Group Account Director - Toronto, Canada - Dentsu Creative

Dentsu Creative

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Company Description
Our mission is to _Drive Business Performance. _We use data to create personalized and connected experiences that deliver transformative business outcomes. Our role is to ensure our clients meet their quantifiable business goals every day, consistently, in every market. We are entirely focused on delivering better business results through optimization, creation and analysis across all digital platforms.

Our scope ranges from recommending how to use content more effectively to optimizing daily media channel performance and maximizing visibility in eCommerce platforms.

As a Group Account Director, you will be an agency leader and integral member of the client services team. Your focus will be to ensure the team delivers strategic, creative and account management excellence.

You'll play a key role supporting our top priority clients and most profitable portfolios.

As the Group Account Director, you will represent and provide strong business leadership, industry expertise and build and foster strong relationships with clients, colleagues, and partners.

You will lead the planning and execution brand strategy and consumer campaigns, identify new business opportunities and provide thought leadership., You will be expected to provide strategic insights and recommendations, creative acumen, problem-solving skills and organization and project management excellence.

People management and experience overseeing direct reports in a core responsibility of the Group Account Director.

Responsibilities:

Manage large regional/global integrated client business portfolio
Build and maintain strong relationships by being a trusted advisor to clients with a demonstrated understanding of their business and competitive landscape
Drive all aspects of the business including strategy and creative development, finding new opportunities for growth
Manage client P&L, and agency engagement scores
Manage agency retainers/project scopes, utilization reporting and staffing recommendations
Managing integrated teams, inspiring and motivating action across agency teams and departments, fostering team

Qualifications

10+ years' experience
Strong written and verbal communication, with an ability to clearly, concisely and confidently articulate information and recommendations
Excellent presentationbuilding and presentation skills
Strong analytical and strategic thinking
Advertising Agency experience, and previous experience managing direct reports is a must
Must have understanding of overall media landscape and experience launching multichannel integrated campaigns, including knowledge of digital media channels
Teamoriented player and effective leader ability to lead, inspire and collaborate with large crossfunctional team. Willing to "roll up the sleeves" with a cando attitude
A serviceoriented mindset, focused on delivering high quality work, and always anticipating client and internal team needs
Must thrive in a fastpaced environment with an ability to lead multiple projects simultaneously

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