Business Unit Director

The Up&Up Group (affiliated to the global M&C Saatchi Group); Sandton; On-site; ZAR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading creative agency in South Africa is seeking a dynamic Business Director to oversee project delivery and manage key client relationships, particularly in telecommunications. The ideal candidate should have over 5 years of experience in a big agency, possess innovative thinking skills, and demonstrate financial acumen. The role involves strategic consulting on marketing communications and actively seeking growth opportunities. This is a chance to join a bold and audacious team aiming for excellence.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Business Director, preferably in a big agency.
• Good knowledge of the media landscape, including traditional and digital.
• Experience owning projects from strategy to roll-out.

Responsibilities

• Oversee successful project delivery to client satisfaction.
• Manage high-level client relationships, especially in telecommunications.
• Identify growth opportunities and optimize process for efficiency.

Skills

Innovative thinking

Client relationship management

Flawless service delivery

Financial account management

Digital media production knowledge

Education

Matric Certificate with college or university exemption

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Excel

Chase software

Job description

We are a highly entrepreneurial and opportunity focused company who want to be the most desired creative company on the African continent and beyond. To achieve this, we set out to inspire our people and define ourselves as a Group with one powerful orientation at our core: WE BOLDLY GO. These few words serve as both an invitation and challenge to all our people to always do the BOLD thing, together. The idea that, in the face of considerable challenges & change, we would be daring enough to do something audacious. Challenge yourself. Be bold. Join us.

We believe that “the people with the best people win” and as such, are looking for a dynamic Business Unit Directorto join our JHB agency and be part of this audacious vision.

As a Business Director, you are responsible for overseeing the successful delivery of a project to the client’s satisfaction and within agreed scope and timelines. You will, amongst others, manage a high-level client relationships in the telecommunication space, oversee multiple projects simultaneously, and look for opportunities to expand existing relationships.

Skills Required

An M&C Business Director must possess the following skills in order to succeed.

• As the senior consultant on the business, embed innovative thinking and strategic direction for the client.
• Be able to ‘connect the dots’ and actively seek to improve the agency's role within the client's business.
• Provide flawless service delivery to client.
• Foster the relationship with the most senior clients (Marketing Director/CEO) and engage meaningfully to drive a partnership model.
• Maintain a partner relationship with the ECD and embed innovative thinking into the core of the business.
• Have a clear understanding of the broader business objectives of the client and be able to act as a strategic consultant on all marketing and communication requirements.
• Manage the financial fitness of the account, including profitability, staff- and income ratios, while driving and identifying additional revenue and business opportunities to increase forecasts. These duties include submitting budget summaries every month as well as new revenue proposals to clients.
• Optimise process and production to drive long-term efficiencies.
• Ensure proper usage of workflow tools by all teams.
• Proactively identifying growth opportunities.
• As a mentor to the Account Management team, the Business Director is ultimately responsible for the structure of the team, succession planning and the forma performance appraisals for the team.

Experience Required

• 5+ years of experience as a Business Director – big agency experience is preferable.
• Good knowledge of the media landscape – traditional: TTL, ATL, BTL, and digital.
• Must be PC literate: Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel – preferably with experience working with Chase software.
• Knowledge of web environments and development, digital production environment, or technical background related to digital media production.
• The ability to own a project from start to finish – strategy to roll-out.

Qualification Required

• Matric Certificate with college or university exemption.