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Account Director
Wunderman
Irvine, CA, United States
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Overview
Leads the day-to-day management of the account assignments and has ultimate responsibility for development and maintenance of strong client relationships. Takes a consultative approach with clients assessing needs and making sound, strategic receommendations to enhance clents business objectives. Assesses all concept and creative development for client assignments and is responsible for adherence to overall brand strategy. Accountable for well-managed, timely production and specifically for budget adherence. Serves as a mentor to direct reporting staff and owns the responsibility to contribute to the growth and development of business.
Responsibilities
• Oversee day-to-day agency performance and agency/client relationship
• Create growth strategies, concepts and business development blueprints for client value
• Become a subject matter expert in client’s field and speaking clearly to the competitive landscape, products, services, trends and brand positions within the client’s business
• Be pro-active in assessing client needs and demands and delivering added value to the client wherever possible
• Provide clear instruction as to the goals and objectives through any campaign or creative endeavor with specific guidance and performance measures
• Serve as Agency champion to pull integrated activities together for moving the client’s business through production to launch
• Develop and grow client relationships across key stakeholders
• Generate and review employee generated project briefs to inspire and guide creative development
• Assess and recommend tactics and strategies for building efficiencies, streamlining operations and enhancing the value of agency to the client
• Direct the Account Team in the performance of their operating responsibilities Mentoring and growing talent
• Accountable for on-time, on-budget completion of all group projects and the reporting of budget status to clients. Building budgets and assuring compliance of records integrity and agency policy guidelines
• Build a cohesive team across departments, disciplines and agency offices where relevant. Leading a collaborative effort to create unified services, communications, marketing materials and value to the client
• Mentor and grow direct reports to be stronger strategically, tactically and interpersonally
• May include other duties as assigned
Qualifications
• Bachelors Degree in Advertising/Marketing/Business or related field; MBA a plus
• Minimum eight (8) years account management experience
• Eperience with CRM/loyalty programs
• Strong direct marketing experience, both on and offline
• Strategic thinking balanced with ability to make decisions and recommend actionable strategy
• Ability to lead and communicate effectively with cross functional teams
• Organized, analytical, persuasive, inspirational, well-developed interpersonal skills
• Self-confident, flexible yet takes and defends positions
• Effective oral presenter
• Clear, concise business writer
• Good evaluator of advertising and marketing solutions
• Ability to develop strong client relationship
Wunderman is Creatively Driven. Data Inspired. A leading global digital agency, Wunderman combines creativity and data into work that inspires people to take action and delivers results for brands. In 2015, industry analysts named Wunderman a leader in marketing database operations as well as a strong performer in customer engagement strategy. Headquartered in New York, the agency brings together 7,000 creatives, data scientists, strategists and technologists in 175 offices in 60 markets. Wunderman is a WPP company (NASDAQ: WPPGY). For more information, please visit www.wunderman.com and follow us @Wunderman.