Business Director

We believe that creativity is the most powerful asset in business today.

Our ability to create fresh, original, disruptive, transformative ideas comes from a deep understanding of human behaviour. It’s what we bring to every business problem.

We call it HumanKind™ thinking. It’s not about customers or consumers; we start with people and their behaviour. And we use all our intelligence, design thinking, digital innovation, and customer experience capabilities to shape that thinking into behaviour and business-changing solutions.

Because what’s good for people, is good for business https://www.leoburnett.com.au/

Job Description

We're looking for an experienced and creatively driven Business Director to join our amazing team based here in Pyrmont. This is an exciting role which will be working on one of Leo Burnett’s biggest and most creatively ambitious clients.

Working closely with the Chief Client Officer and Group Business Director, the Business Director is one of the key agency contacts between Leo Burnett and the client. This role will play an instrumental role in both driving the creative and strategic direction for the brand, while also collaborating with the wider team to ensure the effective delivery of award worthy work.

Day to day in this role, you’ll get to:

• Partner and build strong relationships with your key stakeholders to really understand their business goals (and competitors).
• Guiding the creative and strategic direction of the client's business and brand - having a point of view and articulating this effectively.
• Contributing, supporting and evaluating creative work - continuing to drive and enhance the level of craft produced.
• Working closely within an Agency Village to ensure all agency partners are working collaboratively and efficiently to ensure creative work is delivered and implemented effectively.
• Collaborating with the executive team on new business prospects/opportunities.
• Foster the growth and development of the junior members of the team.
• Work side by side with some of the finest in the business, a successful and welcoming team.

Qualifications - The person we’re looking for has:

• 5 years’ experience in Account Management, preferably within an advertising communications agency environment.
• Excellent stakeholder management techniques - you have the prior knowledge and experience to guide senior stakeholders and are happy to go the extra mile for your clients.
• Confident and influential – you enjoy bringing your strong strategic and creative point of view to the table.
• You genuinely love effective creative and want to sell in the greatest and boldest work.
• Superb organisational techniques, you enjoy working in a tight-knit, highly engaged team.

This role is full-time/part-time negotiable.

Additional Information - What you can expect from us:

Partner with the greatest clients in Australia: Bundaberg Rum, Canon, Captain Morgan, Destination NSW, Diageo, Gordons Gin, HBF, Johnnie Walker, Red Rooster, Smirnoff, Suncorp, Superloop, Transurban, UDL, and Vitasoy.

Make the finest work of your career: We believe in the power of creativity to transform human behaviour. Each one of us is held accountable for contributing to ideas of the highest standard in the world. And we’re recognized for it. More recently we were the 2023 Spikes Asia Network of the Year, and won the Cannes Lion Innovation Grand Prix for our work with Suncorp in 2022.

Work with terrific people: If you’ve ever met a Burnetter you’ll know we stand apart. Our agency is filled with smart, kind people who are passionate about the work and who genuinely care about each other.

Have the greatest experience: We have industry-leading flexibility and a culture we’re famous for. Our structure and processes are uncomplicated because we focus on output. And there are endless opportunities for growth in both Leo Burnett and Publicis Groupe more broadly with access to global opportunities and L&D programs.

What we will offer you:

Be a part of the Publicis Groupe family, recent winner of the 2023 Employer of Choice Awards and one of the world’s most progressive and dynamic modern communications businesses.

Enjoy all the perks that come with our network offering:

• A comprehensive Wholeself program supporting Physical, Mindful and Financial wellbeing.
• A creative, lively and rewarding office environment where people love working with each other, supported by our Publicis Liberté flexibility approach “working your way, with us!”
• Access to our Global AI Platform, Marcel, connecting Publicis Groupe employees with opportunities for career mobility and collaboration across our global network.
• Extensive Learning & Development opportunities, including more than 15,000 learning programs via our online learning platform Marcel Classes
• A culture of open feedback and support to reach your goals through our Career Conversations program.
• A committed Diversity, Equality and Inclusion strategy driven through our Viva! Women, Égalité, enABLE and Embrace (reconciliation action plan) programs.
• Work Your World program enabling employees the flexibility to work from anywhere in the world for up to 6 weeks per year.
• Parental leave policy with up to 18 weeks paid primary carer leave and generous secondary carer benefits.
• Access to counsellors, psychologists and professionals through Sonder - an all-in-on digital wellbeing technology platform designed to support psychological, medical & safety needs.

If you don’t tick every box in this ad, please don’t rule yourself out. We focus on hiring people who share our values of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, fearlessness, and integrity, rather than ticking boxes – so if this role resonates with you, please apply.

Diversity. Inclusion. Equity. More than just words, these are part of our DNA. At Publicis Groupe we are committed to the inclusion and recognition of all people; regardless of race, age, culture, ability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status and religious affiliation. We believe that to deliver the best solutions to our clients, our people need to reflect the diverse communities in which our clients operate in. We value diversity and the skills, knowledge and experience that difference brings to our culture and solutions.

Uniqueness is powerful; without it we wouldn’t be where we are today. So be you – we like it that way.

We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for people with disability or those that require additional support throughout the application process. If you need any assistance or adjustments, please contact us via recruitment@publicisgroupe.com - your personal information will be kept confidential.