Vice President Account Director

Publicis Groupe ANZ; Birmingham (MI); On-site; USD 121,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental

Vision

Disability

401K

Parental and family care leave

Family forming assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible time off

Job summary

Digitas, a networked experience agency, seeks a VP/Account Director to strengthen client relationships and bring powerful ideas to life from our U.S. network. You will partner with senior leadership on strategy, manage budgets, and guide teams across digital marketing disciplines.

The role requires deep industry knowledge, strong storytelling, and the ability to travel as needed. Four-year college and MBA, plus 10–12 years in integrated marketing, are preferred.

Qualifications

• Four years of college education, MBA degree, and 10 to 12 years of experience (ideally at a creative agency), including four years of leadership experience in integrated marketing and client relationship management with a digital scope.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking; reads data and clients with EQ as well as IQ.
• Excellent communication and presentation abilities; articulate, engaging and effective.

Responsibilities

• Manage client relationships and partner with senior leadership on high-level strategy.
• Sell new project ideas aligned with client goals for customers and brands.
• Own financials for clients: forecasts, budgets, and investments, ensuring mutual understanding.
• Develop team members through coaching, training, and constructive feedback.
• Travel as needed to support clients and opportunities.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical skills

Communication

Time management

Project management

Budget management

AI tools familiarity

Education

MBA degree

College degree

10–12 years marketing leadership

Tools

ChatGPT

Google Gemini

DALL·E

Midjourney

Job description

Company description

Digitas is the Networked Experience Agency, built on the vision that we create magnetic experiences that earn the right for brands to exist in human networks. Today, and tomorrow. We deliver Networked Experiences by leveraging comprehensive data, technology, creative, media and strategy capabilities. Digitas delivers ambitious outcomes via unique solutions that include Creative Experiences, Integrated Media, Addressable Relationships, Social Marketing and Total Commerce. Celebrated by AdAge as Data and Insights Agency of the Year, U.S Campaign’s Brand Experience Agency of the Year, Media Network of the Year and celebrated by Forrester and Gartner, Digitas serves the world’s leading brands through a global network comprised of more than 5,500 employees across over 65 offices in 43 countries.

The Digitas culture is made up of fearless, inventive and generous Unicorns of all kinds.

Overview

We’re looking for a whip-smart VP/Account Director who can consistently strengthen client relationships and bring powerful ideas and insights to life. If you’ve got the goods and you’re up for the challenge, read on.

Responsibilities

You’ll manage client relationships, partner with senior leadership on high-level strategy, and use their deep web knowledge to ensure strategic deliverables. Day to day, your role includes:

• Eloquently articulating our views on digital business philosophies, keeping clients up to date on industry context
• Selling new project ideas that align with client goals, both customer and brand
• Maintaining a strong understanding of changes in the client’s industry and how customer needs are adapting
• Continually inspiring clients with strong storytelling skills - you’re engaging, thoughtful, and compelling
• Partnering with clients and capability partners to build active brands
• Owning the financials for clients, including forecasts, budgets, and investments - ensuring that key financial responsibilities are mutually understood and agreed upon
• Developing team members by coaching, training, and identifying areas for growth - you’ll offer direct and consistent feedback and encourage your team to learn from mistakes
• Willingness to travel as needed - you’re open to new places, new faces, and new ideas

Qualifications

We’re looking for a talented VP/Account Director with impressive work experience, which typically includes:

• Four years of college education, MBA degree, and 10 to 12 years of experience (ideally at a creative agency), including four years of leadership experience in integrated marketing and client relationship management with a digital scope
• Superior analytical skills and strategic thinking - you’re strong on both IQ and EQ, as adept at reading data as you are at reading clients
• Superb communication and presentation skills - you’re articulate, straightforward, engaging, and effective
• Effective time-management, impeccable organization, and the flexibility to adapt quickly to changes
• Proven project management and performance management skills - you’re known for your ability to coach and develop talent, inspire and drive change, and bring varied groups together to collaborate effectively
• Demonstrated budget management and resource planning experience
• Familiarity with prompt-based interaction and commonly used generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Google Gemini, DALL·E, Midjourney) is a plus, especially for tasks like ideation, research, or content generation.

Additional information

Our Publicis Groupe motto "Viva La Différence" means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive.

• medical coverage
• dental
• vision
• disability
• 401K
• parental and family care leave
• family forming assistance
• tuition reimbursement
• flexible time off

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact [e-mail].

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation Range: USD $121,315.00 - USD $166,000.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 10/1/2026.