Account Director

Starcom Mediavest Group Germany Gmbh

$97K — $155K *
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in digital project management within an agency context
  • Strong expertise in Agile methodologies, especially SCRUM
  • Proficient in email and social media marketing tactics
  • Knowledge of Salesforce and Adobe marketing platforms
  • Bachelor's degree required; MBA or Master's preferred
  • Experience in healthcare communications is a plus
  • Demonstrated ability to provide clear guidance to junior staff

Responsibilities

  • Drive project processes and manage tactical plans effectively
  • Forecast and monitor client budgets, ensuring accurate expense tracking
  • Proactively identify and resolve operational issues before they escalate
  • Lead team adherence to agency processes and ensure alignment with objectives
  • Analyze competitive data and market trends to inform strategic decisions
  • Develop and execute marketing communications plans and creative briefs
  • Communicate client updates and key initiatives to the team promptly

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Disability and parental leave
  • 401K plan with matching
  • Tuition reimbursement for professional development
  • Flexible time off supporting work-life balance
  • Family forming assistance ensuring inclusive support
Full Job Description
Job Description

Previous Experience Needed

Knowledge and understanding working in Agile, a familiarity of SCRUM, sprints, sprint planning and retrospectives

Manage digital projects with a expertise in website development and technology solutions

Understanding and/or familiarity with Salesforce and Adobe marketing platforms

Development and production of modular content and deployment in the U.S. and abroad

Email marketing experience and expertise

Social media marketing end-to-end experience

Digital Agency experience

Agency Operations

Drives the process and details, and leads tactical plans. Forecasts budgets.

Finances: Develops and administers clients' budgets based on accurate estimating and tracking of hours, out-of-pocket expenses, and reconciliation against estimates. Raises client awareness as to when changes in client direction affect estimates. Thorough knowledge of contract and its implications.

Sound decision making regarding hours dedicated to jobs, what to prioritize. Thorough knowledge of all basic financial tools necessary to account management

Trouble shoot: Solution oriented. Knows when things might get off track in agency operations. Uses experience and judgment to proactively solve for potential problems before they get too big. Ability to solve client issues, independently moderate conflicts and influence management decisions

Team Leadership: Takes on wider, formal and informal leadership responsibilities within the agency

Management: team leader, provides clear and fair direction & feedback to junior account staff

Responsibilities

Knowledge

Demonstrates and applies extensive and expert knowledge of assigned brands

Successfully serves as point of authority and/or source of advice for therapeutic area

Ensures team adherence to agency process. Identifies issues and leads problem resolution

Strategy

Vision: Develops communication objectives & strategies (e.g. marketing/ brand platform briefs). Has the ability to see the big picture and identify the key/broad issues while still driving the process and details

Planning: High-level analysis of category, research, competitive data. Analyzes and extracts findings/issues from all available marketing data. Active in strategic development.

Demonstrates passion for the brand

Tactics and Execution

Develops marketing/ brand platform briefs. Owns the agency process. Shows resourcefulness and thoroughness in developing tactical plans, including budgets and timelines.

Production: Supervises and effectively manages the production of client-approved marketing tools

Creative: Collaborates on creative brief development

Assumes responsibility for the writing and preparation of marketing communications plans and proposals

Communication: communicate key Client issues/ initiatives to team accurately and in timely manner

Demonstrates the ability to think creatively and strategically

PHCG Offerings: Basic knowledge of PHCG businesses, offerings, and tools

Qualifications

About You

Exhibits Integrity and Trust

Exhibits Self Development

Bachelors degree

MBA, Masters in Marketing or related discipline preferred

Experience in healthcare communications environment preferred

7+ years experience

Additional Information

Our Publicis Groupe motto "Viva La Différence" means we're better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

Compensation Range: $97,375.00 - $155,961.00 annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 07/07/2026.

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