West Coast Media Account Director

Beverly Hills, CA (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 2 weeks ago

Job Summary

You will own and grow client relationships, lead performance reviews and cross-functional strategy, guide integrated media planning, and build high-performing teams to drive multi-channel growth for key accounts.

  • Own client relationships and strategic planning across digital channels
  • Lead performance reviews and day-to-day operations while driving high-level strategy
  • Build and mentor teams, ensuring delivery and profitability

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own and grow client relationships, becoming a trusted partner to key decision makers and helping them achieve their business objectives
  • Support and elevate client performance conversations, including business reviews and campaign wrap-ups, by empowering your team to lead day-to-day while stepping in to drive high-level strategy across digital channels
  • Guide the creative and media planning process, ensuring integrated strategies align with client goals
  • Identify and drive client growth opportunities through upselling, cross-selling opportunities, and long-term planning
  • Build and mentor high-performing teams, providing ongoing feedback, overseeing daily client comms, QA of key deliverables, and media execution
  • Serve as a senior point of contact for clients and internal teams, providing visible leadership and handling escalations as needed
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with internal teams (Search & Social, Programmatic, Data & Analytics, Creative, Research, Finance) to ensure all work ladders up to a unified vision
  • Contribute to agency operations that may cover SOWs, renegotiating contracts, team resourcing, and financial health of your accounts

Requirements

  • 8+ years’ experience in digital media, preferably in an agency setting
  • Deep knowledge of performance platforms (Google, Meta, TikTok, Programmatic, etc.) and a solid understanding of full-funnel media planning
  • Proven success managing large, multi-channel accounts and cross-functional teams
  • Hands-on experience with new client onboarding and building from the ground up (process, client deliverables, etc.)
  • Excellent presentation, communication, and negotiation skills, with experience liaising with clients at senior level
  • Demonstrable experience growing revenues and effectively managing budgets/client profitability
  • Excellent organizational and time management skills with strong attention to detail
  • All candidates must have the ability to work in the US. We are unable to sponsor any work visas for this role

Benefits

  • Competitive benefits package, including 20 vacation days and 401k match
  • Holiday Break: 11 annual bank holidays, plus Christmas to New Year’s Eve
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M+C Saatchi Group

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M+C Saatchi Group is a global creative solutions company and the world’s largest independent creative network. We connect specialist expertise, powered by creativity, data and technology, to help build famous brands, solve the most complex business and societal challenges, and create and curate Cultural Power for our clients.

Founded in 1995
London, England, GBR
1.3K employees (474 in marketing)
68% recommend to a friend
71% CEO approval

Funding

Total Funding
$66.5M
Last Raise
$66.5M
Post IPO Debt, 5 years ago

Funding History

  • Jun 2021
    Post IPO Debt • $66.5M

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Monthly Visitors
52.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
37.1%
Direct
45.7%
Referral
7.1%
Social
8.7%
Paid
1.1%

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Current headcount: ~1.3K

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West Coast Media Account Director

M+C Saatchi Group · Beverly Hills, CA · On-site