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The campaign is running. What else could you be doing for that client? Maybe there's a smarter way to invest the budget. A new channel worth exploring. Or a business opportunity that hasn't made it into the brief yet.\nAs Associate Business Director at dentsu X, you'll lead key client partnerships and turn those possibilities into action. You'll shape digital media strategy, bring together expertise across programmatic, paid media, creators, ecommerce, and community, and develop recommendations that create value for clients while growing the business.\nThe opportunity is to know your clients' businesses well enough to see what's next, and have the strategic, digital, and commercial judgment to make it happen.\nAbout Dentsu\nLed by Dentsu Group Inc. (Tokyo: 4324; ISIN: JP3551520004), a pure holding company established on January 1, 2020, the Dentsu Group encompasses two operational networks: dentsu Japan network, which oversees Dentsu’s agency operations in Japan, and dentsu international, its international business headquarters in London, which oversees Dentsu’s agency operations outside of Japan.\nWith a strong presence in approximately 145 countries and regions across five continents and with 65,000 dedicated professionals, the Dentsu Group provides a comprehensive range of client-centric integrated communications, media and digital services through its five leadership brands-Carat, dentsu X, iProspect, Dentsu Creative, and Merkle-as well as through Dentsu Japan Network companies, including Dentsu Inc., the world’s largest single brand agency with a history of innovation. The Group is also active in the production and marketing of sports and entertainment content on a global scale.\nwww.dentsu.com\nWhat You'll Do\nBuild trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, understand their business priorities, and translate them into relevant media solutions and clear recommendations.\n Identify ways to expand existing accounts, develop proposals, and build the case for new solutions and additional investment.\nLead strategic workshops, connecting audience insights, consumer journeys, and brand priorities to media roles, channel choices, and actionable recommendations.\nDefine frameworks that connect media activity to brand and business objectives, aligning clients and specialists on KPIs, reporting priorities, and how results inform decisions.\nAlign forecast assumptions, review checkpoints, and optimisation decisions. Communicate performance risks clearly and distinguish estimates from guaranteed outcomes.\nPartner with media platforms and specialists across paid media, programmatic, creators, ecommerce, and community touchpoints to develop connected solutions around client needs.\nOversee account revenue, budgets, delivery quality, and client commitments, balancing strong client service with commercial performance.\nTurn complex performance and commercial discussions into clear recommendations, agreed responsibilities, and practical next steps. Give teams direction, coach their development, and maintain high standards of delivery.\nA Bit About You\nSignificant experience in digital media, integrated media, or digital marketing, with a strong track record of leading complex client relationships.\nConfident working with senior stakeholders, facilitating strategic workshops, and influencing decisions through credible recommendations.\nStrong knowledge of digital media and programmatic, with the ability to connect strategy, investment, and performance to business outcomes.\nComfortable with measurement frameworks, forecasting, and campaign governance, and able to translate complex data into clear client narratives.\nCommercially sharp, with experience growing existing accounts, developing proposals, and managing account financials.\nExperienced in leading teams and coordinating specialists across multiple priorities without losing sight of client outcomes.\nA proactive business partner who combines sound judgment, strong relationships, and a clear sense of where the next opportunity lies. \nDentsu Values\n\nWill live the dentsu 8 Ways at all times: We Dream Loud, We Inspire Change, We Team Without Limits, We All Lead, We Make It Real, We Climb High, We Choose Excitement, We Are a Force for Good\nInclusion and Diversity\nWe’re proud to be different and that starts with our people. 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