Director, Brand Leadership

The job overview for this role is that the Director is a trusted advisor who understands the client's business and brings their marketing expertise to provide strategic insights. They are responsible for setting priorities, inspiring the team, and identifying areas of success. The ideal candidate is skilled in building an inclusive team culture, navigating challenging situations, and handling difficult conversations. They collaborate closely with each department, respect the expertise of team members, and combine Barkley's offerings with client expertise to drive the business forward. The Director sets a clear purpose and action plan for the team, fosters a passion for creative ideas, and inspires the team to create work that builds whole brands.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to clients, understanding their business and providing strategic marketing expertise
• Connect client's business with the agency's brand of marketing expertise
• Act as the client's "first phone call" for any needs or concerns
• Bring deep client knowledge to the Barkley team to set priorities and inspire success
• Proactively manage the right team to deliver work and identify opportunities for organic growth
• Create an inclusive team culture that empowers direct reports and galvanizes the cross-agency team
• Navigate challenging situations and handle difficult conversations artfully
• Respect the expertise of each team member and the importance of each role in the client relationship
• Become an expert in all that Barkley has to offer and combine it with client expertise to form the ideal path forward for the business
• Share and communicate a vision for brave work, setting a clear purpose and action plan for the team
• Passionately pursue creative ideas, pushing beyond expectations to build whole brands
• Lead the core team decisively and critically, being highly responsive
• Manage client relationships expertly
• Proactively voice client needs and take action accordingly
• Share strategic thought leadership tied to client business, industry, and marketing trends
• Inspire the cross-agency team
• Apply the agency's whole brand offering to drive organic growth
• Run independently, escalating when necessary
• Delegate tasks to the team
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• Expert client relationship management
• Proactively voices client needs and activates against them
• Shares POV and leads team based on strategic thought leadership tied to client business, industry, marketing, and what's next
• Inspires cross-agency team
• Applies whole brand offering for organic growth
• Runs independently and escalates when needed
• Makes brave work
• Delegates to team
• Manages di

• Expert client relationship management
• Proactive voice for client needs
• Strategic thought leadership tied to client business, industry, and marketing
• Inspiring cross-agency team
• Whole brand offering for organic growth
• Delegation of tasks to team
• Management of direct reports and their personal growth
• Experience building and executing strategic business plans
• Experience building and executing growth marketing plans
• Experience inspiring, delivering, and selling great creative
• Experience mentoring, developing, and promoting talent
• Experience operationalizing and expanding contracts
• Experience developing work scopes and staffing plans
• Experience budgeting, forecasting, and reporting revenue
• Barkley's commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging
• Formal DEI+B program
• Employee Resource Groups
• Director of Diversity leadership
• Agency commitment to The Brand Lab