Integrated Associate Director / Director

starcom media worldwide; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

starcom media worldwide in Singapore seeks an experienced Senior Client Lead to act as the senior strategic advisor for the Singapore portfolio. You will lead annual planning, business reviews, and engage senior stakeholders to translate regional priorities into locally relevant media strategies.

The role requires deep knowledge of communications planning, digital media, performance marketing, data, and measurement, with a track record in luxury or lifestyle brands.

Qualifications

• 8–12 years of experience in client leadership, integrated marketing, media, or account management.
• Proven experience leading complex client relationships and integrated workstreams in Singapore.
• Strong knowledge of communications planning, digital media, performance marketing, data & measurement.
• Experience with luxury, premium, retail, beauty, fashion, or lifestyle brands is highly preferred.
• Strong commercial acumen, including budgets, scopes, fees, resourcing, and profitability.
• Excellent strategic thinking, negotiation, presentation, and senior stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and develop high-performing talent.

Responsibilities

• Act as the senior strategic advisor and primary client lead for the Singapore portfolio.
• Lead annual planning, business reviews, strategic discussions, and senior stakeholder engagement.
• Translate regional and global priorities into locally relevant integrated media strategies.
• Provide senior direction across planning, investment, execution, optimization, and measurement.
• Orchestrate collaboration across media, creative, data, performance, commerce, CRM, and technology teams.
• Own account health, scopes, budgets, resourcing, profitability, and commercial discussions.
• Identify and convert opportunities to deepen partnerships and expand the scope of work.
• Lead, coach, and develop the team while acting as a senior escalation point for complex issues.

Skills

Client leadership

Integrated marketing

Media

Account management

Stakeholder management

Budgeting & profitability

Strategic thinking

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the senior strategic advisor and primary client lead for the Singapore portfolio.
• Lead annual planning, business reviews, strategic discussions, and senior stakeholder engagement.
• Translate regional and global priorities into locally relevant integrated media strategies.
• Provide senior direction across planning, investment, execution, optimization, and measurement.
• Orchestrate collaboration across media, creative, data, performance, commerce, CRM, and technology teams.
• Own account health, scopes, budgets, resourcing, profitability, and commercial discussions.
• Identify and convert opportunities to deepen partnerships and expand the scope of work.
• Lead, coach, and develop the team while acting as a senior escalation point for complex issues.

Requirements

• 8-12 years of experience in client leadership, integrated marketing, media, or account management.
• Proven experience leading complex client relationships and integrated workstreams in Singapore.
• Strong knowledge of communications planning, digital media, performance marketing, data, and measurement.
• Experience with luxury, premium, retail, beauty, fashion, or lifestyle brands is highly preferred.
• Strong commercial acumen, including budgets, scopes, fees, resourcing, and profitability.
• Excellent strategic thinking, negotiation, presentation, and senior stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and develop high-performing talent.