Bullfrog is an awarded independent strategic and creative agency based in Melbourne.
We partner with some of Australia's most recognised brands and emerging businesses, navigating new opportunities, collaborating seamlessly, and crafting with agility to make a disproportionate leap to where they want to be.
Our team is growing fast, and we're looking for a talented Senior Business Director to join the momentum.
You'll partner closely with our Group Business Director to build genuine, trusted and respected relationships with key Bullfrog team members and your clients, ensuring projects run smoothly, effectively, profitably - and to the highest possible standards.
You champion the processes, rhythms and rituals that sets everyone up with their best chance of success.
A DAY IN THE LIFE: Have a deep understanding of our client's business, including knowledge of industry and category insights and trends.
Responsible for kick-starting projects and driving them forward to ensure they're delivered on time, on budget and to the client's expectations (and Bullfrog standards).
Build effective working relationships with key external and internal stakeholders.
Understanding the creative context and ensuring the work is on brief and will meet the client's expectations.
In conjunction with the planner/manager, is able to develop briefs and effectively brief in and manage the team executing the work.
You'll have the experience to critique creative and to understand whether it's on brief before presenting to the client and ensure that rationale is provided to justify why we've chosen a specific approach.
Understands how best to present the agency's work to the client and helps to facilitate this – by introducing the work and setting the tone for the creative as well we wrapping the presentation with rationale and clear next steps.
Ability to follow through and ensure all client feedback is addressed and to drive the project forward.
Is responsible for the smooth running of their projects – ensuring that all projects have a brief, timeline and are accounted for either against the retainer or have an approved estimate before work commences.
Creates the best possible working environment in which to produce best-in-class solutions Is responsible for ensuring that their teams have the right time and resources to deliver this, within the client's time frame.
This means ensuring their projects are resourced correctly (resources scheduled in Streamtime).
Has the ability to effectively keep their team members across the status of their projects and can foresee blockers and dependencies and flag/escalate these ahead of time.
Manage resourcing for projects against what's been signed off - either the retained hours or the OOS estimate.
Effectively track the time of the Bullfrog team to ensure that projects are run efficiently (not overburning on hours against the retainer/estimate).
Identify where there is potential of scope creep and advise their manager and flag with the client where required.
Ability to scope smaller projects and tasks and have these checked off with your manager before sending estimates to client.
Manage the estimate approval process with your clients and ensure estimates are approved in Streamtime (ready for invoicing) and resources confirmed before the project progresses.
ROLE REQUIREMENTS 8-10+ years managing client relationships across teams within the advertising industry.
Exceptional leadership, strategic thinking, and communication skills.
Ability to bridge the gap between technical capabilities and creative execution.
Laser-focused attention to detail.
Commercial mindset with proven business acumen experience.
BUT, WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE? Bullfrog from our inception only five years ago, was built with one core belief, great people, do great work.
We're not into egos, not into it's all about me, you're a part of a team, one that fights fiercely for each other and for our partners.
To show how serious we are, we've even written our own 'code of conduct', The Bullfrog Baseline, check it out: Act with respect Be brave Work together Be proud Be yourself SOME RECENT RECOGNITION: B&T 2024 Independent Agency of the Year B&T 2024 Victorian Agency of the Year 2024 AFRs Most Innovative Companies - 6th Media & Marketing Campaign APAC - 2024 Independent Agency of the Year - Finalist Smart Company 2024 Smart50 List - Fastest Growing SMEs in Australia Sound like the pond for you? We want to hear from you Bullfrog is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment.
We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, colour, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
We invite anyone to apply.
Please send your details and CV to If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process or the role, please let us know.
To be eligible to apply, you must have Australian working rights.
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