Account Director – Marketing & Advertising Agency – US – $90,000 – $125,000

Company Overview

A full-service marketing technology and advertising agency. They have been in business for 20 years. Initially, they provided a mix of media, creative, UX, and strategic services to their clients and over the last several years, they have developed deeper analytics, data visualization, strategic consulting, financial modelling, customer experience, MarTech, and Customer Data Platform (CDPs) services.

They work in a truly consultative fashion with their clients and their successful campaigns are guided by a deep understanding of the client’s business and rooted in research. Clients include hugely popular names such as Walmart, McDonalds, NBA and Nascar amongst others.

Responsibilities:

• Day-to-day interface between clients and the agency
• Managing several complex, larger client accounts in varying industries
• Leading the development of advertising strategies; media plans; MarTech solutions; and solutions to creative, logistical, and technical problems
• Building a strong working and personal relationship with client POCs and their management
• Growing clients’ businesses by identifying opportunities, presenting to client, gaining client approval
• Being the expert on clients’ businesses and their industries and sharing this knowledge with junior team members
• Overseeing client budgets and forecasts
• Supervising reporting needs based on client “business questions” and the creative use of data to answer said questions.
• Specifying exactly what types of custom reports you believe a client should see and working with our analytics and data visualization teams to develop and provide deep insight and feedback on client custom reports
• Managing vendor relationships
• Foreseeing client problems before they happen and providing insights to team on how to head them off
• Ensuring client is receiving all agreed-upon services – on time and within budget
• Overseeing quality of all work provided to client ensuring it is staying on brand and within guidelines
• Providing feedback to client as well as direction and material to ensure they maintain their brand internally
• Expertly presenting complex ideas and concepts to clients in formal and informal settings
• Fostering a productive and empowering working relationship with all team members working on client accounts
• Providing guidance to, and being a mentor for, the junior staff on assigned accounts
• Actively recruiting new agency clients

Skills/Experience:

• 3-5 years or more of account management experience
• A bachelor’s in marketing, business, or a related discipline (MBA is a definite plus but not required)
• Extensive understanding of complex business concepts and how marketing efforts should support clients’ strategic goals
• Ability to manipulate data and uncover strategic insights within client sales and operational data
• Ability to form insights related to client reporting and deliver said insights to the client
• A strong personality that will be immediately perceived by clients as providing leadership
• Proven ability to manage complex multiple clients and expertly set client expectations
• Ability to foresee challenges/issues with client accounts before they happen and propose solutions
• Proven ability to build relationships with internal account team members to create a productive, collaborative work environment for your client account teams
• Ability to identify potential new clients to the organization

Competitive Package

Up to $125,000 with benefits including 401k, Medical, Dental, Vision, Unlimited PTO. Salary is dependent on location, skills and years of experience.

How do I apply?

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Who are Digital Republic?

Digital Republic Recruitment has been created with the sole purpose of delivering dedicated web and digital analytics recruitment solutions across the UK, Germany and US. The Republic aims to use our in-depth web and digital analytics expertise to provide an unparalleled experience to anyone doing business with our passionate and motivated people. You can also find out more on Twitter and LinkedIn