Account Director

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$70K/yr – $140K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 8 hrs ago

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Job Summary

Own client partnerships and lead cross-functional teams to deliver digital experience initiatives, from initial concept through deployment and retrospectives.

  • Lead client relationships and set a strategic direction
  • Coordinate cross-department collaboration across offices
  • Translate data into compelling messaging and opportunities

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • - Client | Be the go-to lead for the clients on a daily-basis to ultimately become a true client partner: understand the client, their business, the automotive industry, and their competition and what customers are looking for in the best-in-class digital experiences. Help guide them efficiently and effectively. Be indispensable by reliably answering every request quickly and thoroughly, and proactively over-delivering at every opportunity.
  • - Team | InI spike? Involve? Inspire and motivate a cohesive team across departments, disciplines, and offices, forging partnerships between various teams and departments.
  • - Process | Lead and flawlessly execute agency projects from earliest concept stage to deployment and retrospectives. Partner with planning team to analyze existing business and consumer data and translate into impactful messaging and new opportunities. Nurture the relationship between the client and the agency by listening to the clients and developing trust and respect.

Requirements

  • A minimum of 8 years of account management experience at a creative agency or equivalent. Global experience is preferred.
  • Experience working with Agile teams is preferred.
  • Experience working on Global accounts.
  • CPG experience is a plus.
  • Proven track record of developing strong client relationships. Ability to lead and communicate effectively with cross-functional teams.
  • The ability to think on your feet and an eagerness to think outside the box, with an ego-less approach.
  • Very comfortable and expertly skilled in presentation planning and development with the ability to present ideas, concepts, and strategic direction to senior level clients both remotely and in-person.
  • A resiliently positive attitude. This is critical to foster a highly collaborative environment.

Benefits

  • We offer a competitive benefits package, click WPP Benefits for more details.
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VML is a global powerhouse born from the unification of Wunderman Thompson and VMLY&R — two of the world's most powerful and accomplished creative agencies with complementary capabilities and geographic strengths. We have an industry-unique opportunity to provide our client partners with a fully integrated offering across brand experience, customer experience and commerce practices — powered by deep data and technology experience. For more information, visit www.vml.com.

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