Account Director

ZEALOT•Los Angeles, CA

11d•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced print professional with a strong background in entertainment advertising to join our team as Account Director. This role serves in a leadership capacity, assisting the Head of Print in building and managing strong client relationships and overseeing projects efficiently. The ideal candidate will have agency or client-side experience and extensive knowledge of the entertainment industry from a print perspective, with a proven track record of successful project management. Responsibilities include collaborating with colleagues, managing internal processes to meet client deadlines, and acting as the primary day-to-day contact for client service activities. The role also involves offering strategic insights, guiding clients toward optimal marketing objectives, and growing client accounts. Collaboration with designers, art directors, finishers, and other agency departments is crucial to ensure clear direction and successful deliverable production. The position requires attending off-site meetings, participating in various internal meetings (AE, production, account team), and contributing to client needs strategically through ideation and brainstorming. Collecting hour estimates for pricing purposes is also part of the role.

Requirements

Minimum 5 years of experience producing print jobs – both as a client-facing professional and project manager – preferably in the entertainment advertising niche
Proven track record and desire to handle multiple projects with innumerable client changes, while maintaining a calm demeanor
Ability to wrangle graphic designers, art directors, finishers and clients to meet deadlines
Demonstrated mastery of managing OOH pieces such as posters, billboards, bus wraps, subway signs, press kits, etc.
Possesses natural ability to engage clients both personally and professionally
Retains loyal, stable client relationships
Capacity to handle a wide variety of tasks and assignments in a dynamic, fast paced work environment
Demonstrates intellectual curiosity and the desire to introduce clients to potential new strategies and solutions that will positively impact their business
Exhibits excellent communication skills, both orally and in written form
Effectively presents information in both one-on-one and group situations to clients and other employees of the agency
Flexibility, responsiveness and the capability to ''think on their feet''
Demonstrates ability to manage other Account Team members when needed
Must be proficient in MS office

Nice To Haves

General familiarity with Photoshop, basic Flash, and InDesign process is a plus

Responsibilities

Grows existing client relationships and generates new client relationships in concert with Creative Directors and Head of Print
Serves as the primary day-to-day contact for assigned client service activities and establishes credible business relationships with clients
Responsible for delivering print marketing services to each client in a timely manner and within the scope of the agreement; including all relevant SOWs, Schedules, POR's and Billing
Offers strategic insight to each client, guiding them toward the optimal tactical execution that meets their specific marketing objectives, while actively seeking opportunities to grow client account business
Works closely with designers, art/creative directors, finishers, and other divisions of the department, as well as other departments within the agency, to ensure that directions provided is clear and sufficient in order to produce the desired deliverables for each client
Provides support and direction to team members on client communication when required
Attends off site meetings to represent the department and the project team
Engages in weekly AE meetings to cover billing and new business planning and projections, Daily Production check-ins, and the weekly Account Team meeting
Attends daily production meetings to touch base on project progress
Participates to solve client needs strategically-which includes participation in ideation and brainstorms where needed
Collects hours estimates from development and creative for pricing purposes