Department: Account Management
Location: London
Contract type: 12-Month FTC
Full Time/Part time: Full Time
Reporting into: Managing Partner

THE ROLE:

We are seeking an experienced individual to join our team as a Business Director. Reporting to the WPP Global Brand and with a dotted line into the Ogilvy UK Managing Partner, this role will be focusing on 360 campaign development for Fanta’s brand platform Wanta – one of the most iconic brands in the world – on both Ogilvy’s and WPP’s biggest client. The work is brand experience and advertising designed to connect with our target audience and build long term relationships, which drive weekly drinking frequency.
You will be working within the WPP Open X model, where the role will involve working with other WPP operating companies, such as EssenceMediaCom (end-to-end media thinking and channel planning) and VMLY&R Commerce (shopper comms).
TCCC have a very strong culture, which echoes Ogilvy’s own, and it’s a typically a fast-paced, exhilarating, high-energy, highly collaborative, and friendly working environment.
We’re looking for a candidate who has worked on global brands and campaigns before, who is equanimous, proactive, good at simplifying complexity, highly organised, with strong attention to detail. It’s important you’re not fazed by the occasional early morning or evening call.
Ideally you will have a solid understanding of brand and integrated communications strategy and are knowledgeable in creative development and production for advertising, social, and digital channels. You will lead large and complex projects, drive growth and delivering high-quality work. By design, it’s a blended team in terms of Advertising and Experience backgrounds – across all departments – so you will ideally have experience in both disciplines. You’ll also work very closely with our PR & Influencer and Social capability teams, taking a holistic view of projects and identify future opportunities, while also being able to think on your feet and act decisively as required to problem solve quickly.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with clients, serving as a trusted advisor and providing strategic insights to help them achieve their goals.
• Act as the primary point of contact for clients, managing day-to-day communicationand ensuring client needs are being met on time and within budget.
• Lead the development and implementation of integrated marketing campaigns across multiple channels, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality work.
• Overseeing a delivery manager’s creation and management of project plans, timelines,and budgets to ensure timely delivery of client projects and campaigns.
• Provide thought leadership and innovative ideas to help clients achieve their business objectives and stay ahead of industry trends.
• Identify and pursue new business opportunities with existing and potential clients, collaborating with the agency’s new business team to create and deliver compelling pitches.
• Ensure client satisfaction by regularly tracking and reporting on campaign performance and making recommendations for optimization.
• Foster a positive and collaborative team environment, providing guidance and mentorship to junior team members.
• Stay informed of industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices, and share that knowledge with clients and the agency team.
• Act as a brand steward for clients, ensuring brand consistency and adherence to brand guidelines across all campaigns and touchpoints.