Digital Business Unit Director: Global Agency Group

A fantastic agency, part of a renowned, global advertising agency Group has an exciting, hybrid job opportunity for a strong Digital Business Unit Director(BUD)to join their team in Cape Town OR Johannesburg. This exiting role calls for an individual who possesses a strong Digital and Client Service background to nurture and develop some of the most loved and established national and international brands. We’re looking for someone with Content experience, who has worked with Digital creative in an agency environment.

**Responsibilities**:
Include but not limited to:
Client
- Lead both your clients’ projects, along with supervision and management of the accounts team within your portfolio, ensuring a constructive and creative operating environment
- Represent the point of view of the agency with integrity and resolve
- Elevate the client’s perception of the agency from an advertising supplier to a valued business partner, within the context of the total marketing mix, not just advertising
- You build strong and enduring relationships with clients. You also have a deep understanding of the client’s business and of the key broader factors and trends shaping their markets and categories.

Financial Responsibility
- Ensuring that the total communications budget is deployed across what is agreed to be the best mix of communication disciplines to deliver the best business solution
- Contributing to the good financial management of the business, improving profitability and margin
- Annual budgeting and preparation of the business plan in conjunction with individual Head Office
- Delivery of business plan during the fiscal year.

People Management
- Ensure staffing levels match the need of the client
- Review, interrogate and validate deliverables across the board to maintain a high standard of work, spot potential issues and ensure that the information provided is contextualised and clear enough for all stakeholders
- Conduct annual performance appraisals
- In liaison with various department heads ensure the team is adequately skilled and trained to deliver ahead of client expectations.

Strategic & Creative Solution
- Understanding and implementing Brand Stewardship both as a philosophy and a process
- Ensure all agency briefings will yield relevant and original solutions efficiently
- Develop a strong partnership with the Creative Partner on each account based on a shared commitment to effective solutions
- Facilitate first-time selling and timeous execution of creative and media solutions.

Agency Culture
- Embody and practice the values of the agency
- Understand how best to present the agency’s work in a client forum to the best effect
- Keep all relevant teams and Heads informed on client/account issues.

**Requirements**:

- Industry relevant qualification
- Minimum 8 years’ experience in an account servicing role
- Exposure to a Digital environment
- A minimum of 3 years managing and leading a team
- An understanding of all touchpoints within the Digital landscape specifically on the content and creative side
- Strong ability to control the financials and budgets
- Comfortable in growing senior client relationships and business
- Self-motivated with a high energy level, and an enthusiastic team-player
- Flexible and open to work in an agile and fast paced environment
- Self-reliant and accountable - you should be able to take strategic control of all accounts within your portfolio.
- Skilful project management.

City: Hybrid, Cape Town or Johannesburg

Country: South Africa

Level of Expertise: Senior

Remuneration: Negotiable

Reference Number: #Mich1541

**Michelle Snitcher**:
Consultant