Account Director

Responsibilities

• Account Management - Understands the client’s business, key contacts, organization structures, processes, and business plans - Anticipates client needs, identifies solutions, acts in the client’s best interest to increase the value of service - Sets client expectations and ensures timely and on-target deliverables throughout the project lifecycle - Oversees timelines, client feedback and communication flows - Manages budgets, oversees scope, ensures profitable delivery of services and client satisfaction - Integrates with account teams to ensure consistent branding - Passion for fast paced creative & production heavy account Strategic Leadership and Contribution to “Ideas that Grow Brands” - Understands the marketing landscape & aligns innovative tactics with client objectives - Develops sound strategies across deliverables (tv, print, OOH, brochures, digital, web, social) & mobile platforms given target, brand and competitive insights - Maintains thought leadership, watches trends, and applies thinking towards client ROI - Understands branding and integrated marketing principles - Analyzes campaign data and draws actionable insights to optimize results - Leads brainstorms, contributes Big Ideas, and collaborates with internal team members - Represents the agency in cross-agency partner meetings as thought leader, garnering action from partner agencies as needed Account and Business Development - Develops client relationships & identifies opportunities to add value to client’s business - Develops proposals and presents ideas and plans - Establishes meaningful measures of the agency’s impact on the client’s business - Mentors team and promotes growth opportunities to retain employees

Requirements

• 8-10+ years account management experience in an agency environment or equivalent client-side marketing experience
• 6-8+ years experience working on integrated marketing campaigns with extensive production experience