About the Role
Working as part of the multi-award winning Create Social team at MG OMD, the Business Director will be a senior lead across our largest account and play a key role in the overall team operations. Overseeing our creative, strategic and project delivery and providing senior client support across all aspects of your accounts across social strategy, content and campaigns. Working closely with agency partners and as part of a cross agency team to deliver social-first work that drives business growth.
About You
- We are looking for an exceptional individual to lead these accounts. You’ll have the support of the Head of Social and Create Leadership team – that spans media creativity and social content and you’ll be able to leverage some of the strongest relationships with the key social channels.
- You will have an ability to turn complicated, layered relationships in to smooth and clear processes so that everyone can deliver at their best.
- Able to develop young talent, direct the work and manage the client so that we can provide measurable results for our clients and creative opportunities for our team.
- Take commercial responsibility seriously, looking at ways to drive revenue without compromising on value for our clients.
- Be inspired by, passionate about and on top of wider social media industry changes, addicted to what’s in people’s feeds and interested in the human behaviour that drives them
- Understand how client’s business works, their internal stakeholder intricacies and how to talk their language
- Experience running social media accounts for big brand names, delivering award winning work and managing large commercial retainers
About the Agency
MG OMD was established in 1990 as a challenger media agency (Manning Gottlieb Media) that placed craft, trust and performance at the heart of media planning and buying.
Since joining Omnicom network’s OMG (Omnicom Media Group) in 1998, we have continued to retain our founding ethos of providing clients with bespoke approaches, unprecedented insight, specialism, security and transparency; helping our clients to use media to unlock their competitive advantage and deliver innovative, effective and award-winning work and campaigns that create difference that matters.
MG OMD is the second-largest media agency in the UK. We are the most awarded media agency in both the history of the IPA Effectiveness Awards and Thinkbox’s TV Planning Awards and have this year been named as Agency of the Year in The Media Leader UK awards, Campaign Global awards and Campaign UK awards.
With over 500 employees working across some of the UK’s leading brands including the John Lewis Partnership, Virgin Media O2, British Airways, Specsavers, HM Government, LNER, Sony Pictures and Age UK; it is our people who ultimately make the award-winning difference.
So, true to our ethos, we work hard at creating a spirit and atmosphere that inspires our people to be considerate, honest, and professional whilst also being stimulating, imaginative and inspirational.
We want people who are great to work with, fun to be with and who genuinely care; about each other, our clients, our media partners and doing great work.
In return, we provide an amazingly collaborative culture, where open communication and an unwavering commitment to diversity of thinking, diversity of background and diversity of skillsets runs through everything we do. All backed up by the highest standards of training, development and support in the industry; so much so, that we have attained IPA (Institute of Practitioners in Advertising) CPD Gold Accreditation for the 13th year running and maintained our CPD Platinum Accreditation for the 7th consecutive year, showcasing our commitment to continuous professional development. We were also featured in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work in both 2023 and 2024. Our being named is completely based on the opinions and perspectives of our employees which makes the accolade all that more special.
Be Your Best
We want everyone to make the most of the opportunity to shine and showcase your talents and we are happy to make adjustments in the recruitment process so you can be your best. Please discuss any specific requirements with your dedicated Talent Team member or if you would feel more comfortable, you can email us confidentially at [email protected] to let us know how we can support you.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at OMG
At OMG, our vision is to be an agency where difference is valued and everyone is able to thrive in a culture of equality, inclusion and belonging. We are committed to providing a truly inclusive environment that reflects today’s society, where everyone is able to bring their true selves to work, and where diverse voices and backgrounds are valued, heard, and well-represented.
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Omnicom Media Group UK London, England Office
Bankside 2, 90-100 Southwark Street, London, United Kingdom, SE1 0SW
