Director, Client Planning

The role

You will lead the client day to day by running the media approach and ensuring delivery and performance. You will act as the primary strategic adviser on accounts and manage the annual and quarterly media plan.

What you will do

• Owns the annual and quarterly media plan
• Decides budget allocation across channels based on performance data
• Acts as the conductor of the client
• Briefs practice teams and ensures their outputs ladder up to central strategy
• Accountable for overall client performance across all practices and KPIs
• Ensures d2d client interactions with Brainlabs are excellent
• Primary day-to-day strategic advisor to the client
• Translates the Strategy Framework into media reality
• Manages scope delivery and supports pitching for new business
• Leads and co-ordinates the innovation and testing agenda for clients

Required qualifications

• 8+ years' experience delivering full-service media solutions to clients within a vertical specialism
• Proven client leadership skills - a trusted adviser to multiple senior stakeholders
• Strong knowledge of how marketing and cross-media channels directly drive client KPIs
• A great storyteller and presenter with proven pitch experience
• A natural problem solver who translates client challenges into real media solutions
• Understanding of how end-to-end full-service media agencies deliver integrated solutions
• Organised and proactive - adept at using tech and process to run your team effectively

About the company

Brainlabs is the independent, founder-led agency building the future of media. They are a full-service agency with over 1000 employees based globally.