Brand Director

Ae Ops Llc; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Ae Ops Llc in Los Angeles seeks a Brand Director to lead client relationships from the account side, rally cross-functional teams, defend strong ideas, and track production status, even at late hours. You will manage budgets, scopes, and timelines, ensure contracts and licensing compliance, and grow the client business by spotting opportunities and driving high-profile campaigns.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in account leadership or brand management, superb presentation and negotiation

Qualifications

• 10+ years in account leadership or brand management.
• Proven track record leading senior client relationships and delivering high-profile campaigns.
• End-to-end production knowledge from brief to delivery.
• Experience building and managing budgets, scopes of work, and project financials.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams across creative, strategy, production, and legal.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day client relationships and act as senior advisor to clients.
• Rally cross-functional teams around a clear plan for the work.
• Protect the integrity of the work through feedback, budget pressure, and shifting timelines.
• Understand client business deeply and identify new growth opportunities.
• Build and track budgets, scopes of work, and profitability for the agency and client.
• Know the status of schedules, deliverables, and approvals at all times.
• Ensure contracts, licensing, and union requirements are handled correctly.
• Make sound decisions under tight deadlines, balancing speed with quality.

Skills

Brand leadership

Account leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Budget management

Client relationships

Strategic thinking

Negotiation

Presentation skills

Mentoring

Communication

Decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree in marketing/communications/business

Job description

Position SummaryOur work stops people in their tracks. Cultural moments, fast timelines, real stakes, and clients betting big on the idea. As Brand Director, you will lead it from the account side. You won’t just be directing traffic. You’ll own the client relationship, rally a cross-functional team, defend great ideas from getting sanded down, and know exactly where production stands, even at 11pm on a Tuesday.Essential FunctionsServe as the day-to-day lead and trusted strategic advisor to senior clients, earning their confidence, managing expectations, and pushing back when it serves the work.Bring creative, strategy, production, media, and legal together around a clear plan, keeping everyone aligned, accountable, and moving in the same direction.Protect the integrity of the work from brief to launch, guiding it through client feedback, budget pressure, and shifting timelines without letting it get watered down.Understand the client's business deeply, identify new opportunities, and grow the relationship through smart, proactive thinking.Build and track project budgets, scopes of work, and estimates, ensuring profitability for the agency and value for the client.Know the status of schedules, deliverables, and approvals at all times, anticipating problems before they become surprises.Ensure contracts, usage terms, licensing, and union requirements are handled correctly, minimizing risk for both the agency and the client.Make sound decisions under tight deadlines, balancing speed with quality when the window to act is short.Basic Qualifications10+ years of experience in account leadership, brand management, or client services, with a mix of agency and brand-side (in-house or client) experience.Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, business, or a related field, or equivalent professional experienceProven track record of leading senior client relationships and delivering high-profile advertising, branded content, or integrated marketing campaigns.Strong understanding of end-to-end production, from brief and creative development through shoot, post-production, and delivery.Experience building and managing budgets, scopes of work, and project financials.Demonstrated ability to lead and align cross-functional teams across creative, strategy, production, and legal.Excellent presentation, communication, and negotiation skills, with the confidence to sell in work and push back with senior stakeholders.Experience managing and mentoring account or brand teams.Ability to perform under pressure, manage multiple priorities, and make sound decisions on tight timelines.Personal Attributes:Thrives in a fast-paced, deadline-driven agency environmentAutomotive, sport, entertainment, or another category where fandom and heritage are part of their brief.Live event and on-site activation productionExperience with tentpole broadcast moments and the compressed timelines they create.