Associate Director, Clients Teams

EssenceMediacom is a new breed of media agency. Grounded in analytics & insights and powered by data & technology, we believe in the power of media and creative to drive breakthroughs for the world’s best brands. JPMorgan Chase account provides exciting market challenges and brand opportunities in media. A Senior Associate Director with an interest in the finance category or a strong Account Director looking to take the next step would be an ideal candidate for this position. JPMorgan is a brilliant client to work with – challenging EssenceMediacom to deliver best-in-class media strategy, whilst also looking to explore the new and different. Our integrated team incorporates talent from the UK strategy team and the creative systems teams, offering an opportunity to understand the full agency offer. No two days will be the same, and this client will reward you with a breadth of experience. You will be supported by a strong team who always strive to deliver best in class and forward-thinking media planning. Experience across brand planning is essential, and the successful candidate will need to form a close collaboration with the Strategy team to provide a whole-brained perspective to the account, strategies and work. We are looking for a passionate and enthusiastic Senior Associate Director to work with us. This role will play an integral part on the account, leading the delivery of innovative campaigns across all media channels. The successful candidate will work across the entire campaign lifecycle – planning, activation and measurement – utilising and strengthening their strategic planning and account management skills.

Responsibilities

Leading the delivery of innovative campaigns across all media channels; Working across the entire campaign lifecycle – planning, activation and measurement; Shaping and elevating campaign responses to be clear, creative and compelling; Elevating insight to be compelling and memorable via storytelling; Ensuring all channel plans and tactics match the overall strategy and overseeing timely client booking approval; Leading the overall testing roadmap and formulating hypotheses for experiments; Working alongside specialists to lead the overall data, tech and analytics strategy; Leading client forecasting and annual planning; Delivering customer journey optimisation opportunities across digital, performance and commerce; Leading overall client satisfaction and proactively taking new thinking to clients; Managing difficult conversations and creative agency alignment; Leading meetings end to end and fielding client Q&As; Identifying opportunities for income via EM/GroupM products and services; Supporting investment with commerciality; Leading by example and championing a growth mindset, GroupM toolset and EM skillset

Requirements

Experience across brand planning; Senior Associate Director with an interest in the finance category or a Strong Account Director looking to take the next step; Passionate and enthusiastic; Ability to collaborate closely with the Strategy team; Right to work in the UK; Commitment to WPP & WPP Media shared core values; Strategic planning and account management skills

Benefits

Competitive medical; Group retirement plans; Vision insurance; Dental insurance; Significant paid time off; Preferential partner discounts; Employee mental health awareness days