Business Director

Company Description

Zenith is the ROI agency. We help brands make Bold Moves in communications to drive profitable, measurable growth.

 

At Zenith, Bold Moves are big, brave shifts to strategy, data, audience or activation. They’re grounded in evidence, backed by rigorous forecasting and designed to deliver stronger returns for clients and better experiences for consumers. We work as empathetic partners, taking the time to understand our clients’ businesses and tying our success to theirs.

 

Part of Publicis Media, Zenith has over 5,000 specialists across 90 markets. In the UK, we work with leading organisations including The Very Group, Macmillan and Morrisons – helping them make smarter, more impactful choices to unlock growth. We believe an inclusive culture strengthens our business, enabling greater idea exchange, innovation and creativity, and we actively encourage our people to drive positive change.

Overview

We’re hiring a Business Director to take the lead on a large FMCG company, shaping strategic media thinking and building trusted senior client relationships. You’ll lead a talented planning team, create ambitious and effective work, and bring together the best thinking from across the agency and wider network. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys combining strategic leadership, great client partnership and people development.

 

 

Responsibilities

What you'll be doing:

• Lead the planning team and set the strategic direction for a large FMCG company, delivering high-quality, innovative media solutions.
• Build trusted relationships with senior clients, bringing strategic thinking, constructive challenge and consistently excellent client service.
• Turn client objectives and audience insights into clear media strategies that deliver against business and brand goals.
• Create the conditions for brilliant work through clear processes, strong collaboration and effective decision-making.
• Take ownership of account commercials, including forecasting, resource management, profitability and identifying sustainable growth opportunities.
• Lead, support and develop a talented team, providing clarity, coaching and opportunities for progression.
• Collaborate across the agency, partner agencies and suppliers to unlock new ideas, connected thinking and opportunities for clients.

Qualifications

Skills we're looking for:

• Strong strategic media planning experience, ideally gained working with large or complex clients.
• The ability to turn data, insight and client challenges into clear and compelling media strategies.
• Experience building credible, trusted relationships with senior clients and partners.
• Strong commercial judgement, with experience managing forecasting, resources and account profitability.
• Experience leading and developing teams, creating an environment where different perspectives are valued and people are supported to grow.
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to balance multiple priorities while maintaining high-quality thinking and delivery.
• A curious, proactive and collaborative approach, with the confidence to bring new ideas and help turn them into meaningful outcomes.

Additional Information

Zenith UK offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees. Full details are shared when you join, but highlights include core benefits such as Pension, Life Assurance, and Private Medical cover, alongside enhanced policies like Reflection Days and Shared Parental Leave. You’ll also have access to a range of additional initiatives, including:

 

📖 Please check out the Publicis Career Page which showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG’s (Employee Action Groups).

 

Publicis Groupe works primarily from the office or our clients' office four days per week.

 

At Zenith UK, we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, and do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, disability, age, citizenship, relationship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected characteristic. 

 

We are committed to providing a fair, accessible, and inclusive recruitment process. If you have any access needs - for example, related to disability, neurodivergence, or a health condition - please let us know. We’ll work with you to ensure the process works for you. Sharing this information will never impact your application.

 

Guided by our values, we listen with empathy, uplift each other, take responsibility, and embrace change - building a culture where everyone feels seen, respected, and genuinely included.

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