Job Description

We are The Pharm: an integrated, multi-specialty service and consulting model where we work with our client Walgreens Boots Alliance in partnership towards one shared mission: to help people across the world lead healthier and happier lives.

The 150+ experts assembled at The Pharm have a unique opportunity to dedicate ourselves to one client in pursuit of their ambitious mission, while collaborating with experts from across several agencies (and areas of expertise) within our holding company, WPP.

We are here to help grow a brand. And while we\xe2\x80\x99re at it, grow a few more things too \xe2\x80\x94 like some extra brain cells from thinking so hard, and a feeling of camaraderie with our clients, who share a fearless approach to our mutual goals. We also hope to grow as people, and practitioners with understanding gained from the diversity of our ranks and our wholehearted commitment to our culture of belonging.

At The Pharm, all who step under our pitched roof instantly become part of a unique collective bent on gathering the best talent anywhere and lavishing them with intellectual freedom, so their ideas can collide in a million fun ways. Here, opinions are welcome, dissenting or otherwise. Identities celebrated and respected. Contributions cheered and rewarded. Free time guarded like a precious gem. Because here, we cultivate things\xe2\x80\x94like creativity, niceness, inclusiveness, career-life balance, and ultimately, work we want to brag about to our friends.

We are flexible on remote vs office working, but typically most Pharm team members come to the office 2 or 3 days a week.

Role:

We\xe2\x80\x99re looking for a superstar through-the-line Account Director, to join our Brand Experience (BX) team. You will help lead large, complex projects, armed with your experience and proven ability to think and do. You will be able to problem solve and create highly effective and fruitful working relationships with clients and colleagues, collaborating with other members of the Boots team. You will have a solid understanding of strategy and always ensure that you and the team are working towards strategic objectives. You will be a role model to your line reports, who seek you out as a source of advice and guidance.

You will be viewed by clients and peers as an integral part of the business, who is able to offer equally valuable input on strategy, delivery and creative.

You will help to create momentum within the team to deliver high quality work, and drive growth. You will think beyond the short term, identifying potential opportunities, risks and solutions for how the team can fulfil or overcome them.

Supporting a Business Director, and working closely with the wider team, you will be viewed by clients and peers as their go to person, helping deliver a best in class and truly integrated campaigns, across (but not limited to) TV, social, DM, experiential, digital display, and ensuring integration across instore, PR, media and content/publishing teams.

Essential Duties:

Building strong and trusting relationships with clients who recognise your expertise, as well as your passion and commitment to doing the right thing for Boots. This relationship of trust enables you to have open and honest dialogue with your clients, challenging where needed, and finding mutually agreeable solutions.

You will be a key driver of the creative process \xe2\x80\x93 thinking in a non-lateral fashion and creating the conditions for outstanding creativity. You work hand in hand with strategy, media, and creatives to define the task as well as fulfil it.

There will be core projects where you will be responsible for the total output, incl. results, commercials, and the client relationship on these projects. When there are issues you will step forward to lead the team in finding solutions. You will help improve ways of working across all teams and build our combined Boots/WPP relationship. You will have a good understanding of how to run an efficient and profitable project and contribute towards the team\xe2\x80\x99s combined commercial targets.

You will respond to requests to collaborate across the WPP network, and with clients, based on Boots strategic business objectives. This will enable you to grow the business, your experience, and to find even better creative solutions, strengthening the client relationship. You\xe2\x80\x99ll support the team in identifying ways to continually improve in the day to day and month to month delivery of projects. You\xe2\x80\x99ll work with clients to create the best solutions to their challenges and opportunities, and you will be empowered to make decisions relating to the leadership of your projects on a daily basis.

Requirements:

• Strong experience as an Account Director, delivering TTL campaigns. ATL experience is a must.
• A can-do attitude, be comfortable with the pace of a retail account, a safe pair of hands under pressure, embrace change, and be a proponent of it.
• Experience working on a fast-moving Client account is beneficial \xe2\x80\x93 for example supermarkets or telecommunications. Boots does not operate at the same pace as these in terms of output, but as a retailer, things do change in the business landscape which we need to adapt to.
• Strong team player, and collaborative nature.
• Ability to build trusting relationships with client.
• Buttoned down, with strong attention to detail.

Competencies:

• Strong presentation development skills.
• Comfortable working in and leading integrated agency relationships.
• Ability to lead integration efforts across multi-channel engagements.
• Detail-oriented with strong communication and presentation skills.
• Actively contributes to team and department culture.

What\'s in it for you?

Aside from a generous annual leave allowance and pension allowances, you will have access to a whole host of other benefits and activities such as:

• Life Assurance.
• Permanent Health Insurance.
• BUPA.
• Flexible hybrid-working schedule.
• Enhanced family friendly policies.
• Well-being Programme.
• Employee Assistance Support.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Eye Care and Glasses Vouchers.
• Season Ticket Loans.
• WPP Discounts.

You will also have a clear long-term career development plan and access to our learning and development activities and online learning platforms.

The Pharm is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, colour, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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