Strategic Account Director - Growth & Brand Transformation

AKQA Media

Amsterdam

On-site

EUR 110,000 - 150,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

AKQA Media is seeking an Account Director to lead strategic and operational client relationships across our European network. You will drive delivery spanning brand strategy, digital experiences, and integrated campaigns while nurturing growth opportunities and strong partnerships.

You’ll coordinate teams across studios, ensure measurable impact, and communicate senior-level strategies with clarity and confidence.

Qualifications

3+ years in digital, strategy, or business consulting.
Strong knowledge of digital marketing communications.
Ability to grow client relationships autonomously.
Understanding of customer experience and digital transformation.
Proven ability to drive measurable impact and growth.

Responsibilities

Establish collaborative partnerships with key clients to deliver against business objectives across multiple initiatives.
Own project level client satisfaction and health with project management and operations partners, balancing short-term delivery with long-term relationship growth.
Identify and nurture organic growth opportunities through deep understanding of client business and proactive capability positioning.
Support strategic brand, business, and experience transformation projects from discovery through execution and value realisation.
Frame client challenges, define project approaches, and translate objectives into actionable briefs.
Ensure strategic initiatives deliver tangible, measurable value to the client business.
Orchestrate integrated campaign delivery across digital channels aligned with brand strategy and outcomes.
Partner with production and execution teams to manage timelines, quality, and resource allocation.
Oversee digital experience initiatives and ensure user-centric delivery.
Empathise with, synthesize, and communicate client requirements in clear, strategic briefs.
Communicate complex strategic recommendations to senior stakeholders with confidence and clarity.
Create comprehensive briefs that set up cross-discipline delivery teams for success.
Motivate and coordinate multidisciplinary teams across studios, disciplines, and partners.
Collaborate with specialists in brand strategy, digital product, experience design, and campaign planning.