Group Account Director

Acorn Digital Strategy; Abu Dhabi; Hybrid; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Group Account Director to lead growth in Digital and Brand portfolios. This role focuses on client success through integrated marketing strategies, team performance, and fostering dynamic client relationships. You will oversee the execution of creative strategies, ensuring profitability and sustainable growth. Join a vibrant team dedicated to delivering impactful results and championing innovation in a collaborative environment. This position offers the opportunity to make a significant impact in a respected agency known for its creativity and strategic insight.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of progressive leadership experience in a similar role.
• Strong leadership and communication skills for cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Provide direction and support to team members to maximize performance.
• Act as a trusted advisor, bridging Brand Communications and Digital expertise.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic Thinking

Client Engagement

Financial Acumen

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Marketing

Job description

JOB TITLE:

Group Account Director

LOCATION:

UAE, hybrid working model with travel around the region as required

CONTRACT TYPE:

Permanent

REPORTING TO:

General Manager

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

We are seeking an experienced Group Account Director to drive growth within our Digital and Brand portfolios, by relentlessly focusing on client success. In this role you will take the lead on and oversee the successful execution of integrated marketing strategies whilst maximising team performance. You will ensure P&L accountability, foster dynamic client relationships and champion cross-functional collaboration, whilst upholding our commitment to delivering strategic, measurable and impactful results.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Leadership, Management & Accountability

• Provide clear direction, coaching and support to team members to maximise performance and professional growth.

• Foster a culture of excellence and accountability, setting high standards in service delivery and consistently meeting or exceeding goals.

Commercial

• Report to the Head of BCM to support the profitability and growth of assigned accounts.

• Be the commercial lead for new business, proactively pitching to new clients, developing pitch presentations as well as identifying and sustaining a pipeline of new business opportunities.

• Develop and execute commercial strategies, forecast revenue, manage budgets, and ensure sustainable profitability aligned with Acorn Strategy’s objectives.

Client Consulting

• Act as a trusted advisor and strategic partner, bridging Brand Communications Management (BCM) and Digital expertise.

• Proactively identify opportunities, formulate innovative solutions, and deliver measurable results that advance client objectives.

Strategy Development & Creative Leadership

• Able to create client-focused creative strategies based on our methodology. Champion strategic phases, guiding insight to activation.

• Oversee integrated strategies aligning with client goals.

• Lead campaign concept development, crafting inspiring ideas while collaborating with the Creative Team.

• Elevate creativity in daily deliverables, mapping opportunities for award-winning work.

• Guide the Creative Studio, setting expectations and translating client needs.

WHAT YOU NEED TO APPLY FOR THIS ROLE

• Leadership skills: Strong leadership, team management and communication skills to support cross-functional collaboration.

• Strategic thinking: Able to develop and execute innovative strategies.

• Client engagement: Experience in managing relationships with senior clients and decision-makers, ensuring high quality creative output.

• Financial acumen: Understanding of the financial tools necessary for account management, including budgeting and revenue.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, advertising or a related field.

• 8 – 10 years’ progressive leadership experience in a similar role.

ABOUT ACORN STRATEGY

Voted Large Agency of the Year and winner of multiple international awards, Acorn Strategy is a full-service communications consultancy with offices in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Perth, and London, and an ever-expanding client roster. We are an integrated marketing, public relations, and digital consultancy that delivers sharp, agile, and creative strategies to help grow our clients’ business.

OUR CULTURE

We understand that our success depends on recruiting and retaining the highest quality individuals. We have created an environment for people to grow and learn through a culture that empowers creativity, innovation, and professionalism. The core values we live by are collaboration, agility, bravery, curiosity, and growth.

OUR PEOPLE

Over the years we have come to realise that although each of our teammembers are unique, we each share a series of personal traits that havesuccessfully linked us culturally as a team and as an agency at large.

ACORN STRATEGY
is an Equal Opportunity Employer.We are dedicated to creating and building a respectful and empowering environment. We aim to create an inclusive workplace that supports our diversity and increases our potential to produce work that better represents and resonates with the world around us.