Digital Business Director.

I'm working with a global leading media network agency, which is hiring a Digital Business Director in their London office. This is a six-month maternity cover and you must be based in the UK.

The role:

• 6-month contract
• Immediate start
• £420 per day, inside IR35
• Hybrid working

Roles and responsibilities:

• Focus on key markets including the US, UK, Germany, France, and Australia.
• Collaborate with Integrated Agency Teams (Creative, in-house, Media) on global strategy development, ensuring a digital-first approach for brand activations.
• Utilize storytelling and data analysis to narrate media outcomes from a strategic perspective, converting insights into actionable learnings.
• Ability to transition seamlessly between marketing communications and detailed technical aspects.
• Engage with various stakeholders at multiple levels within the centralized client organization in Amsterdam.
• Drive key projects focused on tactical planning, innovation, sustainability, and diversity in media.
• Lead digital efforts across brand activations, representing the ecosystem alongside two regional digital planning directors in the absence of local market specialists.
• Serve as a key advisor, ensuring digital contributions to overall media and creative briefs.
• Oversee core environments including Social, YouTube, and Advanced Video (CTV, Streaming, VOD, etc.).
• Collaborate with Comms Planning to integrate digital elements, prioritizing digital and audience-first strategies.
• Work with US and EU Digital Directors (based in London and Amsterdam) and the in-house digital team on tactical planning.

The candidate:

• Preferably, a candidate with practical experience in digital strategy and planning.
• Knowledge of the US market is a plus, but expertise in the UK and Germany is required.
• Essential experience in Social media, with a preference for Programmatic and Video.
• A background in activation, with insights into targeting and segmentation, is beneficial. While the role is not hands-on with platforms, this expertise aids in developing strategy and platform-native creative briefs.
• Strong communication abilities, especially in PowerPoint, presentations, and storytelling, with a digital, data-driven, and audience-centric approach, are crucial.

If this sounds like you, hit apply now!

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