Digital Director

Job Description:

dentsu is a network designed for what’s next, helping clients predict and plan for disruptive future opportunities and create new paths to growth in the sustainable economy through five global leadership brands; Carat, Dentsu Creative, dentsu X, iProspect and Merkle, each with deep specialisms.

iProspect, is a global digital-first end-to-end media agency. Its unmatched mix of media strategy and storytelling with digital expertise and audience knowledge defines the new territory of performance-driven brand building. By delivering human-centric solutions, iProspect accelerates growth for the world’s most iconic brands working across a network of more than 8,000 media and performance specialists throughout 93 global markets.

We now have an excellent opportunity for a Digital Director to join our team in Sydney – this will be working on one of our flagship global accounts and an opportunity to really drive and contribute to the high performance and growth of this exceptional brand.

The role:

As the Digital Director, you will work to ensure the highest quality digital service for your clients and act as a leader internally for all digital team members; providing thought leadership in digital planning, investment and execution.

Core responsibilities:

• Actively lead and contribute to the digital media planning components of the client response to brief
• Work highly effectively with client’s major digital media owner partners in particular Google and Meta
• Provide a generalist view and specialist expertise of all facets of digital media (biddable and non-biddable) and how they can work together effectively in the context of a media strategy and/or plan
• Maintain and champion strict deliverability on targets, and ensure high audit standards are consistently met
• Lead a digital team, coaching and developing careers, giving feedback and mentoring to advance careers at dentsu

A bit about you:

• Excellent Project Management skillset and advanced client care and communication style
• Considered an expert in all aspects of digital media planning and implementation – particularly Programmatic, Video, Display and Social
• A leader within the field of digital and technology setting positive examples for the digital practitioners within the agency
• Strong proven experience and success leading digital functions, particularly in Programmatic, Social, Video (strong YouTube lean)
• Aptly manages systems for forecasting accurate spend and tracking progress
• Proven ability to translate agency strategy into innovative, executionable business plans for the client that deliver business value

What’s in it for you:

• Real flexibility to work when and where you feel most productive with our ‘Be the Best You’ policy which includes a $250 contribution to your home office set up
• The opportunity to give back with dedicated volunteer leave and our whole-company event, One Day for Change
• 5 weeks annual leave after 2 years of service and 3 whole company Wellness days off per year for you to switch off and take your day, your way
• Career Development and Learning & Development opportunities, including access to our global online dentsu University

Become a champion for meaningful progress:

Our diverse and inclusive culture enables our employees to bring their whole selves to work and be proud of doing so. For us, this is the foundation for great innovation which, in turn, generates better outcomes for our people, partners and communities. This is why we encourage applications from people with disabilities, and of all ages, nationalities, backgrounds and cultures.

If you want to belong to a one global network where opportunities are limitless – we look forward to welcoming you.

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