Account Director

Detroit, MI (Hybrid)

$75K/yr – $180K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 10 days ago

Job Summary

Own and drive the Ford Pro digital experience program by coordinating cross-functional teams, managing scope and timelines, and ensuring responsive support for stakeholders.

  • Own day-to-day delivery tracking and ensure timely execution with aligned teams.
  • Coordinate across creative, strategy, UX/UI, technical, and analytics to keep workstreams moving.
  • Prepare status reports, agendas, and recaps for internal and client meetings.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Support day-to-day management of the Ford Pro digital experience account, ensuring deliverables are tracked, timelines are met, and internal teams have what they need to execute.
  • Coordinate across creative, strategy, UX/UI, technical, and analytics teams to keep workstreams moving and aligned to scope.
  • Maintain clear visibility into active projects, priorities, and deadlines across the full scope of Ford Pro work.
  • Help manage intake of new requests, ensuring they are appropriately scoped, prioritized, and routed to the right team members.
  • Support the preparation of status reports, timelines, meeting agendas, and recaps for internal and client-facing meetings.
  • Track deliverables against the agreed Scope & Workstreams, flagging risks, delays, or scope creep early.
  • Serve as a day-to-day point of contact for Ford Pro stakeholders on tactical questions, status updates, and deliverable coordination.
  • Support the Ford Pro Business Lead and Program Director in preparing for client meetings, workshops, and strategic reviews.
  • Build strong working relationships with Ford Pro marketing, digital, and web stakeholders to ensure smooth collaboration and responsiveness.
  • Help ensure client questions, feedback, and requests are addressed promptly and routed to the appropriate internal owner.

Requirements

  • 8-10+ years of account management, project management, or client services experience, ideally within a digital agency, marketing, or web development environment.
  • Experience supporting web/digital experience programs, including site builds, optimization, UX/UI, and content workstreams.
  • Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams and shifting priorities.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfortable presenting status updates and coordinating across teams.
  • Experience working with cross-functional teams (creative, strategy, UX, development, analytics).
  • Familiarity with agency financial processes, including budget tracking, staffing plans, and scope management.
  • Automotive or Ford experience is a plus but not required.
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced, matrixed client environment with multiple concurrent deliverables.

Benefits

  • We offer a competitive benefits package, click WPP Benefits for more details.
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