Essencemediacom Performance Associate Director

**ABOUT GROUPM NEXUS**

GroupM Nexus is the world’s leading global media performance organisation that unites GroupM Practices (search, social, programmatic, ad-ops, commerce) and Solutions (Finecast, Xaxis, Sightline and Goat) into a single unit. The global organisation will be underpinned by a new cross-channel performance platform, AI and international delivery hubs to set new benchmarks for innovation, effectiveness and efficiency for GroupM’s agencies and clients.

With +350 people across Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide, our primary purpose is to deliver unrivalled advantage to our clients, stakeholders, and people. We have a clear vision for our business, to lead the next era of media performance. We believe that this spans how we make advertising work better for our people, our planet, our communities, and our clients. Our Nexus mission statement is to place transformative technology at the centre of human experiences. We’ll achieve this by connecting our technology, talent and thinking.

**ABOUT ESSENCEMEDIACOM**

We are a global communications agency leading with breakthrough thinking, building explosive growth for brands, and helping our clients see the bigger picture. Our daring global network of 10,000 influencers help our clients breach traditional boundaries in media, uncover novel ideas, and unleash exponential growth. EssenceMediacom challenges conventional thinking to build, propel, and supercharge our clients’ businesses at scale and lead our industry in critical areas such as diversity, equity, inclusion, and sustainability.

EssenceMediacom understands that our people are tasked with big goals: building breakthrough growth for brands and leading with breakthrough thinking in our industry. Our people are at the heart of this work because their ideas will enable us to decode the intersections of people, content, and technology to bring our aspirations to life. Our success is down to our eclectic, diverse, and talented people. EssenceMediacom is a place for us to grow our careers and expand our horizons.

EssenceMediacom is committed to building an agency culture that supports our people, puts diversity at the forefront of our operations, and creates opportunity for all. This collective culture will be our “new power” where ideas are freely exchanged, and collaboration is actively encouraged in a place where you can innovate in our hyperconnected world.

**ROLE OUTLINE**

The Performance Associate Director - Campaign Delivery is a mid-senior consultant that oversees and coordinates the delivery across a team of biddable media planning and campaign management experts. You provide thought leadership, drive key client and agency contact, oversee the development of biddable media plans and brief responses. The Performance Associate Director - Campaign Delivery will support in the co-ordination of biddable deliverables in partnership with the activation teams to ensure quality assurance and campaign delivery. A key focus of the role is to collaborate with clients to produce successful implementation plans that drive real business change.

This role encompasses people management within the broader Campaign Delivery Team including recruitment, fostering key talent, reviews, training, coaching and performance management. Other accountabilities include being a pivotal part of a broader eco-system in partnership with EssenceMediacom’s strategic, client and marketplace teams. There is a level of responsibility to that relationship and to ensure that biddable planning is a component of the broader media strategy. As a leader it is pivotal to drive client deliverables in addition to contributing to the high functioning team with alignment on cultural values and business priorities across EssenceMediacom x Nexus.

**KEY RELATIONSHIPS**
- Drive high functioning deliverables and culture in your **immediate team**:

- Collaborating closely with **activation teams**:

- Foster deep trust and understanding with **agency client, strategic and marketplace teams**:

- Establishing strong relationships with relevant **media, data, and technology partners**

**WHAT YOU SHOULD SPEND YOUR TIME DOING**

People - 35% of your time
- Manage team workflow, delegating tasks effectively, making sure goals are set & met, and resolving issues with autonomy
- Continuously champion positive values that build strong connections, solution-oriented perspectives and genuinely care for collective team success
- Be accountable for driving a culture that builds relationships on trust between EssenceMediacom and Nexus
- Proactively surface resource and workflow availability across Campaign Delivery teams
- Lead training requirements, resource management and certifications in alignment with the Campaign Delivery training program
- Foster knowledge sharing, award entries and continuous learning around point of views, trends and relevant skills to continue nurturing a high-performing team
- Support teams while ada