Horizon Media Inc

Group Account Director

Horizon Media Inc$180K — $220K *
Media
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in strategic planning, influencer marketing, or related field
  • Proven leadership in managing relationships with clients and talent partners
  • Strong understanding of social media and emerging trends
  • Ability to provide strategic counsel and innovative solutions
  • Experience in financial operations and profitability management

Responsibilities

  • Stay informed on industry trends and technological advancements
  • Consult on complex issues and provide innovative solutions
  • Navigate social ecosystems to make strategic recommendations for clients
  • Lead influencer strategy development and execution
  • Oversee activation of influencer partnerships ensuring quality and timeliness
  • Identify and implement tools to enhance influencer partnerships
  • Manage direct reports and provide performance feedback

Benefits

  • Health insurance coverage
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Retirement savings plans
  • Unlimited paid time off (PTO)
  • Mental health and wellness resources
  • Childcare resources
  • Fertility assistance programs
Full Job Description
Job Description

Strategic Planning & Thought Leadership
  • Stays informed and shares industry and cultural trends and technological advances that may help inform the work.
  • Bring thought leadership to consult on complex issues and identify innovative solutions
  • Ability to navigate the complexity of the social ecosystem to make recommendations on an ongoing basis for our clients that leverage paid, owned and earned opportunities
  • Ensures best practices are applied across disciplines
  • Ensures strategic alignment across all channels and teams for a fully integrated approach
  • Provide high level strategic counsel to all clients and prospects
  • Reinforce understanding of client's business and uncovering of motivations/needs
  • Leads the development and execution of influencer strategy work

Account & Talent Management
  • Oversees the activation of all influencer and talent partnerships ensuring timeliness, quality and effectiveness
  • Command complete ownership and accountability for assigned lines of business and relationships with clients and agency team at all levels.
  • Develops critical relationship with talent agencies, talent managers and up and coming talent
  • Identifies unique and innovative models to navigate influencer partnerships; additionally, identifies tools and technology (including partners & AI) that will elevate and expedite the work
  • Encourage a positive, professional environment that supports the clients, management, talent, teammates and the work.
  • Sets a standard of excellence through coaching and mentorship that develops strong, motivated internal teams.
  • Spot challenges in the distance and know when to bring in agency leadership and offer solutions to help them troubleshoot.
  • Demonstrate a deep understanding of best-in-class social media and influencer marketing, including competitors and emerging trends that may inform the work.
  • Build strong relationships with senior clients, having the ability to have tough conversations, while ensuring the health of the account is strong.

Business Growth
  • Identify opportunities and grow billings within assigned lines of business, and seek opportunities to deliver break-through work that's on-brand and on strategy
  • Ensure successful financial operations across assigned lines of business adhering to the Scope of Work.
  • Inspire new products, new services and new ways of doing business
  • Provide thought leadership to ultimately inspire new products, new services and new ways of doing business
  • Ability to strategically identify and persuasively sell in incremental solutions/capabilities to drive organic growth
  • Responsible for account/project profitability
  • Assist new business pitches, as appropriate

Team Management & Supervision
  • Demonstrate strong supervisory, delegation, and escalation judgement skills.
  • Keep teams performing at their peak
  • Provide input for team members' performance reviews, coaching to maximize success. Conduct performance review for direct reports.
  • Provide ongoing, real-time, performance feedback to ensure continued team growth
  • Ensure team members have training and support needed to achieve development goals


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Salary Range
$180,000.00 - $220,000.00

A successful applicant's actual base salary may vary based on factors such as individual's skill sets, experience, training, education, licensure/certifications, and qualifications for the role. As an organization, we take an aptitude and competency-based hiring approach. We provide a competitive total rewards package including a discretionary bonus and a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, company paid holidays and unlimited paid time off (PTO), mental health and wellness resources, pet insurance, childcare resources, identity theft insurance, fertility assistance programs, and fitness reimbursement.

About Horizon Media Inc

Horizon Media is an advertising and marketing agency that provides services such as media planning and buying, digital marketing, and research and analytics. The agency was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York City. Horizon Media has more than 2,300 employees and offices in Los Angeles, Toronto, and London. The agency's clients include Geico, Corona, and Capital One.
Learn more about Horizon Media Inc
Size
1,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1989

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