Director, Account Management

Omnicom Media; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Omnicom Media seeks a Director, Account Management: Creo to lead influencer strategy and client management for the Creo product. You will guide a team of Account Service professionals, manage client communications, and present campaign strategy across OMG agencies.

Collaborate with paid social teams to amplify Creator campaigns. The role reports to the Executive Director, Account Management and requires strong leadership, strategic thinking, and deep influencer marketing expertise across

Qualifications

• In-depth understanding of influencer marketing and creator-led storytelling.
• Strong agency account management background and client communication skills.
• Thorough understanding of influencer ecosystem, measurement, and platforms.
• Excellent relationship building and presentation abilities.
• Highly analytical with ability to contextualize campaign performance.
• People leadership and staff development capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead influencer communication for OM, and Creo clients, including proposal development, commercial agreements, and client communication from initial briefing to completion
• Communicate influencer marketing within the digital/paid media ecosystem and aid in the operationalization of service offerings and subsequent value positioning tied to the media environment
• Serve as central source of client communication across influencer campaign lifecycle from identification to campaign reporting, and possess strong communicative abilities to relay the respective stages to clients
• Articulate workback schedules and coordinate internal and external deliverables to keep deliverables on track
• Maintain a constant pulse on the influencer landscape education via thought leadership communication, staying atop of shifts in the industry and emerging trends and be able to communicate the impact to client business
• Work in partnership with OMG COE platform teams and channel stakeholders to implement best practices across functions including but not limited to asset development, media amplification, commerce, and measurement

Skills

Influencer marketing

Agency account management

Relationship building

Communication & presentation

Analytics & optimization

Creative storytelling

Leadership

Decision making

Strategic thinking

Industry awareness

Job description

Director, Account Management: Creo The Director, Account Service, Influencer is a centralized role that will be tasked with driving Influencer strategy and client management within OMG’s dedicated managed service product, Creo. The core responsibility of the role is leading a group of Account Service professionals, shepherding client/agency client communications, presenting campaign strategy and serving as a core point of contact throughout a partnership lifecycle. The role will serve all OMG agencies across the organization, working in symphony with client paid social teams to execute paid amplification of Creator campaigns.

Agency Omnicom Media

Job Function Media

Job Subfunction Social Media and Influencer Marketing

Job Description Director, Account Management: Creo The Director, Account Service, Influencer is a centralized role that will be tasked with driving Influencer strategy and client management within OMG’s dedicated managed service product, Creo. The core responsibility of the role is leading a group of Account Service professionals, shepherding client/agency client communications, presenting campaign strategy and serving as a core point of contact throughout a partnership lifecycle. The role will serve all OMG agencies across the organization, working in symphony with client paid social teams to execute paid amplification of Creator campaigns.

Reports to: Executive Director, Account Management

Account Management

• Lead influencer communication for OM, and Creo clients, including proposal development, commercial agreements, and client communication from initial briefing to completion
• Communicate influencer marketing within the digital/paid media ecosystem and aid in the operationalization of service offerings and subsequent value positioning tied to the media environment
• Serve as central source of client communication across influencer campaign lifecycle from identification to campaign reporting, and possess strong communicative abilities to relay the respective stages to clients
• Articulate workback schedules and coordinate internal and external deliverables to keep deliverables on track

Practice Excellence

• Maintain a constant pulse on the influencer landscape education via thought leadership communication, staying atop of shifts in the industry and emerging trends and be able to communicate the impact to client business
• Work in partnership with OMG COE platform teams and channel stakeholders to implement best practices across functions including but not limited to asset development, media amplification, commerce, and measurement

Required Skills

• In-depth understanding and mastery of Influencer marketing and an ability to match brand narratives with Creator-led storytelling
• Strong agency account management background and comfort in leading internal and external conversations
• Thorough understanding of the Influencer ecosystem including organic roles & responsibilities across platforms including but not limited to creative development, talent perspectives, best practices, and measurement
• Excellent relationship building with internal and external stakeholders
• Strong communicator and presenter, able to present and articulate persuasive and cohesive presentations and points-of-view
• Highly analytical with the ability to identify areas of optimization and to contextualize of campaign performance in reports and client presentations
• Creative minded with ability to translate social trends and influencer archetypes to client business objectives
• High levels of integrity, autonomy, and self-motivation
• Critical thinking and problem solving tied to implementation of new processes and process improvements
• Strong business acumen and the ability to make highly impactful decisions in a timely manner
• Strong people leadership with comfort providing feedback and developing employees and making staff utilization decisions

90,000 - 215,000

Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom’s corporate group already require five days of in-office attendance.

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90,000 - 215,000