Media Account Director 12 month FTC

Established in 2004 OLIVER is the worlds first and only specialist in designing building and running bespoke in-house agencies and marketing ecosystems for brands. We partner with over 300 clients in 40 countries and counting. Our unique model drives creativity and efficiency allowing us to deliver tailored solutions that resonate deeply with audiences.

As a part of The Brandtech Group were at the forefront of leveraging cutting-edge AI technology to revolutionise how we create and deliver work. Our AI solutions enhance efficiency spark creativity and drive insightful decision-making empowering our teams to produce innovative and impactful results.

Role: Media Account Director - 12 month fixed term contract

Location: London United Kingdom

About the role:

Join our dynamic team as we partner with a leading optical and imaging client in B2B transformation.Youllcollaborate with creative and strategic professionals to craft compelling stories and campaigns that truly resonate with audiences utilisingcutting-edgetools and agile processes. We value creativity collaboration and impactful results offering you the chance to make a real difference while advancing your career alongside an esteemed client. Ifyoureready to infuse fresh ideas and energy into our projectswedlove to hear from you!

This role will also act as the agencys mediaconstructive challengerand commercial lead for the account owning media thinkingalongside the Performance Search and Data Marketing teams. You will challenge the client constructively on channel mix investment and KPI setting translate business goals into a testable media approach and drive the integrated team (creative data paid and thirdparty partners) to deliver measurable outcomes that support the proposal and business case.

What you will be doing:

• We expect this AD to combine strong client leadership with a modern media POV able to bridge creative thinking data-drivenmediaand commercial discipline to win and scale the proposed approach.
• Own the integrated media strategy for the account and ensure it aligns to wider commercial objectives and the strategy success metrics.
• Work alongside Performance Marketing Director on thedevelopment of media spend plans and ROI modelling; present and defend commercial recommendations with the client.
• Challenge client assumptions on channel mix targeting and measurement in a consultative evidencebased way.
• Translate strategic recommendations into clear briefs and work plans for media creative and datateams;drive accountability across delivery.
• Set the measurement framework and KPIs (attribution uplift CPA targets) and ensureaccuratereporting and insight generation.
• Manage relationships with media partners and platforms negotiate commercialtermsand ensure SOWs deliver against agreed outcomes.
• Run client workshops senior stakeholderbriefingsand monthly business reviews to align on performance and next steps.
• Ensure ad platformsafetypolicyprivacyand compliance considerations are built into campaign design and measurement.

What you need to be great in this role:

• High energy and gravitas as a senior leader with the ability to drive the account forward.
• Innovative strategic thinker with solid grounding in B2B marketing.
• Demonstrable media strategy and planning experience across paid search socialand programmatic.
• Ability to own and manage media budgets commercialnegotiationsand vendor SOWs.
• Strong ability to translate media metrics into business outcomes and build ROI / investment cases that support proposals.
• Meticulous attention to detail with the ability to oversee every aspect of the account.
• Clear understanding of client businessobjectivesand the ability to align strategies accordingly.
• Practical familiarity with ad tech and measurement tools (examples: Google Ads Meta Ads Manager LinkedIn Ads GA4) and an understanding of privacy/cookielessimpacts.
• Proven leadership skills and the ability to motivate and develop high performing cross functional teams (creative data paid).
• Confidence in working autonomously with partners or third-party agencies and in holding them to delivery.
• Excellent presentation skills both written and spoken with the ability to present media plans and commercial cases to senior client stakeholders.
• Ability to integrate with client-side teams whilemaintainingtop tier agency service and challenging constructively where necessary.
• Deep B2B experience and a clear understanding of channel economicsattributionand measurement frameworks.
• Hands on optimisation mindset: able to lead test & learn programs interpret performance data and iterate quickly.
• 5 years of relevant experience in account management or related fields including demonstrable experience leading media strategy or paid channels.

Req ID: 17452

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