Associate Director FTC (Creative Health Advertising) in London

Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness is a full-service creative agency operating in the health and wellness space. Our purpose is to unleash the ‘Wellness Effect’ in every person through meaningful personalised experiences, because we achieve greater outcomes when we are fully engaged in our wellness. We believe when our people do well, our work does well, our clients do well, and our patients do well, inspiring even more wellness in the world. We sum it up in two small words… Do Well.

That’s the what, but the how is guided by four defining principles – curious, creative, discerning, brave. These are the values we look for and nurture in others and ourselves, underpinning as they do a culture of collaborative entrepreneurialism that drives high-performance.

We’re looking for an Associate Director to join our team for a 14 month Fixed-Term Contract – leading on some of our largest accounts, developing our expert client services team, and supporting the growth of our agency.

• Taking ownership of the day-to-day relationship with the client
• Actively seeking opportunities for further account development
• Taking ownership of problem solving perceived or potential issues
• Building relationships with project clients and senior client leads
• Building partnerships internally across all agency capabilities
• Providing guidance and motivation to the wider team
• Line managing supporting account team
• Representing brand team at key agency meetings
• Monitoring revenue and profitability to ensure they are on track
• Collaborating with Project Management team on project scopes and forecasts

WHO YOU ARE

• Experience within a creative healthcare agency, working at Associate Director level.
• Extensive experience leading global pharmaceutical accounts
• Proven experience with delivering creative-first campaigns and launches
• Autonomous, collaborative and inclusive in your approach
• Proven experience at building businesses through organic growth and new business
• Strong communication skills
• Highly developed team building and interpersonal skills

Please note: our teams work 3 days a week from our office, and 2 from home.

Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness has fantastic benefits on offer to all of our employees. In addition to the classics, Pension, Life Assurance, Private Medical and Income Protection Plans we also offer;

• WORK YOUR WORLD opportunity to work anywhere in the world, for up to 6 weeks a year.
• “YOU” DAYS – flexibility to take a day off for your well-being and self-care without prior notice and additional paid leave for volunteering and charity work of your choice.
• HELP@HAND BENEFITS 24/7 helpline to support you on a personal and professional level. Access to remote GPs, mental health support and CBT. Wellbeing content and lifestyle coaching.
• FAMILY FRIENDLY POLICIES We provide 26 weeks of full pay for the following family milestones: Maternity, Adoption, Surrogacy and Shared Parental Leave.
• FLEXIBLE WORKING & BANK HOLIDAY SWAP You can switch a religious Bank Holiday (either Good Friday or Easter Monday) for another day to celebrate a religious, spiritual, faith or belief-based day of your choosing.
• GREAT LOCAL DISCOUNTS This includes membership discounts with Soho Friends, local restaurants and retailers in Westfield White City and Television Centre.

Full details of our benefits will be shared when you join us! Publicis Groupe operates a hybrid working pattern with full time employees being office-based three days during the working week. We are supportive of all candidates and are committed to providing a fair assessment process. If you have any circumstances (such as neurodiversity, physical or mental impairments or a medical condition) that may affect your assessment, please inform your Talent Acquisition Partner. We will discuss possible adjustments to ensure fairness. Rest assured, disclosing this information will not impact your treatment in our process. Please make sure you check out the Publicis Career Page which showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG’s (Employee Action Groups).