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ACCOUNT DIRECTOR - PERFORMANCE MEDIA

ACCOUNT DIRECTOR - PERFORMANCE MEDIA

CMG (Connective Media Group)WorkFromHome, Western Cape, South Africa
24 days ago
Job description

CMG is a US-based performance marketing agency with a global workforce, specializing in the healthcare sector. We help healthcare brands maximize ROI through data-driven strategies, precision targeting, and measurable results that fuel sustainable growth.

Agile, entrepreneurial, and results-obsessed, CMG combines deep healthcare knowledge with cutting-edge performance marketing to deliver impact where it matters most : driving client growth and measurable return on investment.

Your Role and Impact

As an Account Director, you’ll sit at the epicenter of our client engagements—leading strategy, managing outcomes, and mentoring a small but mighty team. You’ll be the person clients trust, internal teams count on, and performance revolves around.

You will :

  • Own Strategy : Translate client business goals into performance marketing plans that win.
  • Manage the Work : Set the pace, run agile standups, and keep teams aligned and accountable.
  • Lead the Relationship : Be the voice clients count on for clear guidance and smart recommendations.
  • Think in Numbers : Analyze performance data, ask the right questions, and bring strategic insights.
  • Talk on Your Feet : Whether it’s presenting to a C-suite or fielding an unexpected question, you’re ready.
  • Drive Growth : Spot new opportunities, pitch great ideas, and get buy-in to execute.
  • Mentor & Manage : Be the lead on clients and coordinate resources for those clients.
  • Master the Details : Keep budgets, invoicing, forecasting, and documentation sharp and accurate.

Requirements

Must-Have Experience

  • Agency veteran : 8+ years in a digital agency, leading client accounts across paid media.
  • Paid media fluency : You’ve managed campaigns in Google Ads, Meta, and other major platforms.
  • Platform savvy : In-platform experience with GA, Google Ads, Meta Ads, and dashboards is second nature.
  • Financial command : Comfortable owning budgets, forecasts, and client-level profitability.
  • Strategic chops : Proven success driving performance in highly regulated industries
  • Natural team leader : You’re comfortable leading a team with depth, heart and passion.
  • Presentation-ready : A confident communicator—written, visual, and verbal.
  • Deeply Analytical : You live in the numbers and make decisions that move the needle.
  • AI-native : You don’t just dabble—you apply AI tools like ChatGPT, Midjourney, or Perplexity to work smarter and faster.
  • Detail-obsessed : You never let the small stuff slide and can juggle complex, high-volume accounts without blinking.

    • What’s in it for you?

  • High accountability, low ego environment
  • 100% remote work (Some flexibility on EST timezone)
  • Supportive management and colleagues
  • Competitive compensation
  • Opportunity to make a real and lasting impact

    • Seniority level

    Director

    Employment type

    Full-time

    Job function

    Marketing and Sales

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