Client Director

Job Description:

Dentsu is an integrated growth and transformation partner to the world’s leading organizations. Founded in 1901 in Tokyo, Japan, and now present in over 145 countries and regions, it has a proven track record of nurturing and developing innovations, combining the talents of its global network of leadership brands to develop impactful and integrated growth solutions for clients. Dentsu delivers end-to-end experience transformation (EX) by integrating its services across Media, CXM and Creative, while its business transformation (BX) mindset pushes the boundaries of transformation and sustainable growth for brands, people and society.

dentsu’s OOH team sits within Amplifi Global (the supply-side division of dentsu) and we our goal is to work alongside our agencies and network to increase consideration and spend in OOH across our agency family of 46,000 people. The OOH and location-based marketing sector is thriving, and the fast-growing digital OOH sector is seeing significant year on year growth. It is a vibrant and dynamic sector and an important component of advertisers’ media plans. We must ensure that we have market leading OOH products and solutions that contribute to clients’ integrated solutions, our partners’ ambitions and goals, and our own growth ambitions - we call this delivering ‘value for all’ and this philosophy pervades everything we do within the OOH Team and of Amplifi Global.

We’re hiring for a Client Director as part of Amplifi Global Team in London

Purpose of the Role

The purpose of this role is to lead the day-to-day client and agency relationships within your agency remit and all the elements of client management delivery. Including, implementation of the strategic vision for OOH for the clients, delivery against the financial targets set and building a trusted relationship with the clients and agencies.

You will build highly effective interpersonal relationships to become a key advisor for your clients and agency colleagues. You will be responsible for OOH strategy development, client/agency organic revenue growth and driving collaboration across dentsu and essential in building strong client relationships.

An ambassador for OOH, a key accountability of this role is to drive the agenda for OOH across dentsu, our wider client roster to help deliver growth to the OOH channel for dentsu. Working alongside the Head of Global OOH and the Client Innovation Lead, you will leverage new opportunities, technologies and services with our partners, to increase consideration and utilisation of the OOH medium and help our team and clients to deliver best-in-class OOH campaigns.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver superior OOH planning on both implementational and strategically led plan, driving insight, innovation, and accountability.
• Deepen client and dentsu agency relationships to ensure greater consideration and engagement in OOH.
• Understand clients’ commercial frameworks and work with Client Lead(s) to ensure business is run profitably and sustainably.
• Improve client/agency partner satisfaction to drive increased consideration and spend for OOH.
• Create the conditions for great work and champion great work: manage the team to ensure outstanding client service, but also to help the team grow and develop.
•  Nurture and encourage a strong culture within the OOH team.

Qualifications + Skills

• Agency management experience
• Knowledge of and passion for OOH, ideally with experience of the planning and delivery of creative or bespoke projects.
• Highly motivated and results driven.
• Proven ability of building strong client relationships. Able to balance integrity, resilience, and diplomacy to convince and influence clients.
• Working alongside Head of Global OOH and Client Innovation Lead to generate revenue for your agency and market-leading work for your clients through your ability to see situations from a commercial perspective.
• A self-starter who works well in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment with a proactive mindset Solutions orientated.

What we offer

• This is a permanent role
• The team is based in our London office but operates under flexible working arrangements. The team are currently in the office every Tuesday and Thursday.
• As well as a competitive salary, you’ll enjoy a benefits package that you can tailor to your needs.

Inclusion and Diversity

Our diverse and inclusive culture enables our employees to bring their whole selves to work and be proud of doing so. For us, this is the foundation for great innovation which, in turn, generates better outcomes for our people, partners and communities. This is why we encourage applications from people with disabilities, and of all ages, nationalities, backgrounds and cultures.

We are happy to discuss flexible and agile approaches to working for all our roles – we can’t promise we will be able to offer you everything you want or need but we do promise to discuss it with you openly and honestly. If you have any reasonable adjustment needs arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with our recruitment teams.

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Location:

London

Brand:

Global Ooh

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent