Partnerships Director, OMD EMEA Create

OMD; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

OMD Create EMEA is seeking an experienced Director with a background in branded content, partnerships and collaboration with production teams to activate social content across Europe and beyond.

You will lead a team, own commercials, build relationships across the agency, and drive growth while ensuring high-quality social-first content for world-class brands.

Qualifications

• Client and account management experience solving business, content and creative challenges for clients.
• Experience heading a production team and working with creative media partners.
• Proven ability to own commercials, budgets, scope, P&L and profitability.
• Exceptional planning and organizational skills to manage multiple projects.
• Strong cross-departmental collaboration and communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and adoption of new ideation and content solutions for clients.
• Manage a team to deliver excellent client service, creative activation and branded content.
• Own the commercials and growth for the creative activation stream.
• Build relationships across the agency to unlock opportunities and align resources.
• Oversee production and partner relationships, selecting best-fit partners for briefs.
• Model and promote best-practice ways of working to maximise efficiency and growth.

Skills

Client management

Production & partner experience

Commercially proficient

Time management

Communication & collaboration

Job description

Job Description

Are you passionate about creating captivating social content? Are you interested in producing content for some of the world's biggest brands? Do you want to join one of the most awarded media agencies globally and be a driving force for creative excellence? If so, OMD Create EMEA is looking for an experienced Director with a background in branded content, partnerships and working closely with production teams to activate social content. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our growth journey and work across leading brands throughout Europe and beyond.

Agency

Omd

Job Function

Media

Job Subfunction

Partnerships

Job Description

Are you passionate about creating captivating social content? Are you interested in producing content for some of the world's biggest brands? Do you want to join one of the most awarded media agencies globally and be a driving force for creative excellence? If so, OMD Create EMEA is looking for an experienced Director with a background in branded content, partnerships and working closely with production teams to activate social content. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our growth journey and work across leading brands throughout Europe and beyond.

What The Opportunity Looks Like

• Innovative problem solving: Lead the development and adoption of new ways for the team to ideate create and manage innovative solutions to our clients' creative and content challenges.
• Team management: Manage a team to deliver excellent client service, creative activation and branded content to high profile brands. Responsible for the growth and development of this team. Work with the Executive Directors of Create's other workstreams and the Head of Create to optimise resource across the team.
• Driving growth: Head up new business for creative activation, including owning the commercials for this workstream. Build relationships with people across the agency and ensure they are aware of the great work we are doing to unlock new opportunities.
• Production and partner relationships: Become senior point of contact for our production and creative activation partners. Working with the team to find the best partner for the brief and assume ultimate responsibility for the success of each project.
• Operational best practice: Model and support in the implementation of best practice ways of working across the team and beyond to maximise efficiency and encourage team growth.
• Organic social and creative activation expert. Guide the team in organic social and creative activation best practice, becoming the go to and senior contact for these expertise.

Skills And Experience

• Client and Account Management Expertise: Proven experience solving business, content and creative challenges for clients. Experience managing relationships with senior clients and internal stakeholders required.
• Production & Partner Experience: Proven experience working within a production environment and heading up a team. Experience working with a range of creative media partners ideal (e.g. creative OOH, VR/AR, gaming, AI specialists).
• Commercially Proficient: Proficiency and proven experience in owning commercials, including drawing up and working to a budget, leading on scope creation, P&L and profitability management.
• Time Management: Exceptional planning and organizational skills to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.
• Communication and Collaboration: Effective communication and collaboration skills for cross-departmental teamwork.

Additional Skills And Attributes

• Detail-Oriented: Highly organised with great attention to detail.
• Team Player: Inspire creative learning and development of peers and the wider OMD Create team. A real team player with no egos; we are a small and close team who work together, help each other, and celebrate as a team.
• Trend Enthusiast: Appetite for exploring the latest trends, campaigns, and technology to develop social-first content ideas for clients.
• Brand Adherence: Ability to adhere to existing client brand guidelines while bringing new creative ideas to life.
• Production Knowledge: An understanding of production elements, including budgeting, scheduling, and project management.
• Creative Problem Solving: Apply a creative mindset to solve problems and think outside the box to find solutions to creative challenges.
• Award-Winning Ambition: Passionate about producing award-winning work for clients.

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