Senior Paid Media Executive

WAA Chosen Limited; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an experienced Account Director to lead and inspire client accounts in Birmingham. In this dynamic role, you will be responsible for developing strategic visions and creative solutions that meet client needs while driving account profitability. You will work collaboratively with a talented team, ensuring that each project aligns with both commercial and creative goals. This forward-thinking company offers a supportive environment with ample opportunities for professional growth and development, making it an exciting place to advance your career. If you're ready to take the next step and make a significant impact, this role is for you.

Benefits

26 days holiday plus bank holidays

Flexi-time options

Private medical healthcare

Wellbeing programme

Generous matched pension contributions

Bonuses for referrals

Cycle-to-work scheme

Structured personal development plan

Funded qualification opportunities

Annual conference

Qualifications

• Proven experience in account management with a focus on client relationships.
• Strong leadership skills to inspire and develop teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead key client accounts and ensure profitability and growth.
• Develop strategic direction and creative briefs for clients.
• Manage team performance and career development.

Skills

Team Leadership

Commercial Awareness

Creative Thinking

Negotiation Skills

Account Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Marketing or related field

Job description

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Who We Are

WAA Chosen.

One agency.

Three specialisms: Leisure & Lifestyle, Automotive and Transport, Building & Construction.

Brand, digital, direct marketing, sales promotion, PR, social media, events.

Delivering creativity with a commercial focus so brands get chosen more often.

A place where business acumen and ambition thrive.

Where people drive other people forward.

And career paths take you due north of your aspirations.

Sunday Times Top 100 UK companies to work for.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Account Director to join us at WAA Chosen. You will lead multiple client accounts, ensuring that they are profitable and growing. You will take responsibility for the delivery of the strategic vision and creative work that meets the client's needs and addresses their business problems. You must champion that work through the effective management of your own team and inspire others inside and outside the agency. You will be involved with pitches for new business, approaching these with both a creative and commercial mindset.

What You'll Be Doing

1. Leading key client accounts with overall responsibility for the client/agency relationship.
2. Working with the Hub Head to define and develop the strategic direction for multiple clients and ensure marketing executions align to the strategic vision.
3. Interrogating client briefs, challenging and asking questions, to develop communications briefs that meet business needs in an effective and accountable way.
4. Leading the development of creative briefs and directing the strategic development of creative work, presenting and selling this effectively to clients.
5. Ensuring the profitability and growth of client accounts.
6. Identifying, developing, and converting new business opportunities with existing and future agency clients.
7. Managing the work, performance, and professional development of team members.
8. Leading and inspiring those outside of the core team, including creative teams and those in other agencies working on the same account.
9. Reporting key financial and team data to the agency's senior leadership and finance teams.
10. Maintaining a detailed awareness of relevant market trends affecting their accounts and developments in the wider advertising and communications industry.
11. Managing a team of 3 and leading their career development.

What We're Looking For

1. Able to lead and inspire your team, the wider agency, clients, and other external partners.
2. Commercially and creatively astute.
3. Effective negotiator.
4. Decisive and able to build support for decisions.
5. Responsible and accountable for your own and others' work, delegating effectively to balance a varied and demanding workload.
6. Prepared to share credit and shoulder difficulties.
7. Focus on the personal and professional development of your team to optimise their combined performance.
8. Good at evaluating creative work; able to give and receive feedback to support its development.
9. Knowledgeable and passionate about their client's business, and where and how advertising contributes to its success.

What We Can Offer You

Health

1. 26 days holiday per year, plus bank holidays.
2. Flexi-time options around core hours.
3. Private medical healthcare, and/or Health Shield programme providing free access to GPs and money-back on day-to-day medical fees.
4. Wellbeing programme with regular talks and visits from external specialists.

Wealth

1. Generous matched pension contributions.
2. "Electric Dreams" EV salary sacrifice scheme providing substantial tax savings.
3. Death-in-service life assurance.
4. Bonuses for referring new people or introducing new business.
5. Cycle-to-work scheme offering savings on bikes.
6. Individual financial coaching, with an annual review as a minimum.
7. 50% discounted town centre parking a 5-minute walk from the office.

Happiness

...through our environment, and your growth and progress.

1. Structured, personal development plan as part of our Your Development First (YDF) programme.
2. 70 hours of training within our industry leading YDF Programme.
3. Funded qualification opportunities with the IPA, CIPR, CIPD, and CIM.
4. Unique immersion programme- our people work in clients' businesses for 24 hours per year.
5. Annual conference showcasing progress and new opportunities.
6. Collaboration Centre providing an on-site working environment.

Opening Doors To All

We are open and inclusive. Different points of view are welcomed and celebrated.