Account Director (d/f/m)

Jung von Matt AG; Hamburg; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Jung von Matt AG in Hamburg seeks a senior account leader to drive national and international client accounts, aligning strategy with creative, production, media and project management.

You will act as the client lead and trusted advisor across projects, overseeing budgets, forecasting and growth opportunities. The role involves workshops, negotiations and presenting to stakeholders, with a focus on delivering integrated campaigns for brands in a B2C and B2B context.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading integrated accounts within a creative, digital or communications agency.
• Deep understanding of brands, business objectives, market dynamics and integrated communication.
• Understanding how strategy, creative, production, media and project management work together to deliver impactful communication.
• Combination of strategic thinking with strong operational excellence and entrepreneurial awareness.
• Ability to oversee budgets, forecasting, scopes, profitability and long-term account development.
• Ability to identify growth opportunities and translate them into actionable business and communication solutions.
• Confident communicator and presenter in client-facing situations, workshops and stakeholder environments.
• Fluent in German and English.

Responsibilities

• Leading and developing national and international client accounts on both a strategic and operational level.
• Acting as the client lead and trusted advisor across all ongoing projects, initiatives and partnerships.
• Overseeing integrated campaigns and ensuring alignment between strategy, creative, production, media and project management.
• Driving account growth through proactive consulting, identification of opportunities and development of new business initiatives.
• Managing client relationships, negotiations, workshops and presentations with confidence and authority.
• Overseeing budgets, forecasting, scopes, profitability and resource allocation across multiple projects and teams.
• Providing strategic guidance and operational oversight throughout all project phases and delivery processes.
• Supporting pitches, proposal development and agency growth initiatives.
• Contributing to the development and optimization of internal workflows, collaboration models and operational standards.
• Leading, mentoring and developing team members and interns.

Skills

Integrated accounts leadership

Brand & communications understanding

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking with operational ex

Budget & forecasting oversight

Growth opportunity identification

Client communication & presentations

German & English fluency

Job description

Your Task

• Leading and developing national and international client accounts on both a strategic and operational level.
• Acting as the client lead and trusted advisor across all ongoing projects, initiatives and partnerships.
• Overseeing integrated campaigns and ensuring alignment between strategy, creative, production, media and project management.
• Driving account growth through proactive consulting, identification of opportunities and development of new business initiatives.
• Managing client relationships, negotiations, workshops and presentations with confidence and authority.
• Overseeing budgets, forecasting, scopes, profitability and resource allocation across multiple projects and teams.
• Providing strategic guidance and operational oversight throughout all project phases and delivery processes.
• Supporting pitches, proposal development and agency growth initiatives.
• Contributing to the development and optimization of internal workflows, collaboration models and operational standards.
• Leading, mentoring and developing team members and interns.

About You

• You bring extensive experience leading integrated accounts within a creative, digital or communications agency.
• You possess a deep understanding of brands, business objectives, market dynamics and integrated communication.
• You understand how strategy, creative, production, media and project management work together to deliver impactful communication.
• You combine strategic thinking with strong operational excellence and entrepreneurial awareness.
• You confidently oversee budgets, forecasting, scopes, profitability and long-term account development.
• You are able to identify growth opportunities and translate them into actionable business and communication solutions.
• You are a confident communicator and presenter in client-facing situations, workshops and stakeholder environments.
• You are fluent in German and English.

We are the oldest JvM agency. Founded 1991 in Hamburg with an ambitious goal to rewrite the rules of advertising.

We are the youngest JvM agency.Grew into a creative powerhouse with a cohort of 230 true campaigners and storytellers, strategists, social natives, tech lovers and craft-minded producers.

We are in the B2C business.That's why we have some powerful brands like BMW, SIXT, Lidl, Telekom, Zalando, ZDF, BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN and BVG in our portfolio.

We are in the B2B business.That's why we know a lot about agriculture and data security and how to make people understand & love things like polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells.

About us

We are looking for talents who bring new ideas to the table. People with fresh perspectives who challenge the status quo.

Our spaces aren’t yet fully accessible for people with disabilities, but wherever there are physical or other barriers, we’ll work together to find solutions.