If you believe best ideas can come from anywhere, and success comes from fearlessly embracing the new, the different, and the unknown…join us at The Many! Our team pushes and fights for great ideas in a collaborative style that isn’t pretentious or territorial. We don’t wait for top-down, step-by-step instructions. We move fast because we each take initiative to improvise, iterate, and get things done. We have exceptional work ethic and really give a damn about the work we do for our clients, the agency, and each other.
We believe the best work lives in culture and connects profoundly with its audience.
We are seeking a Group Brand Director to join our growing team.
Responsibilities and Duties
- Make a difference by bringing your leadership and vision to the organization and impacting how the agency operates and grows
- Make yourself an expert on client brands and business, understanding key challenges and how they can be overcome through creative marketing ideas
- Lead and shape the development of the agency’s work; assigning responsibilities and defining accountability
- Build and maintain strong relationships across teams e.g. Planning, Strategy, Creative, Design, Production – getting the best out of all services and using resources profitably and effectively
- Set the tone for meaningful change and motivate the team with your leadership; develop direct reports into effective leaders
- Constantly seek opportunities for ongoing profitability
- Think three steps ahead, and 6-12 months ahead, driving excellent client service, a culture of fast, high-quality delivery as well as a vision for long term success
- Mentor, guide and grow the brand director team, and report to the managing director
- Create a get it done ‘can do’ team culture and take proactive ownership of initiatives
- Financial management with oversight and negotiation of client contract and budget management
- Bring operational, as well as managerial contribution to each project
- Sell ideas, concepts and work streams with conviction, enthusiasm, confidence and full commitment
- Organize, write and deliver major presentations/proposals
Qualifications:
- 10+ years of agency experience
- Comprehensive knowledge re: developing the strategy, creative planning and activation of creative campaign, utilizing agency resources to deliver
- Strong storytelling and presentation skills
- Proven ability to hit the ground running and manage complex teams & client relations
- Strong leadership skills to motivate your team