Director, Client Advice & Management

Initiative; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Initiative, a leading media agency, seeks a Director to lead Client Advice and Management, partnering with the Group Director and Mediabrands SBUs to deliver brilliant strategy, design, execution and KPI-driven results for clients.

You will oversee the client advice team, manage day-to-day communications, and develop client proposals while guiding internal partners; ensuring timely delivery of assets and accurate budgeting to drive client satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Experience in Marketing, Advertising or Media.
• Experience leading, managing and developing a staff.
• Proven ability to develop and maintain strong professional relationships with clients, colleagues and vendors.
• Ability to drive projects from conception to completion; strong project management experience.
• Background in consulting, marketing, advertising or integrated communication.

Responsibilities

• Day to day driver and quality manager of the Client Advice and Management team.
• Manages all communications in a timely manner, with no request going unnoticed.
• Contribute to and author client proposals, recommendations and points of view; leads, issues, and conducts weekly client meeting
• Build relationships with day to day leads on the client side, as well as with clients’ partner agencies
• Ensures communication of creative needs and coordinates with partner agency teams on timely delivery of assets for campaigns
• Responsible for ensuring all client financial stewardship, reporting, budget management, authorization and billing needs are met in a timely an accurate fashion
• Participate in all client briefings, and articulate client needs and objectives to the integrated Strategy, Communications Design and Partnership leads
• Apply a client lens to all areas of Initiative product, ensuring solutions developed are business‑appropriate and meet agreed‑upon KPIs
• Develop your client advice team through performance management and giving consistent feedback
• Actively drive and support the efforts of leadership and the integrated client team, including SBUs, to deliver brilliant work, best in class, integrated solutions, and flawless execution, contributing to positive client satisfaction scores

Skills

Marketing/Advertising/Media

Staff management

Client relationships

Project management

Consulting

Job description

We believe in the power of media to reshape our industry and orchestrate a brand’s entire consumer experience, by balancing both what unites people and what makes them different. When brands unite people in culture, they build Fame, and when brands connect individuals to their unique journeys, they build customer Flow. Initiative builds Fame & Flow for brands like Nike, Amazon, Merck, and T‑Mobile. Media responsibility is at the forefront of everything we do, whether it’s creating media plans that reflect the diversity of our communities, promote brand safety, and foster sustainability. Our agency celebrates diversity in an inclusive environment where all of our 6,000+ strong talent across 90+ markets feel seen, heard, and valued. Our vision is to create not only a better media company, but also a better media industry, and maybe even a better world.

We make a promise to our people that we double down on seeing, celebrating & elevating all the things that make you, uniquely you. And just as we do for our brands and clients, we connect our people to the journeys that matter in building a meaningful career.

There are four I’s in Initiative and these represent our core values and behaviors.

• INDIVID[YOU]ALITY – you bring your genuine and unique self to and into the work, every day.
• INSTINCT – you’re tuned in and armed with intelligence; you have a bias for action – shit happens when you’re around.
• IMPACT! – you care deeply about the impact you have on our clients, their customers, our community, the media landscape and our world at large.
• IMAGINATION – your ability to imagine and bring to life the ideas, solutions, and the future of Initiative, makes us THE create media agency in the world.

Position Summary

The Director, Client Advice and Management, supports the Group Director in their mission to deliver business‑appropriate, best‑in‑class solutions for Initiative clients. You partner with the integrated Initiative team and across Mediabrands SBUs to ensure brilliant strategy, design, flawless execution, and most importantly, delivery on KPIs and business results for your client.

You support the Group Director in day‑to‑day management of the client and the internal team. Your daily insights will keep your Group Director ahead of the game with your category expertise, status updates and proactive guidance. You have excellent knowledge of your clients’ business and are an authority on Initiative and the SBUs to your clients, colleagues and staff. You identify challenges and opportunities, both internally and externally, and seek solutions that achieve the client’s goals. The Director “makes the trains go” – and is accountable for ensuring everything is operating smoothly, accurately, and on deadline.

Responsibilities

• Day to day driver and quality manager of the Client Advice and Management team
• Manages all communications in a timely manner, with no request going unnoticed.
• Contribute to and author client proposals, recommendations and points of view; leads, issues, and conducts weekly client meeting
• Build relationships with day to day leads on the client side, as well as with clients’ partner agencies
• Ensures communication of creative needs and coordinates with partner agency teams on timely delivery of assets for campaigns
• Responsible for ensuring all client financial stewardship, reporting, budget management, authorization and billing needs are met in a timely an accurate fashion
• Participate in all client briefings, and articulate client needs and objectives to the integrated Strategy, Communications Design and Partnership leads
• Apply a client lens to all areas of Initiative product, ensuring solutions developed are business‑appropriate and meet agreed‑upon KPIs
• Develop your client advice team through performance management and giving consistent feedback
• Actively drive and support the efforts of leadership and the integrated client team, including SBUs, to deliver brilliant work, best in class, integrated solutions, and flawless execution, contributing to positive client satisfaction scores

Required Skills & Experience

• Experience in Marketing, Advertising or Media
• Experience leading, managing and developing a staff
• Proven ability to develop and maintain strong professional relationships with clients, colleagues and vendors
• Ability to drive projects from conception to completion; strong project management experience
• Background in consulting, marketing, advertising or integrated communication

Desired Skills & Experience

• 7+ years’ relevant experience with 4+ years’ management experience
• Strong leader, presenter and packager of opportunities
• Strong commercial acumen
• Prior experience working on a pharmceutical brand