Associate Director - Brands

Burson is the global communications leader built to create value for clients through reputation. With highly specialized teams, industry-leading technologies and breakthrough creative, we help brands and businesses redefine reputation as a competitive advantage so they can lead today and into the future. Burson is part of WPP (LSE / NYSE : WPP), the creative transformation company. Learn more at www.bursonglobal.com.

More About The Role

Burson , is looking for an Associate Director- Brands for our Gurugram location. The individual will join our client servicing team to work in our Brands Sports & Entertainment practice . The practice services clients in Consumer, Fashion, Lifestyle, Luxury, Retail, Sports & Hospitality etc.

As an Associate Director at BURSON you are responsible for supporting the senior management to contribute to the company's performance by managing client relationships and integrated communication (IC) programs, satisfying, and delighting clients, generating new business, and developing strong teams. You are expected to be leader with leadership skills. You are also required to support our corporate strategy and your practice or office to help ensure superior client service, a winning culture and profitability. Burson is the global leader in communications, purpose built to create value for our clients through reputation.

What You'll Do

Client Service :

• Oversee a significant portfolio of clients and demonstrate the ability to profitably grow clients and build long term relationships
• Be a knowledge leader and trusted advisor for clients and their go-to source for insights critical to their business; understand the trends and issues that impact brands, including media, business, political and cultural
• Provide strategic counsel to clients and resolve major concerns in order to achieve outstanding results with a long-term perspective
• Manage and motivate account teams to deliver superior client service and creative groundbreaking plans and concepts by ensuring they are equipped with the right resources, tools, and training
• Timely Decision Making – The ability to identify a problem and find solutions. Makes decisions in a timely manner, using available information and under tight deadlines.
• Own high-level media relationships that result in strategic media outcomes
• Stay current on social media channels, trends and analytics tools and make recommendations to strengthen existing capabilities
• Partner with the digital team and other network resources at the beginning of an engagement to ensure a truly organic and cohesive digital strategy

Business Development

Teamwork And Talent Management

Financial Management

Experience That Contributes To Success

You Belong at Burson

Our vision is for Burson to be the leading 'academy company' for creative communications professionals and emerging leaders. We provide a dynamic environment where ambitious colleagues come to elevate their skills, expand their networks, and ultimately, produce the best solutions for today's leading brands. Our commitment to your growth is reflected in our robust benefits and people programs, which include professional development opportunities, mentorship programs with industry leaders, tuition reimbursement for continued learning, a vibrant and inclusive company culture fostering collaboration and innovation and packages designed to reward and retain top talent. We invest in our people because we believe their success is our success.

At Burson, we're an agency of learn-it-all's. We recognize that the things we do best, creativity and communications, require a level of nuanced understanding. That's why it's imperative for us to hire extraordinarily talented people of all races, ethnicities, religions, abilities, sexual orientation and gender identities. Without that we can't do the essential work of inspiring bold ideas, fostering constructive dialogue, cultivating meaningful experiences, and driving innovation and creativity for our partners. Your unique point of view—your talent—is what makes you a #BursonPerson, and it's how we deliver exceptional results for our clients, together.

For more information, visit www.bursonglobal.com.

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When you click the 'Submit Application' button below, this will send any information you add below to Burson. Before you do this, we think it's a good idea to read through our Recruitment Privacy Policy. California residents should read our California Recruitment Privacy Notice. This explains what we do with your personal data when you apply for a role with us, and, how you can update the information you have provided us with or how to remove it.

Skills Required

strategic counsel, Media Relations, Financial Management, Public Relations, Business Development, Content Management