Media Business Director

This is an exciting and rare opportunity for someone to join our vibrant and rapidly growing team as a Business Director.

Global Investment at Omnicom Media Group

The Global Investment team is a dedicated unit to drive value creation and monitor and deliver commitments to our well established and growing client base. It is built around experienced media traders, auditors and analysts whose job is to share and apply investment best practice across the network and ensure that our clients always receive the best media value and investment guidance.

The team play a vital role quantifying and tracking media buying performance across all Omnicom Media Group markets for clients. We strive to define new ways of measuring value to ensure we continue to lead the industry in this area

Your principal responsibilities will include:

• Manage specific client relationships and take responsibility for delivery of client commitments with minimal management and input from GID. You will be seen as the go-to person for your clients and often take the lead on presenting back on deliverables.
• Lead in identifying best practices for delivery by local markets on strategies to achieve buying commitments.
• Team and people leadership: role model the standard for behaviour and output within the team, take responsibility for their output, development and efficiency of work
• Assist Directors in identifying opportunities to recommend use of investment products across client portfolio
• Create media strategies for optimising client results
• Develop and own strong relationships with the senior global trading community, external media auditors and our clients
• Support team on global pitches working with senior OMG management & markets ensuring submissions reflect OMG trading policies
• Identify best practice and assist and advise local markets on strategies to achieve buying commitments
• Support senior management in developing the products & outputs of the Global Investment team – improving processes, efficient reporting methods etc.
• Play an active role in agreeing commercial terms with clients in accordance with agreed risk exposure OmnicomMediaGroup.com
• Deliver your individual objectives in line with the OMG capabilities: Commercial Acumen, Team Player, Client Builder and Craftsmanship.

Your success will be measured based on your people leadership skills (training, mentoring and developing your direct report(s)), your ability to resolve issues that arise independently, you will be viewed as a technical expert, showing mastery of methodologies, improvement of processes and development of quality control systems.

You will proactively lead projects, design processes and practices that enable your team and markets to drive value. You can deputize for the Global Investment Director in many situations and inspire, motivate and lead your team.

Desired Skills & Experience:

• Very strong understanding and interest in media measurement metrics, KPIs and market pricing dynamics across all media. You should be seen as an authority by both your clients and the team from a technical perspective.
• Strong working knowledge of external auditors practice, methods, methodology in at least one market (preferably multi-market)
• Enquiring mind that wants to push boundaries and create new approaches.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, able to explain complicated concepts with clarity and develop strong working relationships with all stakeholders. Excellent presentation skills.
• Experience of leading and developing teams.
• International experience ideal but not essential
• Experience gained in either a local market agency buying team (any medium), at a media auditor, at a media vendor or within an International Media Investment/Trading/Accountability team.
• Excellent attention to detail & well established organisational and analytical skills
• You will be highly numerate, value methodology and highly competent on excel

In return we will provide an international, fun working environment in which you will have the opportunity to support high profile blue-chip global clients and develop your career.

Our Network

Omnicom Media Group is the media services division of Omnicom Group Inc., the leading global advertising, marketing and corporate communications company, providing services to over 5,000 clients in more than 100 countries.

We offer unparalleled representation in the marketplace, as well as a depth of capabilities and experience to drive leadership and innovation in every media type The company may make changes to your duties from time to time to meet the changing needs of our business. The above stated job guideline is intended to be a broad depiction of your duties rather than a comprehensive list of activities.

Flexible Working

We are committed to supporting and helping have a great work/life balance and a positive attitude to well-being. As part of this, we have a flexible and hybrid working model as a core part of how we operate.

We believe flexible & hybrid working can increases individual motivation, improves performance and productivity, and reduces stress as well as helping manage wellbeing generally. We will work with you to implement the best flexible working solution for you without compromising team performance and client delivery.

Diversity

We are focused on equality and believe deeply in diversity & inclusion of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, national origin and all the other fascinating characteristics that make us different.

We welcome remarkable people from a broad range of backgrounds who bring their diverse attitudes, opinions, and beliefs into a culture where you are treated with respect and can be comfortable at work just being you. Embracing our differences results in a stimulating and inspiring environment which will lead to everyone viewing the world, our work and each other with fresh eyes.

We are keen to encourage applicants from people from all walks of life and we want you to be at your best throughout the recruitment process, please discuss any specific adjustments with a member of the People team

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