BUSINESS DIRECTOR

at  Medialab Group

Medialab are the UK’s leading independent media planning, buying and data agency.
As we continue our incredible growth journey, we are looking to hire a new Business Director that will sit within one of our Client Planning teams.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS

• Extensive multi-channel media planning experience
• Strong commercial understanding, with experience in reporting and driving profitability
• Adept at building and growing relationships with senior clients and stakeholders
• Proven experience of leading and developing a team

DESIRABLE SKILLS

• Experience working with charity clients
• Experience of leading and converting new business pitches
• A strong understanding of measurement, including econometrics

WHO WE ARE:

Medialab is the UK’s leading independent media agency, and one of the fastest growing. We’re a media agency that’s made differently. Purpose-led, data-driven, founder-run and proudly independent.
Our independence means we can focus 100% on doing the right thing to secure success for our clients and our brilliant people. We work with a wide variety of clients including SunLife,Standard Life, Laithwaites Wine, EMMA, Save the Children, Mind, Guide Dogs, Alzheimer’s Society, RNLI and Clearscore.
We’re a diverse team of 150 people (and growing), based near Oxford Circus. Our people-first, purpose-driven culture has been key to our success. We commit to creating a more sustainable future through our partnership with FuturePlus, and foster a diverse and inclusive culture, though a number of DEI Communities to drive real change. We offer a supportive environment for working parents, carers, those who are (peri)menopausal and anyone else who needs it, and flexible working opportunities to all, from day one.
Our entrepreneurial spirit means success is rewarded and there are no limits to what you can achieve, which our employees agree with, by supporting our place in Campaign’s ‘Best Places to work’ for 4 years in a row, and we recently won Silver in Campaign’s Agency of the Year Awards

The two key accounts that you will be working on are both are long-standing clients with ambitious growth goals, to which we recently won double gold at the IPA Effectiveness Awards for one of them.
We manage the full media mix for these clients so we need a capable media planner who can develop and oversee complex campaigns . Channels managed include: Brand, TV, DRTV, BVOD, Partnerships, Print, DM, Door Drops, Digital Video, Audio, Digital Display, Paid Social and PPC.
This multifaceted client mix calls for someone who can both build and navigate senior client relationships, and develop brilliant multi-channel media plans.