At Assembly, our mission is to find the change that fuels growth. We apply this principle to the work we do with our clients and to how we engage with our people. We’re a modern global agency bringing together media, data, technology and talent to make brands perform.
Our business is purpose driven. In March 2022, we were named Ad Age’s first ever Purpose-Led Agency of the Year, recognised for our mission to leave the world better than we found it. This year we became B Corp certified, the result of a two-year journey. We’re proud to have created a culture where diversity of thought, experience, and background are valued, within an environment that fosters continuous learning, adaptability, and a shared passion for meaningful impact.
When you join Assembly, you become part of an award-winning global community of digitally led experts, home to 1,500 talented people across 25 offices globally. Together we create unique data, technology and media solutions that enable faster and smarter problem solving within an inspired, collaborative workplace.
Assembly is poised for its next chapter of growth. We’re a meritocratic, high-performance business with a progressive outlook and a growth mindset in all that we do. To realise our potential we need some new skills and thinking.
The core DNA of Assembly lies in digital performance marketing. New and existing clients are asking us to extend this expertise across all media, connecting traditional channels with digital methods of execution, measurement and automation. We were born the right way to do this – we’re building out from a leading digital and technology capability and adding the rest, rather than trying to reverse engineer a legacy business into a more modern version of itself. At Assembly we ask our people to embody three core values:
Show Up: actively contribute to a space of personal and collective growth
Make Change: embrace obstacles as opportunities, taking intentional steps to drive positive change
Win Well: approach success with integrity, responsibility, and a commitment to collaboration, understanding that the journey is as important as the destination.
We look forward to meeting you and to discussing how we can grow together.
As the UK Client Partner for a large global tech client / Lenovo and Motorola, you are used to running the day to day responsibilities of a significant UK client account. You will set the strategic and operational vision for one of the agency’s flagship accounts, establishing benchmarks for excellence in client delivery, communication and team leadership. You will be accountable for building and maintaining strong client relationships across the UK Lenovo marketing community, driving client satisfaction and growth by proactively shaping plans that unlock business impact for our clients and incremental revenue for the agency. Acting as a trusted senior partner and as a key support to the EMEA Managing Partner, you will lead and empower a high-performing team to deliver best-in-class work that exceeds expectations.
Client Leadership: Build and maintain trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders, acting as a strategic advisor and escalation point to navigate complex or sensitive conversations.
Commercial Growth: Proactively identify and convert opportunities that drive incremental revenue for the agency, with a clear understanding of the client’s commercial landscape, priorities, and challenges.
Strategic Vision & Delivery: Define and oversee the long-term strategic and operational vision for the UK client, ensuring seamless coordination across teams and consistent delivery of excellence.
Team Leadership & Development: Lead, inspire and mentor a multi-disciplinary team to deliver best-in-class work, setting clear direction, empowering ownership, and fostering a high-performance culture.
Client Satisfaction & Retention: Monitor and improve client satisfaction scores, implementing measures to protect and grow accounts while ensuring delivery consistently exceeds client expectations.
Agency Representation: Champion the agency both internally and externally, ensuring our standards, values, and ways of working are represented at the highest level.
Some specifics to consider:
You are a hybrid leader, leading both client and planning output.
Responsible and accountable for end-to-end delivery for the UK. You should know your market and clients business inside out.
Strategic guidance (short term and long term) against client's objectives, leaning into your Strategy Director for support and guidance.
Hands-on planning for relevant campaigns (e.g. for bigger briefs we expect you to be directly involved)
Annual & Quarterly planning and reviews.
Operational responsibility for local delivery and regional and global contribution.
Management and ownership of key stakeholder relationships, responsibility for stakeholder satisfaction. You are the first escalation point for UK clients.
Responsibility for vertical team (workload management, coaching, mentoring).
Nice to have: Experience working with B2B brands, and/or leading international planning and multi-market campaign delivery.
Assembly is an advocate for equal opportunity in the workplace. We are committed to ensuring equal opportunities regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability and gender identity. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
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