformation, however the role will largely orchestrate the delivery of a very high volume of fast turnaround multi-channel campaigns which together total an annual media spend of c. £200m. You will also be responsible for driving growth through incremental opportunities. This will involve you building relationships with senior clients and communicating the unique value EssenceMediacomX can bring on 4 main fronts: media, retail/commerce, data & measurement.

The majority of your time will be spent working with clients and collaborating closely with those working on the business, both across EMX and the client.

The Client Director role is a very senior role within the agency, and as such you will be expected to provide leadership above and beyond the primary client engagement, also acting as stand in, alongside the other CDs, for the VP where necessary.

We are looking for people with very high EQ & IQ, who can passionately represent EMX & BTL & ensure outstanding delivery to our clients, build our profile in the market and create new opportunities.This is a unique opportunity to join a fast-growing, dynamic agency which is already doing industry-leading, breakthrough work for exceptional clients.

Some of the things we'd like you to do

• Our clients are typically strategic, smart, results-driven and commercial-minded- you'll need to be the same. You will become a trusted advisor to those clients, both advising and influencing strategy and challenging them when required
• Drive revenue across our key client account and support business growth initiatives within UKI (and potentially EMEA)
• Own the definition of best-in-class work quality and ensure our work meets and exceeds our clients' expectations
• Maximise client satisfaction and employee happiness whilst growing profitability
• Oversee the delivery of brilliant people processes that enable exceptional personal development for our people and make them feel valued
• Mentor/coach others in becoming 'trusted advisors' for their clients, helping them take responsibility for client satisfaction in parallel to revenue generation and profitability

A bit about yourself

• Extensive experience across all channels including digital and offline plus the new frontier: retail/e/commerce
• An understanding of the UK marketplace and its key media owners
• A proven track record in defining and leading large client relationships and marketing campaigns on fast moving accounts; experience working on clients from the FMCG sector would be desirable
• Exceptional presentation skills, with experience of presenting and securing buy-in at the highest level
• A passion for all things digital combined with a drive to stay up-to-date on the latest industry trends and news
• Demonstrated ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and deliver results

What you can expect from Essence

Essence's mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world.We do this by employing the world's very best talent to solve some of the toughest challenges of today's digital marketing landscape.It's important that we hire people whose values reflect those of our own: genuine, results-focused, daring and insightful.As an Essence employee, we promise you a workplace that invests in your career, cares for you and is fun and engaging.We believe these factors create a workplace where you can be yourself and do amazing work.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, or marital status.