AV Implementation Director

EssenceMediacom is looking for an Implementation Director to oversee media planning for several clients, including Flutter Group, Tesco and BT. The role centres around ensuring we deliver industry leading implementation recommendations, founded in insight, delivering business results and forging deeper relationship with clients. The candidate will require extensive media planning experience, with a proven track record in delivering industry leading media solutions for clients. Within this role you will have involvement throughout the entire media planning process, ensuring the comms brief is fit for purpose and ladders back to measurable outcomes, pulling the strategy through into implementation recommendations and ensuring the buying of media stays true to the approach. You will also be responsible for leading the Implementation planning output of the team below you, whilst helping the agency to acquire new clients via new business. As Implementation Director you would work directly with the Implementation Partner as part of the Implementation Leadership team to refine, expand and improve our product, leveraging the strength of WPP while ensuring it is fit for purpose for all of EM’s clients.

Responsibilities

Oversee media planning for several clients, including Flutter Group, Tesco and BT; Ensure we deliver industry leading implementation recommendations, founded in insight, delivering business results and forging deeper relationship with clients; Involvement throughout the entire media planning process, ensuring the comms brief is fit for purpose and ladders back to measurable outcomes; Pulling the strategy through into implementation recommendations and ensuring the buying of media stays true to the approach; Leading the Implementation planning output of the team below you; Helping the agency to acquire new clients via new business; Work directly with the Implementation Partner as part of the Implementation Leadership team to refine, expand and improve our product

Requirements

Extensive media planning experience; Proven track record in delivering industry leading media solutions for clients; Embrace WPP & WPP Media shared core values; Track record of industry leading work; Experience in running a large team and managing development; Lead by influence and example to inspire and motivate the team; Commercial approach aligned to commercial objectives of the agency; Deep understanding of how to plan media across brand and response; Ability to influence senior and demanding clients/Directors/internal stakeholders; Deep knowledge of industry media planning tools; Ability to proactively forge relationships with media owners; Track record for developing new ideas with sound business benefit; Ability to spot new trends and disruptions and implement them; Clear understanding of client industry challenges and proactive solutions; Ability to extract and filter relevant insights/research; Ability to tell compelling implementation stories; Ability to sell (consultative selling); Genuine interest in industry research and new ways of working

Benefits

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