Group Account Director

Major Task Headings :

• Is to lead a particular piece of business, within a constructive and creative operating environment.
• Is the day-to-day contact and primary manager of the account. As such, he / she must recognise his / her prime responsibility for ensuring the quality of the agency’s product, particularly the strategic and creative product, and for inspiring the highest standards in other team members. In so doing, he / she will contribute to the successful and profitable stewardship of clients’ Brands.
• Be an active and enthusiastic advocate of Brand Stewardship, in theory and in practice. This means both completing the procedural sides of Brand Stewardship and living and breathing the philosophy of stewarding each Brand worked on.
• Build excellent relationships with clients, extending into social situations, and with all members of the agency team for whom he / she is responsible.
• The Account Director’s leadership role on his / her business should also contribute to the department in a positive manner : by setting an example of best-practice account management skills.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities :

Client

Creative

Finance

Traffic / Production

Planning

Management

Education & Experience

Strong FMCG experience

Strong ATL and Integrated experience

Thorough marketing knowledge and experience

Strong leadership and managerial skills

Be able to take strategic control of all brands within FMCG portfolio

Be self-reliant and take total ownership of the portfolio

Have a strong overall business acumen

Self-motivated with a high energy level,

Able to lead an account with confidence while doing all the day-to-day account management,

Good presentation skills

Strong financial management