This leading global creative studio is now looking for a Senior Account Director/ Business Director to join one of their biggest and most exciting & innovative Tech/ Entertainment accounts.
You will be experienced in working with global brands and up to speed with the ever-changing media landscape, and the burgeoning role of content. Experience of working on cross-channel campaigns/projects will be expected. You will also be enthusiastic, motivated and be able to thrive – and stay calm – under pressure.
Working across a range of the client’s marketing departments across the globe.
The role will be working across multi-disciplinary projects, including thought-leadership, film, social and long-form content.
Key Tasks & Responsibility
Client Services
- Oversee all aspects of the running of the accounts and be the linchpin between the agency and client
- Responsible for overseeing running of the always-on social retainer (Account Manager manages this workstream day-to-day)
- & Responsible for tent pole moment campaigns throughout the year
- Manage senior client contacts, and ensure that the management team are kept abreast of their upcoming marketing plans
- Ensure regular client communication and contact; emails, calls and face-to-face meetings (when applicable)
- Build on the positive and professional relationships with the existing clients and identify new ways to strengthen these further
- Identify new opportunities within the marketing team to help grow the business both in the US and the UK
Team
- Oversee an Account Manager and ensure that their career is developing and they have the support and guidance they need
- Ensure there is co-operation and clear communication between all team members
- Ensure the team is clear on briefs and help them to deliver best-in-class creative
- Work with the Project and Resource Management team to develop working schedules for the projects and to allocate appropriate resource based on these schedules
- Ensure the correct and up-to-date resourcing on all projects and work with AM/PM to allocate resource effectively for the whole account
- Work with the Account and Project Management teams to ensure there is an understanding of each project’s scope-of-work, schedule and deliverables
Finance
- Working with the senior creative and strategic team to ensure the account continues to grow at the expected contribution/compensation ratio
- Create accurate quotes and budgets for ad hoc projects and ensure these are reconciled once the job has been completed
- Responsible for the profitability of each project, ensuring they are delivered on time and on budget, identifying where efficiencies can be made across workstreams
- Manage billing processes - tracking of PO’s
- Review and assess project retainers to ensure they are accurate and fair
Skillsets
- Experience running global accounts
- Experience growing an account
- Proficient in account finances
- Excellent attention to detail is a must
- Excellent at communicating
- Highly organised
- Excellent time management
- Relationship management skills
- Man-management skills
- Good team player