ACCOUNT DIRECTOR

Job description

Overview: We’re looking to bring in a new Account Director to join our fun and fast-paced New York team, working across a range of clients and delivering capabilities in strategy & consulting, data services, campaign comms and product & service design. The Client Services team at AnalogFolk serve as the interface between agency and client. Invested in both and able to fluently and frictionless ensure the best outcomes for our clients based on a deep understanding of their business challenges and our agency services. The Account Director’s core focus will be building strong strategic partnerships with our clients and help unlock the best innovative opportunities to improve their brand experience. They work hand in hand with the Client Leads, Strategy and Delivery team to support the delivery of effective experiences and draw in the best expertise from across the agency to solve clients’ business problems. Your key responsibilities: Work with a cross functional team to create and deliver standout and award-winning work for our clients Ensure that creative excellence is achieved through every brief Champion creativity internally and externally Ensure we deliver tangible and measurable value for our clients Manage and lead client stakeholders across key projects, building client confidence, trust and advocacy Help shape client business plans that drive strategic, creative and commercial growth, as well as relationship longevity Execute growth strategies and plans, supporting the vision and ambition for each client Your key skills: Appetite and business acumen to help drive the client portfolio forwards A strong background in digital first comms, platforms & services An understanding of brand and communications strategies that lead to breakthrough work An understanding and passion for innovative digital experiences and platforms that use leading technology Adept at navigating client organisations with a centralised global/local marketing model to achieve year on year organic growth. Strategic and creative thinking Strong ethos to foster innovative, creative solutions that have the client’s needs at the heart Highly articulate communication skills (verbal and written), accomplished presenter Folk we need: 7+ year’s experience working in a similar client facing role at a digital creative agency or publisher in an equivalent role Experience in delivering brand partnership programs across digital, editorial, and video, as well as wrap reports for clients Good understanding of Digital advertising and media landscape Ideally, experience working in healthcare and/or FMCG sectors Experience in creator, celebrity and influencer casting, management and strategy and its relation to marketing and media A passion for high-paced, fun and challenging accounts with incredible creative and strategic opportunity Always solutions focussed, championing and fostering innovative ways of solving problems Highly motivated, collaborative and entrepreneurial Our Values: At AnalogFolk we use digital to make the analog world better. We strive to create experiences that are remarkable and fundamentally valuable. Find a Way Looks for opportunities that arise during times of change Fail Brilliantly Is prepared to take risks in the pursuit of excellence. Encourages teams to do the same Be Remarkable Encourages and inspires others to achieve with own positive attitude. Uses lateral thinking to solve problems Be Nice Encourages teams to work collaboratively with others to achieve the best results Makes Things Takes responsibility for own work and that of their teams, ensuring high quality standards are always met