Account Direct on VMO2

About the Role:

We are looking for an Account Director with strong channel knowledge and planning experience to work across the Virgin Media O2 business. As an Account Director at Manning Gottlieb OMD, you will play a leading role in delivery great, award winning work and business success.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who wants to work on progressive, award-winning brands across all media channels. As part of a team within a large collective you will have the opportunity to access and learn from all aspects of the business; from the core disciplines, media planning and buying through to measurement, strategy, content and partnerships.

The successful candidate will be a true team player and will have a passion for learning and testing new ideas in a fast-paced environment. People and client management skills are also key for this role as the planning team is highly integrated with the client marketing team and creative agency.

The agency client team includes two Business Directors, three Account Directors (incl. this role) plus one Senior Exec and two Execs. The more junior roles will report directly on specific projects and need coordinating to deliver excellence in client service and planning so managerial experience is preferable.

About You:

The successful candidate will be passionate about media, data-led planning, continually testing & innovating and delivering great client service.

The candidate should have a good grounding in the media industry with experience in handling fast moving clients and the ability to juggle many projects and stakeholders. Therefore, organisational and analytical ability is key.

Specific skills:

  • Project management 
  • Be able to influence clients through all verbal and written communication
  • Use understanding of clients business to drive conversations with senior clients and media owners, as well as internal SBU’s (Specialist Business Units)
  • Develop good working relationships with internal and external teams
  • Proactively drive integration across all elements of the team
  • Create and present powerful recommendations/ presentations
  • Create benchmarks for the quality of work delivered by you and your team
  • Ensure your team and your own deadlines are met and you manage expectations
  • Identify any issues and resolve them demonstrating good problem solving skills
  • Be approachable and supportive to team
  • Be able to coach and nurture your team, deliver a positive appraisal experience, spot talent and develop all appropriately
  • Encourage regular feedback within the team both positive and constructive
  • Demonstrate effective delegation
  • Strong time management skills
  • Fine eye for detail
  • Demonstrate excellent organisational skills

Reporting into: Business Director

About the Agency:

MG OMD was established in 1990 as a challenger media agency (Manning Gottlieb Media) that placed craft, trust and performance at the heart of media planning and buying. ​

Since joining Omnicom network’s OMG (Omnicom Media Group) in 1998, we have continued to retain our founding ethos of providing clients with bespoke approaches, unprecedented insight, specialism, security and transparency; helping our clients to use media to unlock their competitive advantage and deliver innovative, effective and award-winning work and campaigns that create difference that matters.​ 

MG OMD is the second-largest media agency in the UK. We are the most awarded media agency in both the history of the IPA Effectiveness Awards and Thinkbox’s TV Planning Awards and have this year been named as Agency of the Year in The Media Leader UK awards, Campaign Global awards and Campaign UK awards.  

With over 500 employees working across some of the UK’s leading brands including the John Lewis Partnership, Virgin Media O2, British Airways, Specsavers, HM Government, LNER, Sony Pictures and Age UK; it is our people who ultimately make the award-winning difference. ​ 

So, true to our ethos, we work hard at creating a spirit and atmosphere that inspires our people to be considerate, honest, and professional whilst also being stimulating, imaginative and inspirational.  ​​ 

We want people who are great to work with, fun to be with and who genuinely care; about each other, our clients, our media partners and doing great work. ​ 

In return, we provide an amazingly collaborative culture, where open communication and an unwavering commitment to diversity of thinking, diversity of background and diversity of skillsets runs through everything we do. All backed up by the highest standards of training, development and support in the industry; so much so, that we have attained IPA (Institute of Practitioners in Advertising) CPD Gold Accreditation for the 13th year running and maintained our CPD Platinum Accreditation for the 7th consecutive year, showcasing our commitment to continuous professional development. We were also featured in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work in both 2023 and 2024. Our being named is completely based on the opinions and perspectives of our employees which makes the accolade all that more special.  

Be Your Best

We want everyone to make the most of the opportunity to shine and showcase your talents and we are happy to make adjustments in the recruitment process so you can be your best. Please discuss any specific requirements with your dedicated Talent Team member or if you would feel more comfortable, you can email us confidentially at beyourbest@omnicommediagroup.com to let us know how we can support you.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at OMG

At OMG, our vision is to be an agency where difference is valued and everyone is able to thrive in a culture of equality, inclusion and belonging. We are committed to providing a truly inclusive environment that reflects today’s society, where everyone is able to bring their true selves to work, and where diverse voices and backgrounds are valued, heard, and well-represented.

We will process your personal data in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice which is available on https://omnicommediagroup.com/recruitment-privacy-notices/. 

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