Account Director (Ford)

twentysix; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

VML, part of WPP, seeks an Account Director for the Ford assignment in a hybrid Montreal setting. You will own the client relationship, coordinate with strategists, creatives and production, and guide day-to-day execution to deliver 360 advertising experiences across channels.

You’ll need 7+ years in a creative or digital agency, strong cross-functional leadership, and a proactive, problem-solving mindset with a drive to grow partnerships and influence stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in a creative or digital agency.
• Experience delivering 360 campaigns or digital campaigns from start to finish.
• Ability to develop partnerships and influence teams and clients.
• Proven multi-project management across stakeholders.
• Strong communication and problem-solving with AI trend awareness.

Responsibilities

• Own client relationships for assigned Ford accounts and collaborate with the Group AD.
• Lead and motivate cross-functional teams across strategy, creative, and production.
• Draft project scopes, briefs, schedules, and ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.

Skills

Campaign management

Cross-functional leadership

Digital advertising

Client relationship

Project management

Communication

Remote collaboration tools

AI awareness

Automotive experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing/Advertising

Tools

MS Teams

Zoom

PowerPoint

Job description

Who We Are

VML, part of WPP, is a leading creative company that combines brand experience, customer experience, and commerce, creating connected brands to drive growth. VML is celebrated for its innovative and human first, award-winning work for blue chip client partners including AstraZeneca, Colgate-Palmolive, Dell, Ford, Microsoft, Nestlé, The Coca-Cola Company, and Wendy's. The agency is recognized by the Forrester Wave™ Reports, as a Leader among Marketing Creative and Content Service Providers, Commerce Services, Global Digital Experience Services, Global Marketing Services and, most recently, Marketing Measurement & Optimization. In addition, VML’s specialist health network, VML Health, is one of the world’s largest and most awarded health agencies. VML’s global network is powered by 26,000 talented people across 55+ markets, with principal offices in Kansas City, New York, Detroit, London, São Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore, and Sydney.

About WPP

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com.

Account Director (Ford)

What you’ll do:

• Client | You'll be the point person for assigned clients. Partner closely with the Group Account Director to develop 360 advertising campaign experiences and guide day-to-day execution. Identify opportunities for growth. Navigate challenging discussions.
• Team | Manage and motivate project teams. Review team deliverables and work with strategists, creative and production teams to create engaging and impactful work. Be an internal resource for product information, competitive climate, and brand guidelines.
• Process | Draft scopes of work for assigned projects. Develop well-written project briefs and workback schedules. Manage assigned projects ensuring they enter the market on time and on budget. Document all client and agency meetings and help manage budgets and finances

What you’ll need:

• 7+ years of relevant experience in a creative or digital agency.
• Experience delivering 360 campaigns or digital campaigns from start to finish across different digital media.
• Experience building partnerships and positively influencing team members and clients.
• An ability to manage multiple end-to-end projects of varying sizes with various stakeholders
• Proactively identify initiative gaps, risks, and opportunities across cross-functional and cross-agency workstreams
• Skillful at crafting a well-articulated and supported point of view.
• Proficient experience working in both office and remote working situations, using associated tools (MS Teams, Zoom, etc.)
• A creative, open-minded, solutions-oriented approach to problem solving
• A growing curiosity about industry, consumer and technology trends (including opportunities of AI integration)
• Automotive experience – not obligatory

We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office an average of four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

WPP (VML) is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.

VML is a WPP agency (NYSE: WPP). For more information,please visit www.vml.com, andfollowalong on Instagram,LinkedIn, andX.