Weber Shandwick-posted about 1 month ago
$100,000 - $130,000/Yr
Full-time • Director
New York, NY

The Account Director, Paid Media, is a management position accountable for all aspects of assigned clients’ paid media programs. The Account Director is responsible for managing a team and developing, executing, and monitoring strategic and tactical cross-channel media plans for clients.

  • Successfully build, grow and “own” client relationships.
  • Understand their business and their needs and help them achieve their objectives, building a strong relationship and ultimately growing the business
  • Lead strategic and tactical planning activities.
  • Accountable for developing, implementing and maintaining media plans that deliver against client objectives and strategies
  • Evaluate recommendations and presentations before they are sent to the client, and maintain quality control on daily workflow and media team processes
  • Manage and be accountable for client budgets and timelines, oversee reports and client billing
  • Assist in the negotiation of media contracts and programs/opportunities to ensure maximum leverage is applied
  • Proactively investigate media opportunities and craft well-supported, articulate POVs to present to client
  • Keep abreast of media and industry trends that impact your client’s business
  • Manage and develop a team of direct reports.
  • Maintain the workload of your team, delegating tasks and responsibilities to ensure the most productive and effective use of each person’s skills, while motivating their interests and challenging them
  • Train direct reports in media and marketing disciplines as well as in the specifics of the client’s business and industry
  • Work closely with team to set brand strategies and develop media plans
  • Accurately, objectively and constructively evaluate performance of direct reports
  • Assist in training, mentoring, developing, and evaluating existing team members, as well as interviewing and hiring new team members
  • Foster an environment which encourages intelligent risk taking, innovation and creativity
  • Exhibit ambition by driving agency thought leadership and new business
  • Actively participate in new business pitches
  • Help own the financial aspects of your team – profitability by client, staffing needs, etc.
  • Partner with Media and Finance operations as it relates to media billing
  • Assist VP with media operations process and compliance of team members
  • 8+ years of paid media experience with strong client and team leadership qualities, preferably with some experience in healthcare and pharmaceuticals
  • Experience planning and buying across online and offline media channels
  • Strong analytical skills and understanding of KPI’s and attribution
  • Experience working with Google Campaign Manager or other relevant 3rd Party Ad Servers
  • Experience working with media management tools (e.g. Mediaocean)
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k (with employer match)
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Juice Money - $60 monthly reimbursement to be used towards purchases that nourish your health, mind, body, and soul
  • MyDays – Flexible holiday schedules
  • Short-Term Disability
  • Paid Employee Family Leave
  • Family Building Benefit
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