Global Associate Director

London, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior LevelFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own cross-market category partnerships and senior-client guidance to drive transformation with a focus on billionaire brands across Food, Coffee, Nutrition, and Confectionery.

  • Lead global consultancy delivery and technology/tool adoption with a team and multi-market clients.
  • Coordinate category-level workstreams with senior executives to unlock growth opportunities.
  • Cultivate a high-performance, collaborative team culture while shaping tangible client outcomes.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • As Global Associate Director, you will lead the day-to-day management and delivery of best-in-class strategic guidance, consultancy and delivery of industry-leading technology and tools, to drive transformation and growth, supported by the wider team, including a Senior Account Executive.
  • In addition our work involves partnering closely on projects with clients at the category level on billionaire brands, e.g. Food (Maggi), Coffee (NescafĆ©, Nespresso, Starbucks at Home), Nutrition (Nido, NAN) & Confectionery (KitKat).
  • In this role you will be expected to lead in fostering a strong & positive team focused on collaboration and high performance.
  • If you’re ready to lead and make a tangible impact — this is the role for you!

Requirements

  • Knowledgeable in both online and offline media channels having gained from experience in previous media agency roles
  • Experience in supporting the development of media strategy recommendations, comms planning and identifying sources of growth in audiences & channels is desirable
  • A strong interest in developing broader strategic and consultative skills to shape recommendations and project outlines with internal teams and clients
  • Able to multi-task and prioritise, with exceptional organisational skills and attention to detail, even when under pressure
  • Able to establish and maintain effective relationships with clients and gain their trust and respect
  • Able to both lead some work streams as well as take direction as part of a team
  • A confident and adaptable communicator
  • Action oriented and full of energy to carve out clear next steps and new opportunities
  • A team player, committed to the collective success of the entire team and network
  • Media industry experience in an account or planning role and demonstrated ability to work across projects and multi-market teams

Preferred

  • Experience in supporting the development of media strategy recommendations, comms planning and identifying sources of growth in audiences & channels is desirable
  • A strong interest in developing broader strategic and consultative skills to shape recommendations and project outlines with internal teams and clients

Benefits

  • Zenith International offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees. Full details are shared when you join, but highlights include core benefits such as Pension, Life Assurance, and Private Medical cover, alongside enhanced policies like Reflection Days and Shared Parental Leave. You’ll also have access to a range of additional initiatives, including: šŸ“– Please check out the Publicis Career Page which showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG’s (Employee Action Groups).
  • Publicis Groupe works primarily from the office or our clients' office four days per week.
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Zenith is the ROI Agency. Our more than 6,000 specialists across 95 markets offer unparalleled capabilities in Media, Data, Technology, Commerce and Content. We put effectiveness at the heart of our work to solve complex challenges, drive successful business outcomes, and grow our clients’ businesses. Zenith is part of Publicis Media, the media arm of Publicis Groupe [Euronext Paris Fr0000130577, CAC40].

Founded in 1988
ЛонГон, ŠŠ½Š³Š»ŠøŃ, GBR
5.6K employees (1,571 in marketing)
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