Senior Account Director — Strategy & Growth

Digitas North America; Birmingham (MI); On-site; USD 97,000 - 133,000; Full time

Job summary

Digitas North America is seeking a whip-smart Account Director who can stun our clients with leadership, creativity, vision, and eloquence. Sounds like you? Read on.

We’re looking for a whip-smart Account Director who can stun our clients with leadership, creativity, vision, and eloquence. You’ll partner with clients, lead cross-capability teams, and drive data-informed strategy to deliver measurable results.

Qualifications

• Marketing strategy and client relationship management experience.
• Budget management and resource planning proven.
• Analytical and strategic thinking.
• Time management and organization.
• Project and performance management.
• Communication and presentation skills.
• Budget management and resource planning.
• AI tools familiarity (ChatGPT, etc).

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

Marketing strategy

Client relationship management

Leadership

Presentation skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Project management

Budget management

AI tools awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

MBA preferred

Job description

Digitas North America is seeking a whip-smart Account Director who can stun our clients with leadership, creativity, vision, and eloquence. Sounds like you? Read on.

We’re looking for a whip-smart Account Director who can stun our clients with leadership, creativity, vision, and eloquence. You’ll partner with clients, lead cross-capability teams, and drive data-informed strategy to deliver measurable results.