Growth Director

About Us

IPG Mediabrands is the media and marketing solutions division of Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG). Mediabrands manages approximately $40 billion in marketing investment globally on behalf of its clients and provides strategic services and solutions across its award-winning, full-service agency networks UM and Initiative and through its innovative marketing specialist companies Kinesso, Magna, Orion, Rapport, Healix, Mediabrands Content Studio and the IPG Media Lab. Mediabrands clients include many of the world’s most recognizable and iconic brands from a broad portfolio of industry sectors. The company employs more than 13,000 marketing experts in more than 130 countries representing the full diversity of humanity. For more information, please visit our website: www.ipgmediabrands.com.

Role Description

Reporting to the Head of Growth, the Growth Director is a mid-to-senior level role at the heart of the UK Growth Team. Positioned within the newly established Growth Craft Team, this role presents a genuine opportunity to influence how we operate, broaden your experience, and make a meaningful impact across the business.

What You Can Expect

• Lead and manage the pitch process for UK media pitches, with support for EMEA and global pitches where the UK is a key market.

• Lead and support elements of the Growth team’s 2026 roadmap projects, including prospect planning, information gathering, and analysis initiatives.

• Work within a dynamic, fast-paced team, gaining exposure across all business areas within the agency.

• Gain close exposure to senior leaders within the IPG network.

• Be part of a team and environment that values your personal passions as much as your professional contributions.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Growth Team and colleagues across the agency to define and execute annual Growth strategies, proactively identifying and delivering opportunities.

• Lead specific Growth opportunities, galvanising the business to focus on and deliver against these initiatives.

• Manage the delivery of RFP/RFI responses for growth opportunities.

• Provide client perspectives to develop relevant and compelling new business proposals.

Examples of Business Areas and Workstreams:

Pitching

• Lead the agency’s response to RFIs and RFPs, managing the end-to-end pitch process.

• Develop pitch presentations, contribute to content creation, brainstorm ideas with the team, and provide your point of view on pitch narratives.

• Review client briefing documents and brief internal teams accordingly.

• Oversee creation of pitch materials, including videos, printing, and design.

• Track and ensure delivery of actions from multiple stakeholders during meetings.

• Support logistical aspects of transition when securing large clients.

Prospecting

• Work with the Growth Team to monitor updates on prospect communications and contact plans.

• Create prospecting packs and maintain updated data to share with senior team members.

• Identify opportunities for current client growth and help develop roadmaps for engagement and delivery alongside senior team members.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Extensive agency experience in a client-facing or growth role within digital or media agencies.

• Media planning and/or strategy experience required.
• Excellent project management skills with strong personal organisation and attention to detail.
• Comfortable attending client meetings, managing meeting notes, and facilitating quarterly business reviews.
  
• Exceptional written (proofreading and writing) and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage diverse internal and external stakeholders at varying authority levels.

• Strong ability to understand and interpret insights and data.

• Proven team player, confident liaising with senior management.

• Solutions-oriented, proactive, and eager to contribute ideas.

• Seeking a role that allows you to demonstrate your skills while continuing to learn, grow, and establish yourself within a team.

• Comfortable in a fast-paced environment, balancing client relationships and pitch involvement.

• Looking for an opportunity to make a tangible impact and drive positive change.