UK - OMD UK - Client Leadership Associate Director - Compare the Market

About the Role:

At OMD UK, we create work that shapes culture and drives real‑world impact. As part of our Client Leadership team, you’ll be at the heart of one of our most high‑profile and innovative accounts: Compare the Market. This is a rare opportunity to join a team that blends creativity, data, and strategic thinking to deliver iconic, commercially effective work seen across the UK.

As an Associate Director, you’ll lead day‑to‑day campaign management, guide media planning solutions and help deliver standout creative and strategic thinking. Partnering closely with Business Directors, specialists across the agency and external partners, you’ll act as a key client contact — building trusted relationships, navigating challenges and championing work that drives long‑term growth.

You’ll also play a pivotal role in developing our talent: supporting and mentoring junior colleagues while fostering a collaborative, empowering team culture.

What you'll do:

• Build strong, long‑term client partnerships as a trusted point of contact
• Provide strategic advice grounded in a deep understanding of client goals, challenges and category context.
• Lead cohesive campaign development, performance analysis and continuous optimisation.
• Manage briefs, budgets, forecasting and financial delivery with accuracy and confidence.
• Present strategies, recommendations and results clearly to clients and senior stakeholders.
• Mentor junior team members and coordinate cross‑functional workstreams.
• Stay informed on industry trends, emerging tech and AI to enhance creativity and performance.

About You

You’ll thrive in this role if you bring:

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build trusted client relationships.
• Confidence presenting strategies, plans and performance results to senior stakeholders.
• Strong organisational skills — able to manage multiple projects, deadlines and priorities at once.  
• A proactive interest in emerging technologies, including AI, and how they can elevate creativity, efficiency and performance.
• Experience leading and developing teams, fostering a positive culture and supporting others’ growth.

 

About the Agency:

At OMD UK, we help our clients make better decisions, faster to unlock extraordinary growth using three industry-leading capabilities: Decisions Science, Connected Performance and Agile Innovation. We transform better customer understanding into faster marketing impact with world-class talent and technology, and we do this with some of the world’s most iconic and influential brands.  

We are part of the world’s largest media network, with more than 12,000 people working in over 100 countries and are currently AdWeek’s Global Media Agency of the Year.  

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