Digital Media Director (Maternity Cover)

AKA UK; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

AKA UK, a leading entertainment marketing agency, seeks a Digital Media Director for a 12-month maternity cover. The role involves directing digital media strategies and managing a talented team, while ensuring high-quality delivery across key accounts in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

25 days holiday

'Telus Health' EAP scheme

Holiday Buy Back

Friends & Family Theatre Ticket

New Business Incentives

Pension Scheme

Interest Free Travel Loan

Flexible/Hybrid Working

Enhanced Parental Leave

Qualifications

• 5+ years in agency or media ownership.
• Proven experience in managing digital media teams.
• Experience with Meta, Google, and Display platforms.

Responsibilities

• Direct digital strategy and delivery for key accounts.
• Manage and develop digital media team members.
• Contribute to digital strategy and pitches.

Skills

Client-facing experience

Line management

Digital account management

Communication skills

Job description

Digital Media Director (Maternity Cover)

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AKA is one of the world’s most successful entertainment marketing agencies with offices in three continents across the world. We are a full-service advertising and marketing agency for theatre, live entertainment, film, music, museums, galleries, events and attractions, working with some of the country’s leading organisations.

The Role

Maternity Cover for 12 months

• To contribute at a senior level to the digital strategy for AKA and its clients
• To direct the strategy and delivery of digital media campaigns for key accounts
• Set and Oversee best practise for digital media team and client activity
• Lead the internal process for digital media planning, buying and reporting
• Collaborate with counter parts across digital team in the agency, including BI, Data, Digital Creative Studio and Organic Content to ensure a robust digital approach for all clients
• Develop the quality output from the digital media team
  
  

Essential

Experience Required

• 5+ years’ agency and / or media owner experience
• Client-facing experience leading relationships and meetings
• Experienced in line managing team members
• Experience running digital accounts for multiple clients at any given time
• Experience working with creative production teams, to communicate and troubleshoot and faults and updates with creative
• Experience across Meta, Google and Display platforms
  
  

Desired

• Demonstratable interest in arts/culture/heritage sector
  
  

Responsibilties And Requirements

• Manage and develop members of the digital media team
• Manage the workflow of the digital team
• Contribute to digital strategy and delivery of pitches across the agency
• Maintain awareness of upcoming digital trends and educate the wider team
• Manage and maximise digital margins
• A forward-thinking mindset when it comes to ad tech and programmatic services
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• 3 days in office unless agreement put in place at contract stage
  
  

Other Duties As Assigned

AKA is a fluid and rapidly changing organisation. This position profile reflects the general nature and level of work assigned to the role. It does not restrict management’s right to reassign duties or responsibilities at any time based on business needs if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position

AKA champions an inclusive workplace that promotes equality and justice for all, where every individual can bring their whole self to work.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday
• ‘Telus Health’ EAP scheme for you and your family. Giving you access to free independent advice on Life, Health, Family, Money and Work matters
• Holiday Buy Back
• Friends & Family Theatre Ticket
• New Business Incentives
• Recruitment Incentives
• Pension Scheme*
• Interest Free Travel Loan*
• Ride to Work Scheme*
• Childcare Vouchers*
• Death in Service
• Flexible/Hybrid Working
• Critical Illness
• Enhanced Parental Leave

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Marketing and Sales

• Industries

  Advertising Services

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