Executive Director

Description:

This is a pivotal and exciting role to lead the planning output of our agency’s newest skincare client. As a new business win, this is an amazing opportunity to set the agenda and help lead a newly formed team tasked with leading best in class media planning across multiple markets.

The role is a leadership role within the Strategy & Planning department who are the champions of planning within the agency. The architects of OMD Design, our end-to-end process, and responsible for its use across the agency. As a result, we are the bridge for most workstreams at OMD, from audience and behavioural insights to communications frameworks, opportunities for innovation, best in class channel execution and cutting-edge measurement.

OMD operates a specialist first structure, meaning that planners report into other planners, rather than client services. We believe this ensures our people have the greatest opportunity for growth by being closely connected to their peers and relevant seniors. As a planning executive director you will be pivotal in leading the agency planning output and ensuring that OMD continues to produce award winning campaigns.

In turn you will have the support of a department filled with brilliant thinkers, supported by a leadership team who believe in the value of planning and its importance within the agency.

The ideal candidate will be a proactive, a problem-solver, who will use a variety of tools, practices, and processes to deliver best compliance and governance for the client.

This is an exciting role on a new client with big importance to the group giving excellent career opportunities and benefits within a high-profile team.

About You
 

• Confident presenter and experienced in explaining and implementing market-leading planning recommendations
• Be the champion of Omnicom’s best in class platform (omni) and tools – ensuring team members are up to speed on the value they add and how best to unlock that value
• Have deep knowledge of cross channel planning - ideally having FMCG experience in a similar role
• Collaborate with local markets to guide them on decisions to ensure their activation plans stay true to the regional di-rection set
• Work closely with specialist teams to understand core products and their strategic value to clients & look for opportunities to recommend services that deliver incremental revenue
• Develop strong relationships with clients and earn their trust through brilliant thinking and proactivity
• Key contributor in helping upskill clients and local countries on what great media planning should be
• Responsible for helping to drive the agenda for this global brand and ensure that media plans are delivered through excellent implementational planning in local markets.