Business Director

About the role

• Agency: BBDO
• Job Function: Account Management and Growth
• Job Subfunction: Account Management

About the role

At BBDO, we believe great work comes from the intersection of bold thinking, strong partnerships, and exceptional creativity.

We're looking for a Business Director to join our Chicago team and help lead the business for an iconic, globally recognized consumer brand. This is an exciting opportunity for a strategic, creatively driven account leader who thrives on complex, integrated business and knows how to bring ambitious creative ideas to life.

With a rich brand heritage, distinctive identity, and sophisticated global brand ecosystem, this business needs someone who can balance strategic thinking, creative ambition, and exceptional attention to detail.

From film and social to digital, retail, and experiential activations, you'll partner closely with our Creative, Strategy, and client teams to deliver compelling, culturally relevant work across the full marketing landscape.

We're looking for someone who loves the work, brings a strong point of view, and builds trusted relationships while keeping great creative at the center of everything they do.

What You'll Do

• Serve as a trusted strategic partner to our clients, developing a deep understanding of the brand, its business objectives, and the opportunities ahead.
• Help lead fully integrated, 360-degree campaigns spanning film, online video, social, digital, point-of-purchase, experiential activations, key visuals, and more.
• Champion exceptional creative work, partnering closely with Creative and Strategy to shape ideas, provide thoughtful feedback, and ensure the work achieves both brand and business objectives.
• Navigate a complex global brand ecosystem, balancing established brand guidelines with fresh thinking and creative innovation.
• Bring a strong creative point of view to the table, recognizing powerful ideas early and guiding their development from concept through execution.
• Lead the development and delivery of compelling client presentations, ensuring creative ideas and strategic recommendations articulating creative ideas with strategic recommendations with clarity and conviction.
• Build strong, collaborative relationships across client, Creative, Strategy, Production, and internal agency teams.
• Anticipate challenges, identify opportunities, and bring proactive solutions to a dynamic, multifaceted business.
• Maintain a strong understanding of the competitive landscape, cultural trends, and evolving consumer behaviors.
• Help identify opportunities to grow the business and strengthen the agency's partnership with the brand.
• Mentor and support junior team members, fostering collaboration, accountability, and a commitment to creative excellence.

What We're Looking For

• 6+ years of experience in advertising or marketing, ideally within a creative agency environment.
• Strong experience managing integrated, 360-degree campaigns across multiple channels, with a solid understanding of the creative development and production process.
• A genuine passion for creativity and the ability to recognize, champion, and help shape outstanding work.
• Strong strategic instincts and the confidence to bring a thoughtful, informed point of view to both clients and internal teams.
• Experience navigating complex brands, detailed guidelines, and multiple workstreams while maintaining consistency and creative excellence.
• Excellent relationship-building skills and a demonstrated ability to earn the trust of clients and cross-functional partners.
• Exceptional organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to balance competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• A proactive, solutions-oriented mindset with the ability to remain composed, decisive, and collaborative under pressure.
• Experience working on consumer brands, particularly within CPG, beverage, retail, or lifestyle categories, is a plus.
• A bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience.

Why This Opportunity?

• You'll have the opportunity to work on one of the world's most recognizable consumer brands, partnering with talented creative and strategic minds to produce work across an exciting mix of channels and consumer experiences.
• For an ambitious account leader who loves great creative, enjoys the challenge of a complex brand, and is ready to take on meaningful business responsibility, this is an opportunity to make a real impact at BBDO Chicago.

In-Office Policy

At BBDO Chicago, we believe being together in person enhances our ability to collaborate, communicate, and innovate. Currently, BBDO Chicago's in-office policy requires employees to work in the office on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with the flexibility to work from home on Monday and Friday.

Benefits

Chicago offers a competitive compensation package, with benefits including:

• Comprehensive Health & Wellness benefits
• Paid Time Off
• 401K Retirement Savings Plan
• Paid Parental Leave

• Salary: $90,000 - $115,000
• 90,000 - 115,000
• To the extent permissible by local law, Omnicom's policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager.

• Omnicom is committed to hiring and developing exceptional talent.
• We agree that talent is uniquely distributed, and we're focused on developing inclusive teams that can bring the best solutions to everything we do.
• We strongly believe that celebrating what makes us different makes us better together.
• Join us-we look forward to getting to know you.
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