Account Director

Havas Media Group Spain SAU; Manila, Hinoba-an; On-site; PHP 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Havas Ortega is seeking a Client Services leader to drive the relationship with the client's senior marketing team and oversee one or more accounts. The role focuses on long-term growth targets, budget accountability, and strategic planning within the agency network.

The position reports to the Group Account Director and requires strong leadership across creative, media and strategy teams to deliver integrated solutions and measurable results.

Qualifications

• Account Directors are responsible for the overall service and profitability of assigned accounts.
• Leads client relationships and acts as primary contact to the client's senior marketing team.
• Must be able to pull together the right people to solve the client's marketing problems.

Responsibilities

• Brings smart thinking to the client while operating for agency growth and profitability.
• Maintains big picture view and thinks creatively to solve problems, especially when dealing with complex marketing challenges.
• Works collaboratively and develops strong partnerships with clients, agency resources and account team.
• Delivers strong ideas, brilliant creative and flawless execution through the management of interdisciplinary team and with other team leads.
• Takes appropriate risks with a relentless focus on results.
• Demonstrates passion for the agency, the work and the client's business.
• Accountable for own actions, agency team performance and client results.
• Builds appropriate scopes of works to staff plans to drive and meet financial goals.
• Uses sound business acumen to develop sound strategies and fully integrated solutions.
• Understands and be able to sell-in strategic, creative and media implications for big ideas.
• Has the ability to author a high-level POV weaving in data, analysis and insight; and incorporating team content, thinking and perspective to clients.

Skills

Client relationship management

Strategic thinking

Team leadership

Budget management

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Agency : Havas Ortega Job Description : Responsible for leadership and overall management of the Client relationship one or multiple accounts. Primary contact to the Client's senior marketing team. Drives long-term business growth targets and has accountability for the budget and planning. Typically reports Group Account Director. Account Directors are responsible for overall service and profitability of assigned account(s).

Client Services

• Brings smart thinking to the client while operating for agency growth and profitability.
• Maintains big picture view and thinks creatively to solve problems, especially when dealing withe complex marketing challenges.
• Works collaboratively and develops strong partnerships with clients, agency resources and account team.
• Delivers strong ideas, brilliant creative and flawless execution through the management of interdisciplinary team and with other team leads
• Takes appropriate risks with a relentless focus on results.
• Demonstrates passion for the agency, the work and the client's business.
• Accountable for own actions, agency team performance and client results.
• Builds appropriate scopes of works to staff plans to drive and meet financial goals.
• Uses sound business acumen to develp sound strategies and fully integrated solutions.
• Understands and be able to sell-in strategic, creative and media implications for big ideas.
• Has the ability to author a high-level POV weaving in data, analysis and insight; and incorporating team content, thinking and perspective to clients.

Creative Advocacy

• Creates an environment and atmosphere that encourages the pursuit of big ideas. Takes a leadership role in actively nurturing and contributing to the development of creative ideas.
• Guides the develompent of sell-in strategy in partnership with Strategy and Creative teams, pre-conditions the client, and protects the big idea once sold.

Management and Leadership

• Establishes work ethic and quality of delivery expectations.
• Challenges and inspires the team while understanding and managing the teams strengths and weaknesses.
• Develops growth and development plans, monitor progress and provide timely feedback.
• Creates an environment and atmosphere that encourages the pursuit of big ideas
• Must be able to pull together the right people to solve the client's marketing problems.

Contract Type : Permanent

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