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Business Unit Director

3 months ago

Sandton, South Africa GroupM SA Full time

Company Overview:

Wavemaker prides itself on being an organisation that challenges the status quo. Positive Provocation is at the heart of how we develop strategies that deliver short term and long-term business results. We help brands to navigate and succeed in an ever-evolving landscape.

As part of WPP, the world's largest marketing communications services group, and GroupM, WPP's consolidated media investment management arm, we have access to the richest data, most robust benchmarks, and most advanced capabilities in the market. This helps us provide comprehensive solutions to all marketing challenges.

Our success is underpinned by our approach to our people. We invest in our people's whole-person wellbeing, careers, and capabilities, knowing that happy fulfilled people will in turn deliver on our clients' growth objectives. To do this we ensure we recruit and retain the best-in-class talent, a team you form part of.

Job Description:

The Business Unit Head is responsible for managing media strategy and implementation on an account or portfolio of accounts. You are also responsible for ensuring client satisfaction through delivery of appropriate strategies, excellent service and all media objectives.

Key Requirements:

  • A current Business Unit Head with 5- 7 years media and strategy experience
  • Ability to manage campaigns from beginning to end
  • Develop and maintain senior client relationships, attend, present and provide counsel at all significant agency-client media meetings
  • Able to interpret a client brief or provide tactful strategic advice on brand communications by applying best approaches
  • Play a key role in monitoring profitability including looking for growth potential within existing accounts and aid in related accountability and billing
  • Responsible for overseeing the implementation of all components of the media plan and ensure all media deliverables are met on time and within budget
  • Manage quality of work on the account / portfolio in terms of:
  • Agency processes
  • Global tools and processes
  • Client Reporting
  • Ability to manage a team and create an environment of teamwork and continuous learning

Skills & experience:

  • Must have media agency experience
  • Must have a strong performance (biddable) background and understanding
  • Must have strong digital as well as ATL strategic media knowledge and experience