Account Director

Starcom Mediavest Group Germany Gmbh

$97K — $133K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7-9 years of experience in a creative agency, with 5 years in a client-facing role.
  • Bachelor's degree required; MBA preferred.
  • Strong client relationship management and marketing strategy development skills.
  • Excellent analytical abilities paired with strong emotional intelligence.
  • Proven project management and performance management experience.
  • Superb communication and presentation skills informed by effective time management.
  • Familiarity with generative AI tools for tasks like ideation and content generation.

Responsibilities

  • Spearhead strategy and development for integrated marketing projects.
  • Partner with clients to refine their goals and marketing strategies.
  • Deliver powerful presentations that foster client engagement.
  • Ensure all deliverables are meticulous and client-ready.
  • Lead cross-functional teams to generate impactful creative solutions.
  • Serve as the voice of the client internally and advocate for agency policy externally.
  • Mentor team members and foster a collaborative environment.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Flexible time off and family care leave policies.
  • Tuition reimbursement to support ongoing education.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company contributions.
  • Inclusive family forming assistance for diverse needs.
Full Job Description
We're looking for a whip-smart Account Director who can stun our clients with leadership, creativity, vision, and eloquence. Sounds like you? Read on. Responsibilities You'll spearhead the strategy and development for integrated projects and ensure ever-improving service across multiple clients. Day to day, your role includes: - Partnering with clients to develop their goals and marketing strategies, adding strategic value, and ensuring that they get the best results from the whole agency team - Displaying powerful presentation skills that invite participation and effect desired outcomes - Ensuring work is client-ready by paying astute attention to detail - Leading cross-capability teams to deliver creative thinking and powerful ideas that meet client objectives - Using analysis to drive decisions (as opposed to taking orders) in a way that yields sustained, measurable results - Serving as the voice of the client internally and the voice of the agency externally - and acting as the trusted voice of the customer by bringing insights into creative strategy and marketing program development - Fostering an environment of partnership with other capabilities (e.g., Brand Strategy, Integrated Production) - Acting as mentor and trusted advisor to team members - Keeping sustainable, long-term client relationships by mitigating risk and ensuring account profitability - Partnering with Senior Leadership to set goals and plan for future fiscal year(s), and working closely with Delivery Management and Client Finance on forecasting, billing, and reconciling fee and PT budgets Qualifications We're looking for a talented Account Director with impressive work experience, which typically includes: - An unwavering passion for marketing, and an unstoppable drive to bring the best work to life - Four years of college education and seven to nine years of experience - including five years at a creative agency (both client side and digital agency experience desirable); MBA degree preferred - Strong experience managing client relationships, managing a marketing team, and developing marketing strategy - Superior analytical skills and strategic thinking - you're strong on both IQ and EQ, as adept at reading data as you are at reading clients - Effective time-management, impeccable organization, and the flexibility to adapt quickly to changes - Proven project management and performance management skills - you're known for your ability to coach and develop talent, inspire and drive change, and bring varied groups together to collaborate effectively - Superb communication and presentation skills - you're articulate, straightforward, and engaging - Demonstrated budget management and resource planning experience - Familiarity with prompt-based interaction and commonly used generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Google Gemini, DALL• E, Midjourney) is a plus, especially for tasks like ideation, research, or content generation. Got the sparkle? Apply if you believe your unique skills are a fit. 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: USD $97,375.00 - USD $133,300.00/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 1/1/2027.

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