Senior Media Account Director: Strategy & Delivery

Accenture Australia; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Song in Melbourne seeks an experienced Account Director to lead a major client partnership. You’ll be the senior day-to-day client lead, uniting strategy, planning, investment, activation, performance and data to translate great thinking into delivery.

This role requires strong media judgement, commercial awareness and the confidence to challenge and shape senior conversations across both digital and offline channels. Melbourne-based, on-site presence is expected.

Qualifications

• Experience leading complex client accounts and managing senior client relationships.
• Strong understanding of how strategy, planning, investment, activation, performance and measurement work together across digital and offline media.
• Excellent presentation and storytelling skills.
• Strong commercial capability, including experience managing scope, fees, resourcing and delivery.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and create clarity across multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Own the senior day-to-day client relationship, building trust through strong advice and reliable delivery.
• Lead client presentations, planning sessions, campaign reviews and senior stakeholder conversations.
• Connect strategy to execution by leading the overall media response across channels and capabilities.
• Establish clear ways of working across client and agency teams with defined responsibilities and escalation paths.
• Coach and develop team members to enable ownership and high-quality delivery.

Skills

Account leadership

Media planning

Integrated media

Client relationship management

Strategic thinking

Presentation skills

Commercial capability

Team leadership

Coaching and development

Curiosity and accountability

Job description

Accenture Song in Melbourne seeks an experienced Account Director to lead a major client partnership. You’ll be the senior day-to-day client lead, uniting strategy, planning, investment, activation, performance and data to translate great thinking into delivery.

This role requires strong media judgement, commercial awareness and the confidence to challenge and shape senior conversations across both digital and offline channels. Melbourne-based, on-site presence is expected.