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Account Director
RR Donnelley
Westlake, OH, United States
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Position Description
The Precision Dialogue Marketing Account Director is responsible for leading and building an account team, accountable for client P&L, relationship building, marketing strategy, campaign development and management. The ideal candidate is a highly passionate, collaborative, results oriented leader. They “own” assigned client relationships at a senior client/management level. The Account Director is specifically charged with deepening and strengthening Precision Dialogue’s relationships with clients through strategic insights and guidance. The Account Director also possesses the ability to direct and interpret data analysis to drive recommendations.
Required Skills:
Position Objectives
• Act as the client lead or supervising manager, direct and coordinate Precision Dialogue resources to meet client needs
• Maintain and when possible grow client relationships serving as the senior agency account contact or in limited cases the day-to-day “point” for existing clients. Develop multi-tiered agency-client relationships and ties
• Leverage experience and skills to enhance Precision Dialogue’s account management processes (e.g., traffic, production, billing, campaign management, etc.)
• Have a mentor attitude: responsible for building, managing and training support team of account managers, assistants and coordinators within department to improve performance and professional development
• Foster teamwork and “whatever it takes” to get it done attitude in a constructive environment
Primary Responsibilities
• Help Precision Dialogue meet or exceed client expectations through effective project management and coordination of Precision Dialogue resources
• Perform in the supervisory or lead client liaison role as situation dictates. In either case, work with clients to uncover business needs and objectives, craft appropriate strategies, and identify/implement Precision Dialogue solutions to help achieve client goals
• Supervise (or if needed provide) project management for direct marketing, analytic, interactive, and/or technology driven assignments
• Provide leadership, mentoring and guidance for all Precision Dialogue account managers in an effort to help them grow professionally and be more successful. Lead annual performance reviews for account team members assigned to your group
• Preserve Precision Dialogue profit margin through effective client management and efficient/prudent use of Precision Dialogue resources
• Grow Precision Dialogue business within current clients by identifying opportunities to solve client needs
• Become knowledgeable with the breadth and depth of Precision Dialogue solutions. Gain a strong understanding of database marketing and analytic approaches that under-pin Precision Dialogue’s core client solutions
Secondary Responsibilities
• Support Precision Dialogue new business process and sales team on an as needed basis – including identifying appropriate Precision Dialogue solution/approach as well as crafting and delivering presentation materials
• Ongoing: spearhead the continued development of enhanced / more formalized Precision Dialogue account management processes and structure
Additional Responsibilities
• Fit the Precision Dialogue culture: honesty; hard work; team-focused; collegial
• Gain “working knowledge” of technologies required to keep Precision Dialogue “leading-edge”
• Travel as necessary
Qualifications
• Demonstrated ability to successfully manage and/or supervise all the activity needed by internal Precision Dialogue resources to deliver effective client solutions on time and on budget
• Experience (minimum 8 years) as marketing professional with significant experience within at least one of Precision Dialogue core service areas (Database Marketing/Analytics, Campaign Management/Direct Marketing, Interactive/Email Marketing)
• Demonstrated track record of client relationship development and service
• Proven experience in managing teams working cross-functionally within an organization
• Demonstrated ability to engender client loyalty and confidence. Demonstrated ability to create and implement strategic marketing thoughts and plans. Function as a solutions architect to solve client marketing and business needs
• Ability to increase business from existing clients through the identification of new sales opportunities
• Ability to help solve internal Precision Dialogue process, structure, or business challenges
• Ability to support Precision Dialogue new business efforts -- including leading written RFI/RFP response as well as present Precision Dialogue capabilities and service offerings
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal, presentation, and written communication skills
• Undergraduate business degree required, Masters preferred