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Account Director (Origination)

Type of contract: Permanent

Office Days: Mon + Fri WFH, Tues, Weds + Thurs office based

Who We Are

TWA\Media Arts Lab (or MAL as you’ll hear us called) is the bespoke global advertising agency dedicated solely to Apple. Our mission is to create smart, simple and iconic work that transforms business and makes culture for the world’s best brand.

We’re headquartered in Los Angeles with 5 further international hubs and over 700 people making great work for Apple in 26 markets around the globe.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Without inclusion, we won’t be diverse. Diversity brings a richness which we believe enables innovation & creativity. As such, MAL is committed to maintaining an open, welcoming and inclusive culture which allows everybody to bring their whole selves to the workplace and simply be who they are at all times.

Media Arts Lab is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes everyone to our team.

If you need reasonable adjustments at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know. In your application, please feel free to note which pronouns you use (for example, she/her/hers, he/him/his, they/them/theirs, etc.).

Summary

We’re looking for an aspiring Account Director (AD) to join us in our London office. Our London office is the hub office servicing Europe, Middle East and Turkey markets for Apple. MAL London is responsible for individual market originations and global campaign localisation across each of these territories.

The AD role will be reporting into the Business Lead and be part of the Account Management team which consists of about 25 people.

It’s a senior role, supporting the two regional Business Leads to lead the development and production of multiple origination projects across different markets. The AD typically has junior- to mid-level support across projects, depending on the level of complexity.

The AD role at Media Arts Lab serves as a key communicator across Account and Project Management to lead teams, the process and the work.

They will be working alongside Account Management team members across various levels; all internal departments; MAL Los Angeles; and OMD London (media agency partner). They will also have close interaction with Geo Apple team members, and some interaction with WW Apple team members.

This role requires senior stakeholder management, with Business Lead oversight.

We’re looking for someone who is excited about working with a global, culturally diverse and highly driven team for one of the best brands in the world. If you are inquisitive, collaborative, a great communicator and interested in the world of advertising – we’d love to hear from you.

The Work

• Partner with Planning, Production, Creative and OMD throughout a project lifecycle – from brief development to measurement – and play an important role in always maintaining a strategic lens on the work.
• Play an active role in developing presentations for Apple reviews, that tell an integrated story grounded in business, market and product strategy.
• Proactively identify Origination opportunities and reviewing Global work to support individual market/LOB needs (i.e. extensions and amplifications)
• Confidently manage difficult and/or divergent opinions, internally and externally, creating an aligned path forward and maintaining relationships.
• Serve as air traffic control for project teams, ensure project logistics run smoothly and collaboratively across MAL and OMD, and identify areas to optimise.
• Support the development of great teams by fostering a sense of team, support, and inclusion.
  
  

• Proven experience working on fully integrated & origination campaigns.
• Demonstrate strong strategic thinking and ability to shape client strategies.
• Unrelenting ambition to create smart, simple, iconic work that makes culture for the brand.
• Passion for the advertising and marketing industry with a keen eye for current trends, culture, and emerging markets.
• A thirst to understand Apple’s shifting business, product, and audiences challenges.
• A hungry, flexible, and resourceful individual with ruthless attention to detail and a drive for excellence in Client/Agency optics and expectations.
• Someone who loves to collaborate with different people to get the job done and supports team members’ growth in doing so.
• A strong verbal and written communicator, who knows how to tailor conversations based on topic, audience, and context.
  
  

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Sales and Business Development

• Industries

  Advertising Services

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