Group Account Director
About The Position
David&Goliath is seeking a dynamic Group Account Director with strong strategic, client management, and creative instincts. This role involves leading a portion of the integrated team, collaborating closely with other Account Directors on projects and team oversight. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced work environment and champions creative with clients to ensure successful campaigns that meet business objectives. The agency's philosophy is to be brave, inspire people and brands to take on their goliaths, and create lasting impact. They are looking for individuals who believe purpose is a way of life and who are ready to achieve the unthinkable together. David&Goliath fosters a collaborative, empathetic, and team-oriented culture.
Requirements
- 12+ years account management experience in an agency environment or equivalent client-side marketing experience.
- 8-10+ years experience working on integrated marketing campaigns with extensive production experience.
- Strong strategic, client management, and creative instincts.
- Ability to lead a portion of the integrated team and collaborate with other Account Directors.
- Thrives in a fast-paced work environment.
- Ability to champion creative with clients to ensure successful campaigns that meet business objectives.
- Video submission link (1 min. max) showing bravery.
Responsibilities
- Understands the client’s business, key contacts, organization structures, processes, and business plans.
- Anticipates client needs, identifies solutions, and acts in the client’s best interest to increase the value of service.
- Sets client expectations and ensures timely and on-target deliverables throughout the project lifecycle.
- Oversees timelines, client feedback, and communication flows.
- Manages budgets, oversees scope, ensures profitable delivery of services, and client satisfaction.
- Integrates with account teams to ensure consistent branding.
- Demonstrates passion for fast-paced creative & production-heavy accounts.
- Understands the marketing landscape & aligns innovative tactics with client objectives.
- Develops sound strategies across deliverables (TV, print, OOH, brochures, digital, web, social) & mobile platforms given target, brand, and competitive insights.
- Maintains thought leadership, watches trends, and applies thinking towards client ROI.
- Understands branding and integrated marketing principles.
- Analyzes campaign data and draws actionable insights to optimize results.
- Leads brainstorms, contributes Big Ideas, and collaborates with internal team members.
- Represents the agency in cross-agency partner meetings as a thought leader, garnering action from partner agencies as needed.
- Develops client relationships & identifies opportunities to add value to client’s business.
- Develops proposals and presents ideas and plans.
- Establishes meaningful measures of the agency’s impact on the client’s business.
- Mentors team and promotes growth opportunities to retain employees.
Benefits
- Bonus
- Benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
