Group Account Director

OLIVER Agency - North America; Manila; On-site; PHP 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

OLIVER Agency in Manila, Philippines, seeks a Group Account Director to lead the onsite Unilever creative team at U-Studios, shaping needs-based content and digital media campaigns. You will drive strategy, coordinate resources, ensure timely delivery, and build strong client relationships while upholding brand guardianship and integrating AI insights.

This role offers a high-visibility leadership position within OLIVER and The Brandtech Group, with a focus on ambitious, imaginative, and

Qualifications

• Excellent client engagement skills with the ability to proactively organise and influence clients and build strong and effective working relationships.
• The ability to manage and filter workflow as well as organise and prioritise workloads to maximise productivity.
• Knowledge of account management and invoicing.
• Highly creative with the ability to generate ideas and practically contribute to studio output.
• Understanding of how to integrate with a client-side team whilst maintaining a top tier agency service.
• Passion for and inquisitive about AI and new technologies
• Understanding and knowledge of AI tools is beneficial, but ability to learn and digest benefits and features of AI tools is critical

Responsibilities

• To provide leadership andexpertiseto the onsite creative team at Unilever
• Identifythe best resource within your team to deliver the brief.
• Schedule and manage team priorities and deadlines.
• Brand guardianship
• Presenting your work internally and to clients and manage workloads within agreed timings.

Skills

Client engagement

Workflow management

Account management

Creativity

Client-side collaboration

AI interest

AI tools knowledge

Job description

Established in 2004, OLIVER is the world’s first and only specialist in designing, building, and running bespoke in-house agencies and marketing ecosystems for brands. We partner with over 300 clients in 40+ countries and counting. Our unique model drives creativity and efficiency, allowing us to deliver tailored solutions that resonate deeply with audiences.

As a part of The Brandtech Group , we’re at the forefront of leveraging cutting‑edge AI technology to revolutionise how we create and deliver work. Our AI solutions enhance efficiency, spark creativity, and drive insightful decision‑making, empowering our teams to produce innovative and impactful results.

Role:

Group Account Director

Location:

Manila, Philippines

About the role:

Working in true collaboration with our client Unilever, at U-Studios we have one goal in mind: ‘to be the leading agency partner for the development of stunning and effective needs‑based content and digital media campaigns’.

This isagreat opportunityfor alevel headed, strategic thinker, who has gravitas with a client and would like to play a big part in defining and advancing a positive and highly productive design culture for OLIVER.

What you will be doing:

• To provide leadership andexpertiseto the onsite creative team at Unilever
• Identifythe best resource within your team to deliver the brief.
• Schedule and manage team priorities and deadlines.
• Brand guardianship
• Presenting your work internally and to clients and manage workloads within agreed timings.

What you will need to be great in this role:

• Excellent client engagement skills with the ability to proactively organise and influence clients and build strong and effective working relationships.
• The ability to manage and filter workflow as well as organise and prioritise workloads to maximise productivity.
• Knowledge of account management and invoicing.
• Highly creative with the ability to generate ideas and practically contribute to studio output.
• Understanding of how to integrate with a client-side team whilstmaintaininga top tier agency service.
• Passion for and inquisitive about AI andnew technologies
• Understanding and knowledge of AI tools is beneficial, but ability to learn and digest benefits and features of AI tools is critical

Our values shape everything we do:

Be Ambitious to succeed

Be Imaginative to push the boundaries of what’s possible

Be Inspirational to do groundbreaking work

Be always learningand listening to understand

Be Results-focused to exceed expectations

Be actively pro-inclusive and anti-racist across our community, clients and creations

OLIVER, a part of the Brandtech Group, is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All applicants shall be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, neurodivergence, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local laws.

_OLIVER has set ambitious environmental goals around sustainability, with science‑based emissions reduction targets. Collectively, we work towards our mission,embedding sustainability into every department and through every stage of the project lifecycle._