Essencemediacom: Media Director- Dubai

Media Planning, Implementation & Activation
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Description

Role: Media Director
Agency: Essencemediacom
Location: Dubai
Client: Richemont account
 
3 best things about the job:
  •  The work & business understanding – you’ll will be working with clients who are passionate about their brands and industry (high jewellery, watches and writing instrument)
  •  The people – you’ll work in a very supportive, ambitious & fun team
  •  Your development – we’ll support your learning and development ambitions
Measures of success –
 
In three months, you would have:
  •  Established yourself as the Richemont leadership figure of the team, acting as an invaluable support to your clients.
  •  Have full over-sight of day-to-day work streams on all Richemont account, overviewing 10+ brands
  •  Organised regular face to face meeting with key stakeholders from each brand (Cartier, Piaget, Van Cleef & Arpels, Montblanc being the priority)
  •  Ensure yourself & the team have built strong relationships
  •  Gained a strong understanding of the culture and values of MediaCom. Particularly our planning philosophy, having been introduced to Systems Planning, our proprietary and market leading planning process
Responsibilities of the role:
  •  Demonstrate pro-active leadership & ownership of the relationship with Richemont and the HQ team in France
  •  Main strategy point of contact for all clients – a trusted strategic partner and opinionated expert on their business challenges, their marketplace and industry issues.
  •  Lead the development, presentation, and delivery of top-quality media planning work on annual planning / major planning projects – working alongside the HQ French team to deliver consistent delivery in terms of service & output.
  •  Ensure the team understand the importance of their work in supporting the clients’ business and driving the wider agency output, and that they are proud of the work they do.
  •  Ensure the team build strong relationships with the clients
  •  Ensure your line manager is up to date with changes & developments on each account
What you will need:
  •  Strong digital background & ecommerce knowledge as the client is mainly digital focused
  •  Luxury Industry knowledge is essential
  •  Enthusiasm, curiosity, and a team player mentality
  •  Self-motivated; an ambition to make the ordinary extraordinary
  •  A thirst to learn – be that the client’s business, people, brands, industry, trends etc
  •  An ability to prioritise and delegate, as well as manage both up and down
  •  Empathetic and self-aware
  •  Motivated to understand the real challenge behind the brief
  •  Positive, proactive approach to problem solving
  •  Calm under pressure
  •  Accurate verbal and written feedback and instructions
  •  Enjoy presenting, story-telling, and influencing others


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