# Business Director **Company**: Translation **Location**: Brooklyn, NY **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time **Salary**: $115,000 - 135,000 **Category**: Marketing **Industry**: Advertising **Apply**: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/unitedmasterstranslation/jobs/8748012002?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_f5a0beed-995 ## Description We are looking for a Business Director to join Translation! As a Business Director, you will serve as a strategic leader and trusted client partner, deeply invested in understanding your clients' business challenges and uncovering opportunities to solve them through innovative, culturally attuned creative solutions. ### Drive Business & Strategic Leadership - Act as the day-to-day senior business lead on assigned accounts, serving as a strategic partner who uncovers and addresses core client challenges and opportunities. - Build and maintain trusted relationships with mid-to-senior client stakeholders, proactively offering strategic counsel rooted in a deep understanding of their business, category, and competitive dynamics. - Partner closely with Program Management to align on priorities and ensure our collective approach delivers on both business objectives and operational rigor. - Keep a constant pulse on the health of client relationships and business performance, identifying risks or growth opportunities early and collaborating with agency leadership to proactively address them. ### Lead Creative Solutions with Business Impact - Collaborate with Strategy, Creative, and other internal teams to ensure our work solves real business problems and capitalizes on cultural opportunities. - Champion the development of strategies and creative solutions that are grounded in business insights and tied to clear performance metrics. - Stay ahead of industry trends and cultural shifts to bring fresh, informed thinking that drives innovative solutions for clients. - Partner with production leads, creative teams and program management to execute creative work that fully brings to life the approved creative concepts within the allocated time and budget. - Advocate for additional budget and or push the boundaries with clients to create the most compelling executions possible. ### Team & Partnership Leadership - Guide and inspire cross-discipline partners, fostering a culture of strategic curiosity, accountability, and partnership excellence. - Work hand-in-hand with Program Management, who will lead the operational planning, scoping, budgeting, and executional excellence,freeing you to focus on driving the business agenda and strategic growth. - Together with Program Management, ensure seamless integration across disciplines, maintaining the highest standards in client service and delivery. ### Champion Growth & Client Success - Proactively identify opportunities to grow agency partnerships within existing accounts, aligning agency capabilities with the client's long-term business goals. Responsible for creating and actioning growth plans for assigned clients. - Play a key role in broader business development efforts, participating in pitches and strategic growth initiatives. ### Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities - Deep understanding of the QSR or restaurant category, with an appreciation for cultural nuances that inform creative strategies. - Experience leading multicultural or African American targeted work. - Strong business acumen with the ability to quickly grasp client industry dynamics and uncover opportunities for impactful creative solutions. - Exceptional relationship-building and communication skills, with the confidence to provide strategic counsel to clients and inspire internal teams. - Demonstrated experience leading integrated work across multiple channels, with a strong sense for how creative and strategic solutions drive business results. - A proactive, hands-on approach with the optimism and resilience to tackle challenges and move work forward. - Passion for culturally relevant work that delivers against both business objectives and consumer engagement. - Proven track record of leading creative initiatives that drove real business change or results for clients. ### Minimum Qualifications - 7–10 years of experience in an agency or communications-related industry, with a well-rounded understanding of advertising, marketing, media, creative, production, and agency finance. - Proven success managing the end-to-end lifecycle of integrated campaigns, engaging with mid-to-senior-level clients, and leading cross-functional teams. - Hands-on production experience with large-scale, multi-channel initiatives. ### Preferred Qualifications - Experience working with QSR brands. Culturally driven brand experience is also a plus. - Bachelor's degree in marketing, business, or a related field. Salary Hiring Range: $115,000 - 135,000 ## Skills ### Required - strategic leadership - client relationships - business acumen - creative solutions - team leadership ### Nice to have - QSR experience - multicultural targeted work - Bachelor's degree in marketing or business --- Source: [Apply at job-boards.greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/unitedmasterstranslation/jobs/8748012002?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)