Global Account Director

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Introduction

Dentsu is the network designed for what’s next, helping clients predict and plan for disruptive future opportunities and create new paths to growth in the sustainable economy. Taking a people-centered approach to business transformation, we use insights to connect brand, content, commerce and experience, underpinned by modern creativity.

Dentsu X is an important part of our world-class offering -an integrated marketing agency network combining best-in-class communication and media planning services, content creation, technology, data and behavioural insights. In a saturated media agencies’ market, dentsu X helps brands create memorable, personalised marketing solutions that meet rapidly changing consumer demands to deliver ‘Experience Beyond Exposure.’ Across the world dentsu X works hand in hand with clients’ other agencies, and tap into our vast landscape of innovators, from tech giants to upstart start-ups.

 We’re hiring for Global Account Director as part of DentsuX in London.

Purpose of the Role

As part of a Global Account Team, this role involves working closely with local Marketing teams as well as International & Global leads to ensure our digital advertising programs are successfully planned, executed, and analysed. Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills are essential, along with the ability to prioritise, adapt to change and multitask within a dynamic environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Buying for iOS apps with a focus on mobile gaming or music/tv streaming a bonus.
• Experience developing media strategies across display, video, social, and SEM.  Additional comms planning skillset a plus.
• You will partner with your peers to oversee all paid digital media campaigns internationally. This role is covering one of the biggest brands in the world, designed for someone who is a highly creative, adaptive, and a savvy mobile performance marketer.
• We are seeking an expert at analysing complex data to drive digital performance by managing and/or influencing activation, planning and client teams globally across multiple time zones.
• This role is part of the Global Digital Marketing team that works across one of our top Global accounts. You will be responsible, for the delivery of the international results across campaigns. The team is very data-driven, changes constantly, and vigorously adapts.
• Responding to client requirements in a timely and accurate manner, working seamlessly with internal stakeholders and colleagues across the network.
• Ensure flawless execution of new campaign launches from the initial media planning phase to trafficking along with the campaign wrap up reports.
• Experience developing media strategies across display, video, social, and SEM.
• Working with our Data/Tech team to ensure flawless reports go out with actionable insights.
• Ensure financial accuracy in terms of client billings and budget management.

 Qualifications + Skills

• 5+ years in digital media within a global organisation, with performance and awareness campaign experience
• Proficiency in Excel.  Keynote and Numbers a bonus.
• Fluent in English with additional languages an advantage
• Experience developing media strategies across display, video, social, and SEM.
• Well-versed in digital campaign planning processes and experience managing large budgets across multiple markets.
• Excellent client servicing skills
• Skilled at translating information between clients and media teams.
• Clear and effective communication style.

What we offer

• This is a permanent role.
• The teams are based in our London office and operate under flexible working arrangements and are in the office Wednesdays and Thursdays.
• As well as a competitive salary, you’ll enjoy a benefits package that you can tailor to your

Inclusion and Diversity

Our diverse and inclusive culture enables our employees to bring their whole selves to work and be proud of doing so. For us, this is the foundation for great innovation which, in turn, generates better outcomes for our people, partners and communities. This is why we encourage applications from people with disabilities, and of all ages, nationalities, backgrounds and cultures.

We are happy to discuss flexible and agile approaches to working for all our roles – we can’t promise we will be able to offer you everything you want or need but we do promise to discuss it with you openly and honestly. If you have any reasonable adjustment needs arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with our recruitment teams.

About dentsu

Taking a people-centred approach to business transformation, we use insights to connect brand, content, commerce and experience, underpinned by modern creativity. As part of Dentsu Group Inc. we are headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and our 65,000 employee-base of dedicated professionals work across four regions (Japan, Americas, EMEA and APAC). Dentsu combines Japanese innovation with a diverse, global perspective to drive client growth and to shape society.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion sits at the heart of our Social Impact strategy – our fully integrated sustainability strategy which includes our ambition to build a fair and more equal society, where everyone is equipped to thrive.

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