Senior Group Account Director — Bilingual EN/KR

Cheil USA; Plano (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Cheil USA in Dallas seeks a Group Account Director (English/Korean) to lead multi-disciplinary client teams and drive strategic, integrated marketing initiatives across online and offline touchpoints.

The role requires deep cross-cultural leadership, a track record of managing Korean-centered client portfolios, and the ability to partner with agency leadership to expand the business while delivering exceptional client outcomes.

Qualifications

• Fluent in Korean and Korean business culture.
• Bachelor’s Degree in advertising, marketing, strategic communication or a related field.
• 15+ years integrated advertising agency experience or combination of agency and in-house preferred.
• 10+ years supervisory experience and 5+ years as the leader of client business, leading social media and influencer work.
• A great communicator (written and oral) in Korean and English with experience presenting to C-Suite executives.
• Able to travel to meet business needs (approx.15-20%).
• Experience managing large-scale integrated campaigns and content production, including broadcast/digital, social, email, video production, photo shoots, and audio recording sessions.
• Must be local or willing to relocate to work in a hybrid office environment with 2 days minimum in office.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and road-map for the business that integrates all disciplines, including strategy, creative, media, production and analytics.
• Command complete ownership and accountability for assigned lines of business and relationships with clients and agency team at all levels.
• Encourage a positive, professional environment that supports the clients, management, teammates and the work.
• Sets a standard of excellence through coaching and mentorship that develops strong, motivated internal teams.
• Spot challenges in the distance and know when to bring in agency leadership and offer solutions to help them troubleshoot.
• Positively lead and foster a spirit of healthy debate and dialog in service of the work.
• Demonstrates an expertise in meeting client’s objectives across a variety of industries and tactics including campaign, social media, influencer, experiential and digital conversion touchpoints.
• Is inherently curious and eager to learn and try new approaches or tactics.
• Build strong relationships with senior clients, having the ability to have tough conversations, while ensuring the health of the account is strong.
• Demonstrate strong supervisory, delegation, and escalation judgement skills.
• Identify opportunities and grow billings within assigned lines of business, and seek opportunities to deliver break-through work that’s on-brand and on strategy

Skills

Bilingual English/Korean

Executive leadership

Strategic communications

Client partnership

Cross-cultural liaison

C-Suite communication

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Advertising/Marketing

Job description

Cheil USA in Dallas seeks a Group Account Director (English/Korean) to lead multi-disciplinary client teams and drive strategic, integrated marketing initiatives across online and offline touchpoints.

The role requires deep cross-cultural leadership, a track record of managing Korean-centered client portfolios, and the ability to partner with agency leadership to expand the business while delivering exceptional client outcomes.