The RoleWe're delighted to announce that Zenith, a part of Core, are now hiring for a Business Director for maternity cover. Please note this is a fixed term contract for 1 year.This role assumes responsibility for owning and leading senior client accounts. This role requires strong leadership and project management skills as well as strong business acumen. It also requires collaboration and communication with the wider company, particular the Senior Management Team in each Practice/ Central Team, in order to add value to clients business. The ideal candidates should have strong people management skills as well as having a focus on strategy, innovation, execution, and client service excellence.Responsibilities / Key Performance Indictors (KPIs)The role of Business Director sits on the Practice leadership team and acts as the key point of contact for senior clients, Core Practices and Core leadership. Your main responsibilities encompass the strategic direction and commercials of your clients' accounts, in addition to making a significant contribution to the broader company as a whole.AGENCY PERFORMANCEOwning an innovative, executable business plan for your clientsBe at the forefront of client and industry thinking to deliver innovative client solutionsTake overall responsibility for audit or target delivery. This includes agreeing timelines with auditors related to supply of data, feedback of data, audit dates, pre-audit meetings, post audit meetings. It also includes managing PRIP scoring and ensuring your team supply accurate and up to date media plans to the auditor at the agreed time periods.Always challenging clients for growthGalvanise the team to think about media in new ways to impact clients' businessesHelp establish the Core and Zenith brand ambition with colleagues, clients and all industry partnersPosition yourself as a leaderTaking responsibility for complete pitch recommendationUnderstanding the commercial and remuneration offersBe positioned within the pitch as the Client LeadTake responsibility for onboarding any winsConnect credibly with client stakeholders at CMO/MD level and ensure own team has strong relationships with their counterparts to deliver a brilliant service. Ensure a broader influence outside of core client marketing functionOwn client relationships, immersing self and team into their business. Know their challenges, objectives, external economic environment, competitors and relevant partner agencies.Own the senior interagency relationships across the clients' business.Establish strong relationships with senior industry stakeholders to build the Core reputation in the marketplaceBuild an external reputation through PR – thought leadership, interviews, blogs etcLead a significant part of the agency culture or developmentCOMMERCIAL PERFORMANCEDelivering accurate budgets and forecastsManaging underperforming revenue streamsIdentifying actions to grow income streams across Core and diversified servicesManagement of your team P&L ensuring resource is optimised based on business needsIdentify broader Core opportunities by including the Core Practices in opportunitiesActively seek new business opportunities to grow our client baseWork with the board to ensure a clear growth plan for the next financial yearContribute meaningfully to Agency leadership meetingsMonitoring and managing resource on your team and contributing to the wider teamEnsuring an accuracy culture is adopted by all team membersEnsure team members are complying with all established processesChampion a professional culture of compliance recognising the impact that strong process and operations has on our performanceMake sure interactions with Central Teams are running as smoothly as possible, proactively working to resolve issues as requiredTake overall responsibility of implementing the client contract parameters to ensure profitability is maintained and service levels are metTALENTMANAGEMENTAttract, develop and retain the best talent for CoreCreate an ambitious collaborative team culture that delivers consistently high performanceLead and motivate the team to understand the agency objectives and goalsSet clear direction and provide regular feedback on business performance and new industry thinkingSet challenging career plans for the Client Director(s), identifying and growing high potentialsEncourage continuous learning across the whole team, ensuing people are accountable for their own developmentTake personal responsibility for own development, constantly striving to know and learn moreDemonstrate and encourage an accuracy culture ensuring team members give adequate attention to detail and follow processes as instructedUpholds the Core Values in actions and wordsYour profileExperiencePrevious media experience in a similar role, minimum 7 yearsPrevious experience managing a team of peopleHighly proficient in all Microsoft Office programsExperience project managing large scale, complex media campaigns is essentialHigh level of business and financial acumenPerson SpecificationExcellent communication and interpersonal skillsGood listener - ability to understand what the client requirements areWell presented and confidentTeam player - be solution focused, and responsible for the development and motivation of senior team membersHave the ability to self-manage and work on ones own initiativeTo be energetic, innovative and creative when communicating with clients and colleaguesLearn on a continuous basis while also sharing knowledgeLeadership skills – take the lead role during brainstorming sessions, review new areas of opportunity for the company, generate new ideas for clients and the organisationStrong business acumen and a strong understanding and interest in the management and implementation of new revenue streams for the companyHighly organised individual that can manage multiple teams and their delivery of workStrategic thinker - think more strategically about the clients and their business, be able to see where improvements can be made and implement these changesUnderstands and appreciates the benefit of processes and how it links to company successWhy us?Flexible and hybrid working, within the Republic of Ireland. This role requires two days in office in our offices in 1 Windmill Lane, Dublin 2.24/7 access to professional development through LinkedIn Learning along with career progression and mentoringThe opportunity to work across a huge range of clients within so many different categories from sport, retail, food and drink, to alcohol, insurance, banking and so much more21 days annual leave plus a day off on your birthday, company closure days at Christmas and early finish on bank holiday FridaysA company culture that promotes work-life balanceFamily-focused benefits including paid maternity and paternity leave as well as maternity phase back program, fertility treatment supports and paid pregnancy loss leaveAccess to mental health and well-being programs including paid health insurance for you and your dependents under 18Professional financial advice; employer contributory pension and life assuranceMake a difference by joining our D&I, CSR, Green, Social or Great Place to Work committees; you'll get an extra days leave for your efforts.And lots more …OUR COMMITMENTSOur industry relies on creativity and innovation - these are skills that are not bound by gender, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, membership of the Traveller community, marital or family status, disability, age, socio-economic background, or any other attributes. Core is committed to diversity in its workplace and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to all applicants. If you need reasonable accommodation for any reason at any part of the interview process, please contact us and let us know the nature of your request and we will do our best to help.About UsCore is Ireland's largest marketing communications company with over 400 people working across the key areas of marketing communications - research, data science, strategy, planning, creative development and implementation. We are now a collective of nine practices, working towards a single purpose - to expand the possibilities of what brands can achieve. At Core, we believe that change can move us forward and compel us towards new possibilities. Our wonderful people are at the centre of our success. It is essential that we keep building a high-trust working environment that supports our people and enables them to flourish. There is no magic formula for becoming a great place to work. Instead, it involves working together, through constant change, to match the personal dreams and ambitions of our people with the aspirations of the organisation.Over the years, we have cemented our position as a great place to work, with 2025 being voted 8 Best Large Workplace in Ireland. Additionally, we are recognised as a Best Workplace for Women, and Best Workplace for Health & Wellbeing. 2025 was our best year yet, and we're excited to have you join us and our continued success.