Senior Automotive Client Partner & Strategy Lead

IW Group; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

IW Group, the leading multicultural advertising and marketing agency, seeks a Client Partner (Account Director) to guide integrated campaigns for a key automotive account. You will balance client needs, creative ambition, culture, timelines, budgets, and outcomes while leading a talented team.

The role emphasizes strategic thinking, senior client leadership, and collaboration across strategy, creative, media, and production to deliver culturally relevant, measurable results.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 7+ years of account management experience in advertising or marketing.
• Automotive account experience is required and preferred.
• Experience leading integrated campaigns across strategy, creative, media, social, and experiential.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain trusted client relationships as the strategic partner and main point of contact.
• Lead integrated campaigns from briefing through launch and measurement.
• Manage budgets, scopes, timelines, and multi-workstream delivery.
• Provide clear guidance to junior team members and coordinate with cross-functional teams.
• Identify opportunities for account growth and proactive problem-solving.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Executive relationship management

Automotive marketing

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Client leadership

Communication & presentation

AI-enabled productivity tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Advertising, Marketing, Communications, Business, or related field

Job description

IW Group, the leading multicultural advertising and marketing agency, seeks a Client Partner (Account Director) to guide integrated campaigns for a key automotive account. You will balance client needs, creative ambition, culture, timelines, budgets, and outcomes while leading a talented team.

The role emphasizes strategic thinking, senior client leadership, and collaboration across strategy, creative, media, and production to deliver culturally relevant, measurable results.