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AV Business Director page is loaded## AV Business Directorremote type: Hybridlocations: Londontime type: Full timeposted on: Posted 2 Days Agotime left to apply: End Date: November 10, 2025 (30+ days left to apply)job requisition id: JR0087944**Agency :**Havas Media**Job Description :****Forward Media (part of Havas Media Network)****AV Business Director****Reporting to Head of AV****Location: London Havas Village (at approx. 3 days per week in the office)**Forward Media (part of Havas Media Network, a company in **Campaign’s Best Places To Work** for last 2 years running) is expanding its senior AV team and looking for an **AV Business Director**.As part of the **AV Leadership Team**, and reporting into the Head of AV, you will be responsible for the output and delivery of your core team across a high-profile luxury portfolio client.You will ensure that your account team are creating and delivering best in class strategic responses to brief and delivering against all audit, commercial and servicing commitments. You will also have the experience and gravitas to independently manage relationships with senior client, auditor and media owner contacts, as well as with internal stakeholders and client teams.You will likely already be a Business Director looking to join a thriving and growing agency, or a very experienced Account Director, ready to step up into the next level of your career.**Key Responsibilities*** Leadership of a core team of 3 - 4 people across varying levels.* Ensure delivery of all PRF, audit, quality, value, commercial and client servicing commitments within the client patch across linear TV, Audio, BVOD and Cinema* Guide and teach direct reports about what good looks like with smart, strategic responses to briefs* Create and deliver AV responses for new business pitches* Ensure accurate calculation and delivery of value in line with client and agency needs* Work alongside wider investment teams to manage AV delivery as part of overall media PRF commitments* Lead the weekly AV Buyer’s Meeting (on a rotating chair basis)* Work alongside the wider AV Leadership Team to support on overall team leadership, workload, management, output and happiness* Continued learning, sharing and development of the evolving AV landscape**Key Experience*** Detailed understanding of the audit optimisation process* Experienced practitioner in AV and audio planning, buying and delivery* Comfortable with managing difficult conversations with clients and media owners – whilst striking the right tone to be a positive ambassador for Havas* Proven ability in leading and inspiring a successful AV account team#LI-NK1**Contract Type :**Permanent**Here at Havas across the group we pride ourselves on being committed to offering equal opportunities to all potential employees and have zero tolerance for discrimination. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants irrespective of age, sex, race, ethnicity, disability and other factors that have no bearing on an individual’s ability to perform their job.**Founded in 1835 by Charles-Louis Havas, Havas is one of the world’s largest global communications groups, with more than 23,000 people in over 100 countries sharing one single mission: to make a meaningful difference to brands, businesses, and people. Havas has developed a fully integrated model covering all communications activities. The teams of the three business units, Creative, Media and Health & You, work together with agility and in perfect synergy to offer clients tailor-made, meaningful, innovative and entertainment-oriented solutions that support them in their positive transformation. **Life at Havas**We take great pride in our Havas family. They bring many unique personalities, perspectives and passions to their work. Collaboration is at the core of how we operate, and Havas Villages are the homes we work in. We encourage our people to take advantage of our many opportunities to learn and grow. Through local agency training sessions, our unique global and development programs, we offer our people endless opportunities to explore.**Havas Media Network**We create the best media experience, capitalizing on the most meaningful media to build more meaningful brands. We know how to connect a client with their target audience – in the context of where they are, through the content they pay attention to. We deliver this expertise through the Mx System, our global operating methodology and strategic planning process, that creates value for our clients by turning consumer intelligence into clear growth targets, aligning stakeholders and KPIs, and measuring the impact of media experiences. **Havas Creative Network**At Havas, we believe creativity isn’t just a description of our business, it is part of our agencies’ DNA. We bring together some of the industry’s most creative and accomplished agencies. By combining creative expertise with the strategic and innovative power of our Villages, we can build seamless teams around the individual needs of each of our clients. **Havas Health**Driven by human purpose and focused on the betterment of humanity through health, Havas Health & You leverages a global collection of experts and individuals to help people everywhere live healthier lives. With a spirit rooted in innovation, creativity, and education, we are dedicated to delivering consistent excellence and groundbreaking work. #J-18808-Ljbffr

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Location:: London
Job Type:: FullTime
Category:: Management & Operations

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