Account Director

Responsibilities

• Lead the brand to achieve its business objectives, shaping agency work against business priorities paired with creative ambition.
• Use insights and strategy to propel creative ideas which feel fresh, original and entirely unique.
• Leverage your strong creative judgement to shape the work, and use your business acumen to position the work to its best advantage.
• Develop and deepen strong Client relationships across the organization with a focus on supporting their vision.
• Lead IAT teams within and outside of IPG to deliver truly integrated Client solutions.
• Hone the strategic thinking around a brand as they evolve, given emerging technologies and platforms.
• Conduct weekly 1:1s with your assigned direct reports to discuss overall performance, wellbeing, and to provide ongoing feedback, and monitor capacity to ensure their successful progression within McCann.
• Mentor and coach team members, advocating for their growth and development.
• Lead integrated internal team, day-to-day workstreams, and large-scale productions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant area or equivalent.
• 6+ years of agency experience in advertising or related disciplines (i.e. advertising agencies, brand consultancies, digital firms, client-side etc.), including 3+ years supervisory experience.
• Demonstrated client and team leadership ability, as evidenced by excellent track record of success with major clients and agency teams.
• Experience coordinating or leading digital solutions across projects—such as web development, overall UX, CRM platforms, martech strategy or implementations, or analytics.
• Possession of strong creative judgment and business acumen to position work advantageously.
• Ability to be resourceful, proactive and willing to do what it takes to get the job done.
• Passion for the industry, category and creative work.