Media Implementation Account Director

Leading the implementation team for 7-Eleven's digital and offline media.

A mix of offline and digital experience is preferred, with the role skewing more traditional with a heavy OOH and radio skew.ABOUT THE ROLEAs the Media Implementation Account Director, you are responsible for the creation of market leading ideasand responses for our clients.

Booking, and managing of campaigns with our media owner and technologypartners alike.

You will be managing a team to ensure operational excellence and best in class processmanagement is in place.

Working with senior stakeholders within Media Implementation and acrossPHD and OMG, you can ensure that our product is fit for purpose in driving value to our clients.KEY RESPONSIBILITIES1.

Lead the TeamBring all your trading knowledge to the forefront to help challenge and develop our talented teamas they progress in their careers at PHD.

Facilitating training & development plans for yourdirect reports that enable the delivery of award-winning work for clients.Ensure you build the right oversight in tracking performance in client and campaign KPIs.2.

Stakeholder Relationshipsexperience in cultivating and maintaining relationships with clients and member of Agency alike.Are able to discuss both conceptually and vocationally at a campaign level as required.3.

Strategic ThinkingApply a thinker mindset to unearth strategic opportunity.

Value driven, focused on extracting valueboth in negotiation and optimisations.4.

Workflow ManagementA skilled time and resource Manager, you will lead by example in prioritising what's most importantand coaching junior team members to ensure the delivery of high quality work across your portfolioof clients.5.

CommunicationMaintain open and effective communication with all stakeholders.

Including but not limited toManagers, Directors, Heads of Department & client leads.

Including presenting deliverable workand strategy for approval.6.

IntegrationDevelop and share best in class work with the Media Implementation communities both withinAGENCY as well as across the group.

Inclusive of the teams across the COE, and MediaPartnershipsRESPONSIBILITES IN DETAIL

• Adopt and refine a common set of products nationally with a unified approach, methodology,marketing collateral and training as set by Head of MI, MI Group Directors & COE
• Oversee your team's product including briefing, booking, and best in class implementation if media.
• Recruit, develop, and lead a team of Managers, Executives and Assistants.
• Engage with clients & PHD to ensure they are satisfied with their product experience. Workclosely with the Business Management Team to ensure their overall digital product experiencemeets client objectives.
• Business development with new and existing clients; including contributing to pitches, proposals,case studies & acting on opportunities as they crop up.
• Build strong relationships with the media, key clients, third party planners, sister agencies, and theBusiness Management team.
• Lead complex campaign level negotiations to ensure value creation across all media channels.
• Work with COE to ensure the underlying technology for buying and tracking is enabled.
• Liaise with Partnership and Trading/Accountability teams when necessary to ensure negs arealigned with annual targets
• Manage resources within your team to maximize productivity and to deliver on client's objectives.
• Excellent communication skills - being able to both interpret and convey information in a clear,concise way.o All stakeholders are provided with the information they need to move forward in a timelymanner. Communication is equally effective over all platforms and situations e.g. location,culture, written, and verbal.
• Is aware of own strengths and developmental areas. Can utilize individual's strengths and manageweaknesses within the team. Understands how their own behaviors, attitudes, beliefs, and actionsimpact others and uses this to engage in a positive and constructive way.
• Influencing and persuading different audiences
• Creating a climate where people are motivated to do their best
• Building strong client & supplier relationships and delivering client-centric solutions
• Cultivating innovation by creating new and better ways for the organization to be successful
• Being flexible and resilient to manage several streams of work at any given time
• Bravery to push innovation, challenge convention and do remarkable work
• Strong numerical & accuracy skills with high attention to detail and demonstrate analytical /problem-solving skills
• Continually educate the team, wider PHD, and clients on best practices and the latest mediabuying trends