Account Director

OMD; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave

Dog-friendly office

Flexible working

Job summary

OMD in Sydney, Australia is seeking an Account Director to lead multi-channel media campaigns for global brands at a local level. You will guide strategy from brief to activation, working with clients, agency partners, and internal teams in a hybrid setup with 2 days remote work and 1 day client office.

You will mentor a team and influence stakeholders across levels. The role emphasizes digital media planning, data-driven decision making, and delivering standout campaigns across retail, product,

Qualifications

• Strong cross-channel planning experience across digital and traditional media.
• Proven ability to deliver campaigns from brief to activation.
• Strategic thinker with collaborative approach and stakeholder influence.

Responsibilities

• Ensure reporting of competitive, consumer and market data; deliver insights.
• Be a key communications partner to clients.
• Develop and deliver clear, innovative plans that bring the strategy to life.

Skills

Digital media planning

Cross-channel planning

Stakeholder influence

Team leadership

Job description

We are a proud part of the OMD global network, the world's leading marketing and communications agency. As part of the Omnicom Media Group, we provide services to over 5,000 clients in more than 100 countries and employ 11,000+ staff.

InourSydneyoffice,weworkinanawesome(dogfriendly)office-aconvertedlocomotiveworkshop,withhighceilingsandtop-tiersnacks.You'llenjoytheflexibilityoftruehybridworking-2dayswfh,2daysinourofficeand1dayintheclientofficeforWIPsandmeetings.

Abouttherole:

The campaign work is a mix of awareness and response, with a definite digital skew. Working closely with client stakeholders, agency partners and specialist teams, you will develop and deliver integrated media campaigns that drive business growth. You will lead full-funnel media strategies, using consumer and retailer insights to create connected experiences across channels. There will be some brand campaigns, and plenty of retail and product ones.

Aboutyou:

The ideal candidate will bring strong cross-channel planning experience, deep digital expertise, and a proven ability to deliver effective campaigns from brief through to activation. You will be a strategic thinker, naturally curious, collaborative, calm, patient and confident influencing stakeholders at all levels. You'll use your digital media planning experience and measured approach to help shape the direction of some famous global brands at a local level, and lead a high-performing team with support from a Business Director.

• Highly competent in digital (and traditional media channels), along with the data and technology requirements to deliver market leading work. Ideally experience in eCommerce, BVOD, VVOD and YouTube.
• Deliverbestinclassclientservicethatbuildsbusiness.
• HavesomeexperiencemanagingAccountManagersandExecs.
• PreferablyalreadyanAccountDirectorinaholdcoorindiemediaagency.

Responsibilitiesinclude:

• Ensurethereportingofcompetitive,consumerandmarketdatadeliversinnovationinsights.
• Becomeavitalcommunicationspartnertoyourclients.
• Deliverclearandinnovativeplansthatbringthecommunicationstrategytolife.

What'sinitforyou?

• Continuousdevelopmentthroughourmixedlearningapproach.
• Wehaveabright,openplananddogfriendlyoffice(weloveourfurryfriends).
• Weencourageandfullysupportflexibleworking.
• Parentalleave.

We are a committed Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and are dedicated to ensuring that all employees, and prospective employees, can work in an environment that is free from any form of employment discrimination based on race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital or parental status, physical or mental impairment/disability or any other status. We encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.

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