VP, Account Director

Agency:
Remedy Edge

Job Function:
Account Management and Growth

Job Subfunction:
Account Management

Job Description:

Wildtype is a sister agency of Remedy Edge within Omnicom Health. This position may appear under Remedy Edge for application purposes; however, the role is exclusively with Wildtype.

VP, Account Director
You Are the Linchpin

Rivaling your clients' commitment to the success of their brand. You understand that putting brand dedication first often facilitates positive client relationships and staff development across all departments, not just on your team. Everyone likes to succeed, and with your focus, drive, and hunger to brainstorm and develop new ideas, success is inevitable. But you never allow your certainty to take the place of urgency. What can be done today could have been done yesterday. And what can be done in 6 months must be planned for today.

Your drive for productivity always allows flexibility for creativity. You think like a marketer, but your heart thrives on disruptive creative work. You are leading the hunt and must remember they are all looking to you. Your proactive focus on opportunities and solutions for your client is infectious. Your team hustles because they see you hustle. Your team knows their business inside and out because you know your business inside and out.

Your devotion to your creative teammates is evident in the agency, and it enables you to offer perspective to your clients that they can't get anywhere else. Your leadership helps people over-deliver and achieve their best work, which is no less than what you expect from yourself. You "Do the Brave Thing" by standing up for your team, the work, and the brand, driving integrity and quality in everything your team does.

You Will Be Expected To

• Forge strong client relationships with all levels of clients and extended client team.
• Foster team spirit and culture that inspires direct reports and clients.
• Help direct reports set realistic goals, and provide opportunities for their careers to flourish.
• Consistently reach out to others at the agency to share learnings and knowledge from their business. Stay connected to others in the agency to pull learnings from as well.
• Recognize and reward direct reports for living our values: Do Good, Be Authentic, and Raise Hell.
• Be the linchpin for producing great work through partnership and mediation across departments.
• Lead annual brand planning process to develop strategy and secure revenue for the upcoming year as well as push the boundaries of tactical thinking.
• Facilitate and confidently push for creative excellence that achieve brand goals and demonstrate agency excellence through data-driven insights.
• Recommend and execute new initiatives for clients by participating in out-of-the-box ideation like D-Live.
• Ensure you are always abreast of practices and standards expected by clients of an Experience and Digital leader.
• Constantly upskill your talents in the area of digital innovation and experience excellence by leveraging OHG's trainings and taking ownership for achieving learning and development goals.
• Command a room with your strong oratory talent.
• Independently provide ongoing stewardship for the brand by determining or reassessing brand positioning, strategy, objectives, and tactical plan.
• Ensure project briefs are on strategy with measurable objectives for success positioning, strategy, objectives, and tactical plan.
• Establish consistent communication and interaction with clients to manage and align on expectations.
• Delegate tasks appropriately and provide learning opportunities for all members of your team, including direct reports.
• Use sound judgment and discretion for conflict resolution.
• Connect to senior management with ongoing client, brand, and team updates.
• Become a brand expert, immerse yourself in industry trends and reports, evaluate client research, and provide forward-thinking POVs and value-added ideas to influence client decision-making and grow the business.
• Engage in new business pitches when opportunities arise.

You Will Excel By

• Training your team on how to see the forest for the trees.
• Having your mind 6-9 months ahead while also staying grounded in the present.
• Inviting yourself to a seat at the table with a clear leadership role.
• Demonstrating a high degree of digital acumen and understanding of the customer experience.
• Becoming an indispensable extension of the client team.
• Growing business for the agency.
• Finding a voice within the agency outside your brand team.
• Identifying opportunities that Omnicom partners should be aware of to grow the overall network.

Position Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 7 years' prior work experience, preferably in an agency, marketing, and/or sales environment (pharmaceutical experience highly desired).
• General computer proficiency.
• Prior internal team and client management experience.
• Willingness to travel 20-40% of the time depending on client locations

$165,000 - $185,000

Omnicom's policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom's corporate group already require five days of in-office attendance.