Account Director - Performance Media

Cmg (Connective Media Group); Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 900 000 - 1 200 000; Full time

Job summary

A global performance marketing agency is seeking an Account Director to lead client strategies and teams. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience in digital agencies and a proven track record in paid media management. Responsibilities include translating client goals into actionable plans, managing team dynamics, and applying analytical insights to drive growth. This role offers competitive compensation and the flexibility of remote work.

Benefits

High accountability environment

Remote work flexibility

Supportive management

Competitive compensation

Opportunity for impact

Qualifications

• 8+ years in a digital agency, leading client accounts.
• Experience with GA, Google Ads, and Meta Ads.
• Proven success in regulated industries.

Responsibilities

• Translate client goals into marketing plans.
• Run agile meetings and keep teams accountable.
• Analyze performance data for strategic insights.
• Mentor team members and manage client relationships.

Skills

Agency experience

Paid media management

Data analysis

Team leadership

Communication skills

AI tool utilization

Tools

Google Ads

Meta Ads

Job description

CMG is a US-based performance marketing agency with a global workforce, specializing in the healthcare sector.

We help healthcare brands maximize ROI through data-driven strategies, precision targeting, and measurable results that fuel sustainable growth.

Agile, entrepreneurial, and results-obsessed, CMG combines deep healthcare knowledge with cutting-edge performance marketing to deliver impact where it matters most: driving client growth and measurable return on investment.

Your Role and Impact

As an Account Director, you'll sit at the epicenter of our client engagements—leading strategy, managing outcomes, and mentoring a small but mighty team.

You will be the person clients trust, internal teams count on, and performance revolves around.

Key Responsibilities

• Own Strategy: Translate client business goals into performance marketing plans that win.
• Manage the Work: Set the pace, run agile standups, and keep teams aligned and accountable.
• Lead the Relationship: Be the voice clients count on for clear guidance and smart recommendations.
• Think in Numbers: Analyze performance data, ask the right questions, and bring strategic insights.
• Talk on Your Feet: Whether it's presenting to a C‑suite or fielding an unexpected question, you're ready.
• Drive Growth: Spot new opportunities, pitch great ideas, and get buy‑in to execute.
• Mentor & Manage: Lead on clients and coordinate resources for those clients.
• Master the Details: Keep budgets, invoicing, forecasting, and documentation sharp and accurate.

Requirements

• Agency veteran: 8+ years in a digital agency, leading client accounts across paid media.
• Paid media fluency: Managed campaigns in Google Ads, Meta, and other major platforms.
• Platform savvy: In‑platform experience with GA, Google Ads, Meta Ads, and dashboards is second nature.
• Financial command: Comfortable owning budgets, forecasts, and client‑level profitability.
• Strategic chops: Proven success driving performance in highly regulated industries.
• Natural team leader: Comfortable leading a team with depth, heart and passion.
• Presentation‑ready: Confident communicator—written, visual, and verbal.
• Deeply Analytical: Lives in the numbers and makes decisions that move the needle.
• AI‑native: Applies AI tools like ChatGPT, Midjourney, or Perplexity to work smarter and faster.
• Detail‑obsessed: Never lets the small stuff slide and can juggle complex, high‑volume accounts without blinking.

Benefits

• High accountability, low ego environment
• Remote work (some flexibility on EST timezone)
• Supportive management and colleagues
• Competitive compensation
• Opportunity to make a real and lasting impact

Seniority level: Director

Employment type: Full‑time

Job function: Marketing and Sales