Group Account Director

David&Goliath•El Segundo, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

David&Goliath is a collaborative, empathetic, and team-oriented agency guided by a purpose of inspiring people and brands to take on challenges and create lasting impact. The Group Account Director oversees all aspects of the national Kia account and reports directly to the Managing Director. The role is responsible for the health of the agency’s relationship with Kia US, working with Kia clients, partner agencies, and internal departments to ensure strategic, monetary, and creative integration across national communications. It maintains frequent dialogue with Kia national managers and communicates updates to larger teams. The Group Account Director leads the internal account team and oversees the growth of Account Directors through training and insights that strengthen thought leadership. The position oversees National, Sponsorships, and Digital communications and coordinates with the Dealer Marketing Group (DMG/retail) to identify efficiencies. It calls for experience managing highly visible, complex, integrated campaigns from start to finish, evaluating results, and identifying opportunities and learnings in campaign wrap-up reports. Managing multiple partner-agency relationships is also a significant part of the role. The position is based in Los Angeles, California, and requires working onsite in the D&G office three days per week—Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday—with flexibility to travel to client offices and oversee on-set productions when needed. There is no relocation budget. The stated base salary is up to $200,000–$240,000, plus bonus and benefits.

Requirements

12+ years of global advertising experience; automotive experience is a plus.
Experience supervising a staff of 10 or more people on a high-volume, fast-paced account with many moving parts.
Proficiency and thoughtfulness in managing multiple projects or workstreams simultaneously.
Strong interpersonal skills to build and foster relationships and mentor staff ranging from Account Directors to interns.
Ability to build and enforce processes and manage workflow and resources internally.
Strategic capability and ability to work collaboratively with executive management.
Experience providing an understanding of advertising, marketing, creative, production, research, direct marketing, agency, finance, and digital.
Ability to work onsite in the D&G office Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, with flexibility to travel to client offices and oversee on-set productions when needed.

Nice To Haves

Automotive advertising experience.

Responsibilities

Oversee all aspects of the national Kia account and maintain the health of the agency’s relationship with Kia US.
Work with Kia clients, partner agencies, and internal departments to ensure strategic, monetary, and creative integration across national communications.
Maintain frequent, meaningful dialogue with Kia national managers and communicate updates to larger teams.
Oversee and manage the growth of Account Directors by providing training and insights that strengthen team thought leadership.
Provide internal account team leadership, inspiration, and initiative, while generating ideas to improve internal processes and address client business needs.
Develop and defend budget recommendations and identify KPIs and measurements to provide quality, profitable service to Kia.
Manage client relationships and help resolve functional conflicts.
Oversee National, Sponsorships, and Digital communications.
Coordinate with the Dealer Marketing Group (DMG/retail) to identify efficiencies.
Manage complex, integrated campaigns from start to finish; evaluate results and identify opportunities and learnings for campaign wrap-up reports.
Manage multiple partner-agency relationships.
Build and enforce processes and manage internal workflow and resources to support seamless integration with clients and agency partners.
Travel to client offices and oversee on-set productions when needed.