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McCann Health London

Management Dir - SVP

McCann Health London, New York, NY


Job Description

JOB SUMMARY

The SVP, Management Director (SVP, MD) leads assigned account(s), driving organization and client goals on a day-to-day basis. The SVP, MD champions the internal team through positive influence and encouragement. The SVP, MD represents the agency from a senior leadership perspective and brings solutions to business critical needs with confidence.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Leadership: Champions learning and development across team to maximize collaboration and client satisfaction

Strategic Management: Leads team(s) on strategic development and brand planning through strong knowledge of client business objectives

Decision Making: Confidently make decisions by focusing on what's right for the agency, the client(s), and the team

JOB DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES

Client Engagement

- Plays a role in critical meetings such as brainstorms and position meetings with agency partners

- Represents agency relations with senior clients

- Maintains client confidence in team's ability

- Partners with clients to articulate client's brand vision and objectives so the team can design initiatives to drive client's business forward

- Identifies strategic opportunities for individual brands and/or franchise

Leadership

- Trains, develops, and delegates to account team

- Navigates team and client dynamics, which may require difficult and honest conversations

- Leads and motivates cross-functional teams in delivering successful digital marketing programs across multiple channels - Utilizes agency and network resources to produce exceptional results

- Matches client needs with agency capabilities as well as matching talent to task

- Checks with all team members and fosters an environment that enables collaboration and sharing of ideas and opinions

- Listens actively and objectively to challenges and concerns with the ability to tailor responses to the respective audience

- Builds strong, well-functioning teams consistently

- Meets regularly with senior cross-functional partners to achieve client satisfaction

- Inspires and develops agency staff to full potential

- Leads new business pitches

- P&L responsibility for assigned brands

Strategic Management

- Possesses strong knowledge and applies core marketing principles to the client's business

- Seeks new business and organic growth opportunities continually

- Looks inside and outside healthcare industry for trends to drive value for clients

- Engages in deep conversations with the client regarding ideas, vision, challenges

- Stays ahead of opportunities with long-range view of client position (pipeline, markets, products, competition, and needs)

- Leads team(s) on strategic development and brand planning

- Champions for change management; demonstrates support for innovation and organization changes

- Drives new ideas in key strategic meetings

- Thinks holistically about the health of their brands, business, and the agency

Decision Making

- Works with internal teams to identify needs of the business and determine appropriate staffing model

- Takes responsibility that all strategies and creative campaigns are in the best interest of building the brand

- Leads the creative development process

- Demonstrates ethics, integrity, and fiscal responsibility

- Makes decisions regarding finances, staff, and resources within scope of responsibility

- Plays a critical role in creative briefs, brand plans, revenue forecasts, and meeting revenue quarterly milestones.

- Negotiates a balance of agency initiatives with client needs

- Leverages best interviewing practices in candidate selection process

EDUCATION DEGREE - REQUIRED/PREFERRED

Bachelor's degree Preferred

EXPERIENCE MINIMUM

EXPERIENCE AREA OF EXPERTISE

12+ years Professional Required

12+ years Relevant Industry Preferred

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES
• General pharma advertising industry knowledge preferred
• Experience managing a team
• Experience managing a variety of clients (size, category, structure)
• Excellent at presenting information both orally and in writing
• Strong digital, media, social and analytics knowledge and application
• Multichannel production experience
• Brand planning
• Negotiation skills are critical
• Foster good relationships
• Mentorship

COMPETENCIES

- Solution oriented

- Open mindedness

- Partnership

- Confidence

- Communication

- Curiosity

Salary

$190,000 to $250,000 annually.

The salary range for this position is noted within this job posting. Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; market considerations; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee's/applicant's background, pertinent experience, and qualifications.