Senior Associate Director – Digital

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The Client

Sofology is a leading UK-based sofa retailer, renowned for its commitment to comfort, style, and innovation. As a company that places customer satisfaction at the heart of its ethos, Sofology offers a diverse range of high-quality sofas, designed to cater to the unique tastes and needs of every customer. With a strong presence both online and through an extensive network of retail stores across the country, Sofology is dedicated to providing an exceptional shopping experience, underpinned by expert advice and comprehensive aftercare support.

The Role

The objective: creating brilliant, creative, digitally driven, insight-led and accountable communications that deliver business growth for EssenceMediacom and lead the industry. You are responsible for building a skilled, motivated and future proof team who want to develop their career in the industry.   

It is an incredibly exciting time to join our digital-first business and you will be tackling key strategic challenges of digital and data integration, to power marketing communications that create competitive advantage.

The Digital SAD is a key role within the team and will be the day-to-day client lead who can make this account their own. We are looking for candidates who are dynamic, passionate & brilliant at developing client relationships.

The main client will be Sofology. This role will be part of a team working with Digital Director and multiple AD’s/AM’s/Planners, not to mention the specialist teams across this patch of accounts. We will have a huge focus on innovation & digital excellence and this role will be a brilliant opportunity to develop the “wholebrain” approach that is central to the agency vision.   

Joining our team as a Senior digital specialist, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the digital landscape of our brand. You will be responsible for devising and implementing cutting-edge digital strategies that drive growth, enhance customer acquisition, and solidify our position as a market leader in the furniture retail sector. Your expertise will be crucial in delivering outstanding results and fostering an environment of continuous improvement and digital excellence.

What we think are 3 best things about the job..

1. The people. This is a business dedicated to growth – personal, within their team, and for the client and agency. We strive to creative and foster a truly inclusive and supportive culture. The relationship with your client should be productive, transparent and collaborative. The team this role is part of are particularly close-knit.  

1. Scale your client and the role. This is a high-profile role within the agency for an ambitious candidate, leading the UK day-to-day element of two very important clients.  

1. Exciting campaigns with huge opportunity to create innovative and award-winning work. Our client ambition means no two days are the same and new ideas are always welcomed.   

Who are you?

You have excellent leadership capability, both internally within the agency and with senior clients, and experience of leading large teams will be usful.

You are analytical with an inquisitive mindset and a genuine passion for the industry and world of media advertising! 

You have a deep and detailed understanding of communications planning with experience identifying the role-for-role for paid, owned, and earned media channels, and their contribution to business outcomes, both brand and performance. You hold exceptional, extensive digital knowledge, including across Search and Social specialisms.  

You have creative flair to enable campaign ideas to stand out and cut through a cluttered marketplace and engaging communication ability, having led cross-agency teams.

What we can offer you.

-          Company pension scheme

-          Private medical insurance

-          25 days holiday (increases with length of service)

-          Life assurance

-          Permanent health insurance

-          WPP share options scheme

-          Discretionary bonus scheme

-          Free eyecare vouchers and money off glasses

-          Extensive training and development

-          Corporate gym memberships

-          Cycle to work scheme

-          Interest free travel loan

-          Free breakfast (cereal and fruit)

-          Smart shopper (online discount on a variety of products)

Sounds good? We’d love to hear from you!

About EssenceMediacom

We are a global communications agency leading with breakthrough thinking, building explosive growth for brands, and helping our clients see the bigger picture. Our daring global network of 10,000 influencers help our clients breach traditional boundaries in media, uncover novel ideas, and unleash exponential growth. EssenceMediacom challenges conventional thinking to build, propel, and supercharge our clients’ businesses at scale and lead our industry in critical areas such as diversity, equity, inclusion, and sustainability.  

EssenceMediacom understands that our people are tasked with big goals: building breakthrough growth for brands and leading with breakthrough thinking in our industry. Our people are at the heart of this work because their ideas will enable us to decode the intersections of people, content, and technology to bring our aspirations to life. Our success is down to our eclectic, diverse, and talented people. EssenceMediacom is a place for us to grow our careers and expand our horizons. EssenceMediacom is committed to building an agency culture that supports our people, puts diversity at the forefront of our operations, and creates opportunity for all. This collective culture will be our “new power” where ideas are freely exchanged, and collaboration is actively encouraged in a place where you can innovate in our hyper-connected world.  

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