Droga5 Account Director

Accenture • New York, NY

3d • $80,400 - $224,600 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Account Director is the day-to-day lead of the team, the work and oversees the process at scale, while also serving as strategic partner to the day-to-day and senior clients. The Account Director works closely with the Account, Strategy and Creative leads on the business to set the tone and pace of a business and helps to ensure that both vision and tone are understood and reflected by everyone on the team.

Requirements

• Minimum of 7 years of client management experience or similar experience

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field, or equivalent training and/or experience
• Experience working in or with an advertising agency
• Leadership/management experience
• Advanced knowledge of key business tools: Google Slides, Microsoft software
• Familiarity with accounting/math principles
• Strong client-service orientation and ability to handle and resolve issues and formulate new business opportunities
• Flexible to evolving responsibilities and last-minute changes
• Influential and effective leadership skills
• Flexibility to travel when needed

Responsibilities

• Drive the client relationship by knowing their organization and business inside and out, act as their trusted partner and lead daily contact
• Express strong input on strategy and a clear point of view on creative work and clearly articulate the agency’s position and point of view during client presentations
• Provide guidance and training to the rest of the account team
• Motivate the client, the agency and the team to develop the best work, and foster an environment where everyone feels supported and brave about ideas
• Articulate macro business context and agency ambition and mobilize the team to deliver on it
• Partner with senior day-to-day clients’ and serve as their trusted voice
• Strategize and architect the agency’s best approach to situations, thinking several steps ahead and considering all the potential repercussions
• Manage divergent opinions with confidence—internally and externally—creating an aligned path forward
• Manage staffing allocations and flighting to ensure team and agency are set up for success while working efficiently and profitably
• Build staff plans and fee proposals and provide input on annual statements of work with an informed point of view
• Lead meetings with clarity and direction of purpose, and confidently guide the conversation to desired outcome

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage
• a 401(k) plan
• bonus opportunities
• paid holidays
• paid time off

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree