Business Director

Overview

Were looking for a confident strategically minded and creatively driven Business Director to help lead TBWASydneys key client relationships.

As a Business Director youll be responsible for guiding the day-to-day and mid-to-long-term health of your client business: setting clear direction championing the work and driving operational excellence. Youll partner closely with mid - senior clients help shape the strategic and creative output and play a central role in delivering integrated disruptive ideas that solve real business problems.

This is the perfect role for a strong Business Director who thrives in a fast-paced creative environment and is ready to take ownership and lead with confidence.

Key Responsibilities

Client Leadership

• Serve as the key contact for mid-senior marketing clients building trusted collaborative relationships.
• Understand client business challenges and help translate them into clear strategic and creative opportunities.
• Confidently present work thinking and recommendations - bringing a point of view and guiding clients with clarity.

Campaign Leadership

• Oversee the development and delivery of integrated campaigns across all channels (TV digital social experiential OOH).
• Write and refine high-quality briefs that inspire teams and stay aligned with brand and business objectives.
• Partner with Creative Strategy and Production to ensure work is delivered on time on budget and at the highest creative standard.
• Quality-control all outputs to ensure theyre accurate on-strategy and beautifully crafted.

Commercial & Operational Management

• Manage scopes of work budgets and timelines with confidence and transparency.
• Forecast revenue and support financial tracking to maintain strong commercial performance on the account.
• Identify risks early and work with the team to solve challenges proactively.
• Support senior business leads in planning growth and long-term account health.

Team Leadership

• Mentor and guide junior team members (BMs and SBMs) helping them develop skills and confidence.
• Promote a collaborative solutions-focused team environment.
• Contribute positively to the culture supporting the creative process and championing TBWAs values.

Experience & Skills

• 5-7 years experience in a creative or integrated agency
• Proven track record managing multi-channel campaigns from briefing to production.
• Strong strategic understanding and ability to elevate work with smart questions and sharp thinking.
• Excellent written and verbal communication- clear polished thoughtful and persuasive.
• Confident in client management internal leadership and cross-functional collaboration.
• Commercially astute with experience managing budgets scopes and profitability.
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail and problem-solving instincts.

The Type of Person Were Looking For

• Passionate about creative ideas that make cultural and business impact.
• Proactive positive and able to bring calm clarity and structure to fast-moving projects.
• Naturally curious - keeps up with cultural shifts creativity and industry innovation.
• Builds strong relationships and brings positive energy to every room.
• Ambitious and eager to grow.
• Adaptable tenacious and resilient - quick to pivot when challenges arise.
• Values collaboration contributes to culture.
• Knows how to have fun while doing great work and adds to the culture not just the headcount.

Contract Type

Full-time (permanent)

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