Account Director

Confidential Careers; Kuala Lumpur; Sur place; MYR 180 000 - 260 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Confidential Careers in Kuala Lumpur seeks a Social Media–focused Associate Account Director to lead strategy, execution, and growth of key client relationships in the digital and social space. This client-facing leadership role blends strategic thinking with an intuitive grasp of trends, content formats, and performance across major platforms.

You will mentor junior staff, manage budgets and timelines, and collaborate with creative, strategy, performance, and community teams to deliver

Qualifications

• 6+ years in a digital or integrated agency.
• Experience leading social accounts at senior level.
• Deep understanding of platform algorithms and content formats.
• Proven ability to manage high-volume content calendars and paid campaigns.
• Strong presentation and client management skills.

Responsabilités

• Act as the strategic lead for social-first campaigns across Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, X (formerly Twitter), and emerging platforms.
• Drive campaign ideation, content planning, influencer partnerships, and paid media strategy.
• Serve as the main point of contact for clients on social-related initiatives, ensuring clarity, alignment, and trust.
• Collaborate closely with creative, strategy, performance, and community teams to deliver cohesive, insight-driven campaigns.
• Translate brand goals into measurable KPIs and oversee performance reporting and optimization.
• Guide junior account team members and provide mentorship in social best practices.
• Keep clients ahead of the curve by proactively recommending platform updates, tools, or trends.
• Manage budgets, scopes, timelines, and overall campaign health.

Connaissances

Strategic thinking

Client communication

Project management

Social platforms expertise

Budget management

Mentorship

Outils

Sprinklr

Hootsuite

Brandwatch

Analytics dashboards

Description du poste

We are looking for a Social Media–focused Associate Account Director to lead the strategy, execution, and growth of key client relationships in the digital and social space. This is a client-facing leadership role, ideal for someone who blends strategic thinking with an intuitive grasp of trends, content, and performance across major platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the strategic lead for social-first campaigns across Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, X (formerly Twitter), and emerging platforms.
• Drive campaign ideation, content planning, influencer partnerships, and paid media strategy.
• Serve as the main point of contact for clients on social-related initiatives, ensuring clarity, alignment, and trust.
• Collaborate closely with creative, strategy, performance, and community teams to deliver cohesive, insight-driven campaigns.
• Translate brand goals into measurable KPIs and oversee performance reporting and optimization.
• Guide junior account team members and provide mentorship in social best practices.
• Keep clients ahead of the curve by proactively recommending platform updates, tools, or trends.
• Manage budgets, scopes, timelines, and overall campaign health.

Required Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in a digital, social, or integrated agency (with at least 2 years leading social accounts at a senior level).
• Deep understanding of platform algorithms, content formats, and audience behavior.
• Experience briefing and reviewing social-first creative work (static, video, stories, reels, etc.).
• Proven success in managing high-volume content calendars and paid media campaigns.
• Strong presentation, client communication, and project management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing influencer campaigns or social activations.
• Familiarity with social listening, scheduling, and analytics tools (e.g., Sprinklr, Hootsuite, Brandwatch)
• Exposure to crisis management or real-time content response.