Business Director

NEVER STOP LEARNING: Be intellectually curious.

Be looking for your next challenge.

The moment you stop learning, you stop growing.

PULL NO PUNCHES: Be honest, be candid, cut the bullshit.

We enthusiastically insist on dissent and diverse perspectives as a positive force in pursuit of the best.

So, don’t hedge your point-of-view – say what you mean and mean what you say with clarity, conviction, and kindness.

BE RESILIENT: Change happens
– count on it.

Let’s be honest, this is true for more than just your job.

But it applies here every day.

Whether it’s what we work on, how we work, or who we work with.

Part of being happy here is being good with change.

BE A DOER: Be a problem solver.

Provide constructive solutions, take an actionable stance, and operationalize it.

Trust that you were hired for a reason.

Understand what you want to achieve and learn from this experience, and you will ultimately make this place more special.

DO THE BRAVE THING: We are the disruption agency, after all.

Do the thing that disrupts.

That defies the status quo.

That upends.

That changes things.  BE MORE HUMAN: Yes, this means you should approach with empathy, compassion, and openness.

But it’s more than that.

Being part of a human-centric culture means being your most authentic self.

CD gives you opportunities to explore what that is.

Creativity and humanity are important qualities of our talent.

We constantly examine how our actions back up what we have written on the outside.

If we want humanity to be our thing, how do we get there? 
WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:
The Business Director is responsible for the business-of-marketing for the client: demonstrating our agency’s skills to transcend advertising into overall marketing (performance, content, social, PR, media, experience, tech).

They are the driver of Media Arts as it spans Marketing and Experience Disruption.

Creative Output: You will own the orchestration of how our ideas show up in culture.

You will manage the responsibility for the overall quality control of creative product.

You will develop POVs on transcending one-off campaigns for clients that live up to the brand’s soul.

You actively evaluate or seek evaluation on campaign performance and provides direction/insight for campaign optimization.

Strategy: You will contribute to, and at times lead, the strategic debate with clients and maintain operational excellence in the day-to-day teams/overseeing of all projects under this remit.

You will learn proactive, holistic, journey planning to present to client leadership in conjunction with the Connections & Strategy teams.

Client Relationships: You will help to solve the marketing challenges for our clients.

You will become fluent in the client’s business objectives and promote a collaborative spirit with the client and client’s partners (i.e.

media agency, PR agency, etc.) You will possess a clear view of the horizon for all upcoming client projects by partnering closely with team Business Lead.

Logistics + Finance: You will engage the right people in the business, at the right time to develop strategically robust and integrated, well thought through initiatives.

You know when to escalate potential issues to the Business Lead/Executive Partner for any strategic integrity or creative delivery challenges.

You will demonstrate excellent financial management skills ensuring profitability across the overall client budget and more broadly across the entire account.

Internal Team Management: You will own the management, training, and upskilling of Management Supervisor (if applicable to team) and management of full team.

You will always push and lead your team towards a vision.

You will manage hiring and turnover for direct teams.

WHAT SETS YOU APART:
Storyteller: You understand how to tell a story, possess exceptional presentation skills, and have the ability to influence outcomes.

Builder Mindset: For both ChiatDay and our clients, we’re building and improving new processes as we go.

We need someone who will be proactive in identifying paths to be better.

Collaborative: ChiatDay and our clients are team-oriented.

Bringing out the best ideas requires everyone to work together.

Patient Teacher: Whether encouraging and educating our internal teams or leading our client.

Curious and Independent Learner: While this role requires marketing expertise, we expect everyone to seek ongoing learning in new methodologies, brand strategy, and platforms.

QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum 10 years of relevant industry experience, with at last 5 years on Social/Digital accounts.

Critical experience in account management overseeing business.

Solutions-oriented approach mindset with a sharp, strategic marketing instinct.  Thorough understanding of scope development, financial project set-up, production management, and scope briefing/implementation with creative and production teams.

Will you now or in the future require the company to file a petition or application for a visa based upon your employment to begin or continue your employment with our company?

(If you have non-immigrant status, for example F-1 or H-1, your answer to this question should be yes.)  *

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