Client Partner (Media)

Clemenger BBDO; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media agency in Melbourne is seeking a Client Partner (Media) to provide strategic oversight and build strong client relationships. The role involves leading a team to deliver innovative media solutions, managing P&Ls, and driving business growth. The ideal candidate will have strong knowledge of the Australian media landscape and proven experience in client relationship management. This position ensures exceptional client service and contributes to an award-winning agency's success.

Qualifications

• Passionate about immersing yourself in client industries.
• Strong knowledge of current market trends.
• Proven experience leading local and global teams.
• Experience driving growth through cross-selling and new business.
• Digital-first mindset with a proactive, collaborative approach.

Responsibilities

• Deliver innovative and commercially sound solutions.
• Lead and manage your team for strong client relationships.
• Enhance client satisfaction and grow revenue streams.
• Oversee the client commercial framework and profitability.
• Drive revenue growth through existing and new opportunities.
• Manage forecasting to predict client spend and track financial targets.
• Translate agency strategy into actionable client plans.

Skills

Client relationship building

Strategic oversight

Knowledge of Australian media landscape

Commercial acumen

Agile project management

Proactive collaboration

Relationship building

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Clemenger BBDO is looking for a Client Partner to join the Melbourne media team.

As Client Partner, you will take ownership and provide strategic oversight of our relationships with key clients. You will lead media strategy and planning, manage and develop your client team and their P&Ls, and drive business growth for both Clemenger BBDO through internal cross-selling and new business initiatives.

Your role is pivotal in delivering outstanding client service while fostering strong partnerships and expanding revenue streams.

Core Responsibilities

• Deliver innovative, ambitious, strategic, and commercially sound solutions that align client and agency values, collaborating closely with both internal teams and clients.
• Lead and manage your team to build strong, trusted relationships with client counterparts, ensuring exceptional client service, retention, and growth.
• Deeply understand clients' businesses, including their challenges, objectives, economic environment, markets, competitive landscape, and relevant partners. Know their business models and products inside out to inform innovative and tailored client plans.
• Oversee the client commercial framework alongside senior account leadership, ensuring profitable business management.
• Enhance client satisfaction to grow existing revenue streams and develop new opportunities.
• Manage forecasting systems to accurately predict client spend and track progress against financial targets.
• Translate broader agency strategies into actionable, innovative business plans that deliver tangible business value for clients.

About You

• Passionate about immersing yourself in client industries to understand their unique challenges and opportunities.
• Strong knowledge of the Australian media landscape and current market trends.
• Eager to learn and grow within the media industry, building trusted advisor relationships with senior client and industry stakeholders.
• Proven experience leading local and global teams and working within fast-paced, agile project management environments.
• Digital-first mindset with the ability to confidently “talk the talk and walk the walk.” You bring presence, passion for client relationship building, and ambition to propel the agency forward.
• Motivated to advance your career professionally while inspiring and energizing your team with a proactive, collaborative approach.
• Demonstrates strong commercial acumen with a clear focus on business profitability and growth.

About Clemenger BBDO media team

We unite the scale of a global media network with the soul of a creative agency.

Bold ideas. Seamless execution. Deep partnership— all under one roof.

If we had to distill this into three transformative pillars they would be:

Courageous thinking

Our media strategists and planners work shoulder-to-shoulder with creatives — not across silos. This proximity fuels ideas that are more memorable, more effective, and more award-winning. This is why we were named Australia's most awarded agency and Grand Prix winner at the 2025 MFA Awards.

Scale with Soul

You get the buying power and reach of Omnicom Media Group, paired with the senior-led service and agility of an independent. It's the best of both worlds — without compromise.

Accelerated Growth

By integrating media, creative, and strategy, we eliminate duplication, reduce overheads, and streamline workflows — unlocking more budget and time for bold ideas and better outcomes.

Join Australia's most celebrated media team.

In 2025 alone, we took home more MFA's and Effies than any other agency-including 6 MFA's (4 for Samsung including the Grand Prix and 2 for Lifeblood) and 4 Effies for Lifeblood.