Associate Business Director

4 weeks ago

Auckland City, New Zealand Hearts & Science NZ Full time

Hello.
Hearts & Science is a data-driven marketing agency that launched in New York in 2016 and in New Zealand in 2019.
Our mission is to create data-driven media strategies and marketing solutions for the digital era. We have a focus on performance across digital and traditional media channels and our ongoing aim is to grow our clients' businesses and improve their marketing ROI.

**Currently in Auckland our clients include**: BNZ, Animates, J&J, Contact Energy, Green Cross Health, The Market, OneDay, Fred Hollows, Fidelity Life, Kimberly Clark, Danone and Michael Hill.
Hearts & Science Philosophy and Tenets
- Agility | in process and decision making
- Empowerment | power brands with data
- Intelligent Scale | tech meets clout
- Open Standards | what we have, you have
- Imagination | challenging the fundamentals

Why Join Hearts & Science NZ
Hearts ambition is to make a mark in our industry, and to leave behind entrenched ways of working. Hearts is about leveraging new technologies and smarter ways of working into new processes that deliver results. It is about a focus on performance and results, results for our clients and results for the Hearts & Science business and all the people that work within it. It is about winning and making a difference. Leaving your mark on the agency and the industry.
We substantially invest in our people and culture to nurture a unique, positive, energetic and collaborating working environment. We want everyone that chooses hearts to have a rewarding and enriching career, and to enable this we offer a comprehensive training programme. Hearts & Science supports a healthy work-life balance and a fun culture through its many initiatives: Flexible Working, Wellness Program, Employee Assistance Program, Summer Fridays, Parental Leave and Loyalty Leave to name but a few.

**Job Description**:
**Job Title**: Associate Business Director - Fixed Term Contract - 12 Months

Role overview
As Associate Business Director, you will begin to hone your skills as a strategic thought leader and commercially grounded client leader. You will have proven history of management of the entire communications process from taking a brief, through to creation of presentations and post campaign reports as well as client financial accountability.
As a part of your day-to-day client responsibilities, you are expected to deliver highly innovative and effective communication solutions across channels employing the Hearts & Science planning process. Delivering award winning work that both Hearts & Science and the client are proud of will form a part of your individual KPIs. Outside of responding to briefs, you will successfully build category knowledge and strong senior client relationships, that will allow you to proactively respond to opportunities to grow both the clients and Hearts & Science commercial success.
The Associate Business Director leads Tier 2 and 3 clients or co-leads Tier 1 client relationships on a day to day basis. Within these clients, you will seen as a key leader being able to lead and navigate conversations and situations on your own or with the back-up of the Group Business Director.
As a senior member for the team, you will be expected to support and mentor your direct team as well as others within the wider agency.
Overall delivery of both client and agency financial KPIs will also make up a core part of your role.

Key areas of responsibilities in a nutshell
- Client Management
- Stakeholder Management (Internal / External)
- Team Management
- Campaign and Financial Management

Required Experience & Qualifications
- Tertiary qualified, supplemented by 6-10 years of media planning and buying experience
- Good understanding of media fundamentals and strategic planning capabilities
- Exceptional client facing communication & presentation skills
- Strong people leadership experience and team-first mentality
- Strong negotiation & consulting skills
- Fully conversant in the role of each channel and ability to provide justification / rationale.
- Good understanding of data and technology as it related to advertising and marketing and especially audiences and how to target these audiences online to drive ROI
- Knowledge and understanding of client business/current issues and marketplace trends/emerging trends

Final note
The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. The scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demand.

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