Account Director - Brooklyn, United States - PDX

Description

Job Description

The Account Director is a leader who owns a large client relationship, or several small pieces of business.

Internally, the responsibility to grow the account organically lies with the Director, who identifies opportunities and sells new programs and services.

Role includes being the key point of contact and leader of client relationships, and includes intimate understanding of the client's business, competition, organization, people, and politics.

A Director leads, manages, and mentors junior team members. This role may also include contributing to net new business opportunities for the agency.


Responsibilities:

Ensure the health of the pieces of business to which you are assigned (client satisfaction and profitability to agency via margin), uncovering opportunities and growing business through thought leadership, client/category expertise and consistent delivery of good work.

Provide strategic POV about work from inception to implementation to determine if it delivers on the objectives and strategy set forth initially.

Lead the development of Input Briefs for major initiatives.

Spearhead integration/collaboration efforts with the wide range of partner agencies (including traditional, PR and activation agencies) to ensure that the agencyis working as a collaborative, proactive agency partner.

Create and manage development of client presentations for new initiatives with cross-functional experts and present in conjunction with VP Account Director and other team leads.

Collaborate with project management team on statement of work, scope, proposal and estimate development for upcoming work.