Account Director

Job Summary:

The Account Director is responsible in helping Business Leaders by spearheading key projects for brands within the business group-accounts, creative and planning partners.

The Account Director shall ensure that all requirements and processes are accomplished and complied to in all assigned projects and brands. He/She shall work with the Business Lead and cross-functional teams in achieving targets and deliverables and ensure that day-to-day operational requirements are smooth and glitch free.

The Account Director should be passionate about finding ways to grow brand partners and must have a good understanding of the organization's available products. Should be hands-on, creative, detail-oriented, analytical and highly motivated.

Responsibilities:

• Lead projects from client brief to final requirement delivery, execution and monitoring.
• Ensure that correct materials are delivered, and that the mandatory requirements of the projects are complied with guaranteeing quality assurance.
• Ensure timely billing of the project
• Lead a working process that is efficient, profitable and consistently delivers products that exceed client expectations.
• Collaborate with internal cross-functional teams in the development of solutions to client problems.
• Contribute to the identification of incremental projects, new portfolio assignments and new business.

Skills and Competencies:

Business Leadership

• Revenue Growth
• Existing and renewing Clients
• Pricing
• Proposals

Client Leadership

• Knowledge of the client business
• Relationship Management

Product Leadership

• Output
• Consumer Experience
• Offline/Online Knowledge & Updating
• Famous and note-worthy campaigns

Operational Leadership

• Forecasting and Phasing
• Accounts Receivables
• OI Target Achievement

People Leadership

• Succession Planning
• Performance Reviews

Qualifications:

• 3 to 5 years of experience in Advertising or Marketing; Experience in the ad agency industry is preferred but not required.
• With experience through the line including ATL and Digital.
• Demonstrated ability to grow accounts and build client relationships.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Experience in managing people and teams.