Associate Director, Performance Media

dentsu

Dubai
Permanent
Full-time

30 days ago

The purpose of this role is to develop best in class strategies and management across the Performance disciplines on assigned clients, to manage and develop the team and serve as a point of escalation as needed.Job Title: Associate Director, Performance MediaJob Description:Job Title: Performance Associate Director, Media, Merkle, dentsuWork Location: Dubai, United Arab EmiratesJob Level: DirectorReporting to: Head of Media PerformanceJob Type: Full-time (Hybrid)Travel required: Limited, occasional.About dentsu international:Dentsu operates in over 145 markets worldwide with more than 46,000 dedicated specialists, and partners with 95 of the top 100 global advertisers.Dentsu is a 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. Dentsu delivers people-focused solutions and services to drive better business and societal outcomes. This is delivered through five global leadership brands - Carat, Dentsu Creative, dentsu X, iProspect and Merkle, each with deep specialisms.Merkle is a performance marketing agency which specialises in the delivery of personalised customer experiences across platforms and devices. We call it ‘people-based’ marketing, and we are proud to be recognised as an industry leader. Merkle, headquartered in the States, have focused on expansion by acquiring businesses internationally and by joining the Dentsu Aegis Network, one of the largest Global media companies, in 2016. This has offered us opportunity to further expand our growth and services.The last 3 years have been a whirlwind of pitch wins, new hires and expansion for Merkle MENA. It’s an exciting time to be joining the company; we have no plans to slow down! We take great pride in our company values and culture; we regularly host socials and strive to create a working environment where our employees enjoy coming into work.You can learn more about us here:Your roleWe are on the lookout for an Associate Director with strong cross channel Performance Media experience to join our rapidly growing Performance Media department. The role involves supporting on Tier 1 clients, acting as a trusted strategic advisor to clients, whilst overseeing integrated media delivery excellence and digital media maturity to drive client business value.The Associate Director role involves developing and overseeing cross-channel digital media strategies and brief responses to successfully achieve your client portfolio’s KPI’s whilst ensuring high quality digital media campaign delivery. This requires in depth knowledge of the Paid Search, Paid Social and Programmatic digital media channels and platforms, as well as a breadth of understanding of the digital landscape and general marketing principles. The role is diverse and requires the individual to efficiently prioritise and manage multiple work streams to drive the biggest impact, own and nurture client relationships and have an ability to continuously self-educate in this dynamic digital marketing space.Above and beyond this, you will oversee a team of up to 20 people. You will need to have strong people management and relationship building skills to excel in this role.Your key responsibilities:

Leadership of your internal cross-channel digital media client account team, implementing and managing effective ways of working to achieve your long-term account vision
The go-to client facing lead for Performance Media excellence, building and nurturing long standing strategic partnerships with your clients
Understand your client’s long-term business objectives, aligning your digital media strategy to contribute to their overarching goals
Drive digital media maturity for your client portfolio, keeping up to date with the digital marketing industry and platform updates to identify new opportunities to help your clients grow
Contribute to departmental initiatives, collaborating on the strategic development of the Performance Media vision, and helping to constantly evolve our client servicing
Provide thought leadership through award entries, blogs, case studies and events around integrated media strategies and success stories
Working alongside our analytics team to understand where clients need further support to track their activity
Proactively support in new business pitches
Work alongside our Data and Analytics team where needed on client projects and pitches

Who we are looking for:

We anticipate the successful candidate will have 6+ years of agency experience across Performance Media channels
We are looking for a proactive self-starter with a passion for Performance Media and the Digital sector.
Practical experience managing and directing a minimum of two of our core paid media channels: Paid Search, Paid Social, Programmatic
Leadership abilities to be able to supervise and support a large account team
Previous account director roles across large clients
Worked primarily with clients on a performance basis, optimizing to ROAS or other conversion-based goals.
Experience of building and nurturing strong client relationships
Familiarity of the Google Marketing Platform, especially Campaign Manager and Google Analytics
Ability to handle multiple projects and prioritise effectively
Demonstrated ability to support in winning and growing cross channel Performance Media accounts
Well versed in reporting platforms like Microsoft Excel, Data Studio
Fluent English (written and spoken)

What can we offer you:As we progress and develop as a company, you will too. Within our fast-growing company, there’s plenty of opportunity to develop your skill set and you’ll be encouraged to be curious and share new ideas. In exchange for your contribution to our award-winning company, we make sure you take advantage of a generous holiday allowance and are paid a competitive salary. We’re really proud of our company values and culture; we have regular company / team socials and want all our employees to enjoy coming into work. Some of our benefits include:

Friendly, approachable office atmosphere - and business-casual dress code
Flexible working with on average 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home
Regular company socials
On-site Games Room with ping pong and Xbox
Team socials through-out the year
Private healthcare
Relocation package if you are currently based outside of the UAE

Excited about the Role?Please apply online by clicking on “Apply” below. Your application will be reviewed against our requirements. Should you not meet our immediate requirements, your profile will be registered in our talent pool system and we will match your profile to suitable future vacancies.You will be able to access your status update through the candidate tracking link.Thank you for your interest and application. Should you require additional information, please contact Shahdan Zahran, Talent Acquisition Lead viaDentsu International is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our employees, global clients, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. We are interested in every individual bringing their whole self to work and this includes you! Therefore, if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.Location: DubaiBrand: MerkleTime Type: Full timeContract Type: Permanent

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