Business Director (Media Agency)

We are working with a leading international media agency in Dubai that is looking to hire an experienced Business Director to take ownership of a key portfolio of clients and play a senior role within the wider agency.This is a proper client leadership position. They need someone who can build strong relationships with senior marketers, understand their business challenges and translate those into smart, integrated media strategies.You’ll sit at the centre of the account, bringing together strategy, planning, digital, performance, investment, data and specialist teams to make sure the work is connected and genuinely delivers against the client’s business objectives.The roleYou’ll be responsible for:Leading senior client relationships and becoming a trusted strategic partner.Taking overall ownership of the quality of strategy, planning and delivery across your accounts.Turning client business challenges into clear, effective media strategies and plans.Bringing together specialists across digital, performance, data, content, investment and traditional media.Challenging clients and teams to think differently and identify new opportunities.Leading, mentoring and developing a strong account team.Ensuring campaigns and projects are delivered effectively, on time and against agreed KPIs.Managing account commercials, scopes and resources effectively.Identifying opportunities to grow existing client relationships and agency revenue.Contributing to new business pitches and wider agency initiatives.Staying close to developments across media, technology, platforms, data and consumer behaviour.Ideally you’ll have:Around 10+ years' experience within media or communications, predominantly agency-side.Strong integrated media planning experience across both offline and digital channels.Experience managing large or complex clients and senior stakeholders.A strong understanding of digital, performance, data and the changing media landscape.The ability to move comfortably between high-level strategy and the realities of execution.Proven experience leading and developing teams.Strong commercial instincts and an understanding of how to grow client relationships.Excellent presentation and communication skills.Experience working in the Middle East would be useful, although I’m open to strong international candidates with relevant experience.This would suit someone who is already operating at Business Director level, or a very strong Associate Business Director / senior client lead who is ready for the next step.