Account Director, Advertising & Branding

Responsibilities

• Understand team financial targets and manage team to meet them
• Ensure that client work plans align with contracted burn rates and meet business goals
• Ensure internal process adherence (project, purchasing, communication, legal, etc.)
• Manage client expectations and show value for agency performance in order to renew clients at level greater than or equal to current contract
• Identify and secure sales engineering opportunities
• Identify and secure opportunities to enhance Agency offerings through expanded services across the Agency
• Take active role in new business efforts as required
• Drive regular cadence of client planning within current contract and for upcoming renewals
• Stay current on client & industry trends

Requirements

• 8-10+ years of relevant industry/agency experience. Creative agency experience strongly desired.
• Proven ability to lead, mentor and collaborate in a team-oriented multi-agency workplace, fostering career growth for the individuals on your team.
• Outstanding ability to lead, convince and inspire in a client-service environment.
• Strategic thinker
• Highly organized with a healthy respect for best-in-class process
• Strong relationship-building capabilities
• Experience working in omnichannel campaigns
• Experience developing business within a client relationship
• Proven track record of increasing client spend, identifying new business opportunities and networking

Benefits

• Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.