Associate Business Director

Full job description
Haere mai ki PHD Aotearoa!
Interested in joining our award-winning team?
PHD's reputation as a fantastic place to work is widely recognised, from our limitless learning and development opportunities across an enviable client list and agency specialisms, to our fun culture and inclusive environment.
Amongst the wider industry, we are equally renowned as the media agency delivering clients an unfair advantage. Behind this advantage is our unique winning formula - a handpicked winning team of experts, backed by a comprehensive suite of best-in-class services, advanced products, and innovative technology.
As our newest PHD'er, what would this this mean for you? You'd get to deliver this advantage to clients through your mahi, talents, skills, and `play to win' attitude while keeping yourself future fit and having a phenomenal time.
As for other agency benefits loved by the PHD team? There's our free life insurance and discounted health insurance and gym memberships and a wellness program keeping us all happy and healthy, birthday and long weekend gift day programs which bump up our leave days, along with an annual calendar of industry, social and cultural celebration events.
We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, ****** orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, neurodivergent status, religion and/or beliefs, and all applicants are valued for the talents, expertise, experience, and perspective they offer.
We'd love to tell you more about PHD and the role, and encourage you to apply through the job ad.
About the role
PHD's Management Teams performance is critical to our market perception and business health. This team is tasked with creating a recognised market-leading position in communications planning, strategic approach implementational & executional management and client servicing.
Internally, the Associate Business Director engages senior PHD stakeholders in client portfolio where appropriate to ensure clients have a breadth of relationships within PHD.
Skills & Experience
Tertiary qualified, supplemented by 6-11 years of media planning & buying experience
Good understanding of media fundamentals and strategic planning capabilities
Strong client facing communication & presentation skills
Client lead experience
Business revenue driving ability
People leadership experience
Proven ability to deliver against a client business plan and contract including maximising agency performance via agreed KPI's
The ability to develop and sell new revenue streams (such as SBU's) to your client.
Total quality control for all output delivered to the client.
Great attention to detail
Ability to balance priorities to ensure disparate groups are brought together to deliver great work
Ability to clearly brief and articulate client goals to media owners to deliver best in market responses
Ability to train and mentor and manage the team member of all ability levels.
If you are interested in this position, please apply via the job ad and we'll be in touch!