Account Director

Deutsch; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Deutsch in Los Angeles is seeking an Account Director with strong integrated experience to develop content across broadcast, digital, and social channels that align with cultural trends to drive client marketing results.

You will manage client relationships, lead integrated teams, and drive strategy across all media. This role requires 7+ years in client management at digital or full-service agencies, with a track record of leadership and delivering across complex productions.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of client management experience at digital or full-service agencies.
• Proven experience in leading and coordinating cross-functional teams across organization.
• Strong partnership with creative, strategy, technology, and production counterparts.
• Fluent and comfortable working with production across digital, social, broadcast, and print.
• Creative thinking and analytical problem-solving.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication abilities.
• Strong client-service orientation with leadership and mentoring capabilities.
• Proven ability to manage projects to successful completion under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Manage the overall relationship, business strategy and marketing efforts.
• Own the client relationship and understand the client’s business, key players, and performance.
• Collaborate with multiple client stakeholders and integrated agency teams.
• Elevate the work and inspire the team to achieve business objectives.
• Champion best-in-class creativity and drive ideas that support client goals.
• Lead the team to proactive thinking and growth for client and agency.

Skills

Client management

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Strategic thinking

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Job description

Role

We are looking for an Account Director with strong integrated experience in developing content across all mediums and experiences that leverage cultural trends to drive our client’s marketing results.

Agency

Deutsch

Job Function

Account Management and Growth

Job Subfunction

Account Management

Job Description

Hybrid schedule 3X week in office

We are looking for an Account Director with strong integrated experience in developing content across all mediums and experiences that leverage cultural trends to drive our client’s marketing results.

The Account Director Will Be Expected To Have a Strong Understanding Across Broadcast, Social, Digital As Well As Deep Experience In The Following Areas

• Experience managing clients and integrated agency teams through content planning, creative concepting, and production.
• Deep knowledge of digital and social advertising platforms
• Deep knowledge of broadcast production
• Experience co-creating content with a wide range of partners, understanding production, logistics, and the negotiation of talent and deal points required for a successful outcome.

Responsibilities

• Manages the overall relationship, business strategy and marketing efforts
• Own the client relationship and understanding of the client's business—how it works, key players, and how it's performing
• Working directly with several client stakeholders and integrated agency teams
• Look for opportunities to elevate the work and inspire the team around you.
• Champion best-in-class creativity
• Inspire team to champion ideas that work toward a business objective
• Craft appropriate strategies and identify/implement tactics to help proactively identify and achieve client objectives
• Evaluate research/data to draw implications and actionable insights
• Lead the team to proactive thinking (and ideas that we may not have a client brief on yet) that not only builds the client's business but also helps grow the agency creatively, or financially
• Marketing expert across multiple media; industry expert in client’s core businesses
• Accountable for integrated client results across all relevant products/services.
• Works with client to uncover business needs and objectives that lead to growth
• Crafts appropriate strategies and identifies/implements tactics to help achieve client objectives
• Coordinate delivery of multiple products/services to client
• Manages process effectively and profitably
• 7+ years of client management experience at digital or full-service agencies

Requirements

• 7+ year demonstrated track record of developing senior level client relationships – client references a strong positive
• Proven experience in managing teams of people and in working cross functionally across an organization
• History of close partnership with creative, strategy, technology and production counterparts
• Fluent and comfortable in working with all aspects of production including digital, social, broadcast, and print.
• Creative thinking and analytical problem solving
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong client-service orientation
• Track record of leadership, coaching and mentoring abilities
• Proven ability to manage projects to successful completion, multi-task, and work within tight deadlines

130k - 140k

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130k - 140k