Account Director

Publicis Groupe ANZ; Birmingham (MI); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Digitas, a Global Networked Experience Agency, seeks an Account Director who can lead strategy and development for integrated client projects with vision and eloquence. You will partner with clients to set goals, drive marketing strategy, and ensure the agency delivers exceptional results across cross-functional teams.

You will apply strong presentation skills, manage budgets, and mentor colleagues while building long-term client partnerships with measurable impact in a fast-paced agency

Qualifications

• Four years of college education and seven to nine years of experience in marketing/advertising.
• MBA degree preferred; strong client leadership and agency experience desirable.
• Proven ability to manage client relationships and marketing strategy.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy and development for integrated projects across multiple clients.
• Partner with clients to develop goals and marketing strategies and drive results.
• Demonstrate strong presentation skills to engage stakeholders.
• Ensure work is client-ready with meticulous attention to detail.
• Lead cross-capability teams to deliver creative ideas meeting objectives.
• Use data analysis to drive decisions and optimize performance.
• Act as voice of the client internally and advocate for customer insights.
• Mentor and advise team members; manage budgets and forecasts.

Skills

Marketing strategy

Client relationship management

Team leadership

Presentation skills

Analytical thinking

Project management

Budget management

AI tools familiarity

Education

Four-year college degree

MBA preferred

Tools

ChatGPT

Google Gemini

DALL·E

Midjourney

Job description

Company description

Digitas is the Networked Experience Agency, built on the vision that we create magnetic experiences that earn the right for brands to exist in human networks. Today, and tomorrow. We deliver Networked Experiences by leveraging comprehensive data, technology, creative, media and strategy capabilities. Digitas delivers ambitious outcomes via unique solutions that include Creative Experiences, Integrated Media, Addressable Relationships, Social Marketing and Total Commerce. Celebrated by AdAge as Data and Insights Agency of the Year, U.S Campaign’s Brand Experience Agency of the Year, Media Network of the Year and celebrated by Forrester and Gartner, Digitas serves the world’s leading brands through a global network comprised of more than 5,500 employees across over 65 offices in 43 countries.

The Digitas culture is made up of fearless, inventive and generous Unicorns of all kinds.

Overview

We’re looking for a whip-smart Account Director who can stun our clients with leadership, creativity, vision, and eloquence. Sounds like you? Read on.

Responsibilities

You’ll spearhead the strategy and development for integrated projects and ensure ever-improving service across multiple clients. Day to day, your role includes:

• Partnering with clients to develop their goals and marketing strategies, adding strategic value, and ensuring that they get the best results from the whole agency team


• Displaying powerful presentation skills that invite participation and effect desired outcomes


• Ensuring work is client-ready by paying astute attention to detail


• Leading cross-capability teams to deliver creative thinking and powerful ideas that meet client objectives


• Using analysis to drive decisions (as opposed to taking orders) in a way that yields sustained, measurable results


• Serving as the voice of the client internally and the voice of the agency externally – and acting as the trusted voice of the customer by bringing insights into creative strategy and marketing program development


• Fostering an environment of partnership with other capabilities (e.g., Brand Strategy, Integrated Production)


• Acting as mentor and trusted advisor to team members


• Keeping sustainable, long-term client relationships by mitigating risk and ensuring account profitability


• Partnering with Senior Leadership to set goals and plan for future fiscal year(s), and working closely with Delivery Management and Client Finance on forecasting, billing, and reconciling fee and PT budgets

Qualifications

We’re looking for a talented Account Director with impressive work experience, which typically includes:

• An unwavering passion for marketing, and an unstoppable drive to bring the best work to life


• Four years of college education and seven to nine years of experience – including five years at a creative agency (both client side and digital agency experience desirable); MBA degree preferred


• Strong experience managing client relationships, managing a marketing team, and developing marketing strategy


• Superior analytical skills and strategic thinking – you’re strong on both IQ and EQ, as adept at reading data as you are at reading clients


• Effective time-management, impeccable organization, and the flexibility to adapt quickly to changes


• Proven project management and performance management skills – you’re known for your ability to coach and develop talent, inspire and drive change, and bring varied groups together to collaborate effectively


• Superb communication and presentation skills – you’re articulate, straightforward, and engaging


• Demonstrated budget management and resource planning experience


• Familiarity with prompt-based interaction and commonly used generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Google Gemini, DALL·E, Midjourney) is a plus, especially for tasks like ideation, research, and disc.

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