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About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Account Director to lead integrated projects, drive client strategy, and ensure exceptional service delivery. This role requires a blend of leadership, creativity, vision, and eloquence to achieve outstanding client results.

Responsibilities

• Spearhead strategy and development for integrated projects.
• Ensure ever-improving service across multiple clients.
• Partner with clients to develop goals and marketing strategies, adding strategic value.
• Ensure clients achieve optimal results from the agency team.
• Utilize powerful presentation skills to encourage participation and achieve desired outcomes.
• Maintain a high standard of client-readiness through meticulous attention to detail.
• Lead cross-capability teams to deliver creative thinking and impactful ideas aligned with client objectives.
• Drive decisions using analysis to achieve sustained, measurable results.
• Act as the internal client advocate and external agency representative.
• Serve as the trusted voice of the customer, integrating insights into creative strategy and marketing program development.
• Foster collaborative partnerships with other capabilities, such as Brand Strategy and Integrated Production.
• Mentor and advise team members, acting as a trusted advisor.
• Cultivate long-term client relationships by managing risk and ensuring account profitability.
• Collaborate with Senior Leadership on goal setting and future planning.
• Work closely with Delivery Management and Client Finance on forecasting, billing, and budget reconciliation.

Requirements

• Possess an unwavering passion for marketing and a drive to produce exceptional work.
• Hold a four-year college degree.
• Have seven to nine years of experience, including five years at a creative agency.
• Client-side and digital agency experience are desirable.
• An MBA degree is preferred.
• Demonstrate strong experience in managing client relationships.
• Exhibit experience in managing a marketing team.
• Show proven ability in developing marketing strategy.
• Possess superior analytical skills and strategic thinking (high IQ and EQ).
• Be adept at reading data and understanding client needs.
• Exhibit effective time-management and organizational skills.
• Demonstrate flexibility to adapt quickly to changes.
• Show proven project management and performance management skills.
• Be capable of coaching and developing talent.
• Inspire and drive change within teams.
• Effectively bring diverse groups together for collaboration.
• Communicate and present with superb clarity, being articulate, straightforward, and engaging.
• Demonstrate experience in budget management and resource planning.
• Familiarity with prompt-based interaction and generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Google Gemini, DALL·E, Midjourney) is a plus for ideation, research, or content generation.

Skills

• Leadership
• Creativity
• Vision
• Eloquence
• Strategic thinking
• Analytical skills
• Presentation skills
• Time management
• Organization
• Flexibility
• Project management
• Performance management
• Coaching
• Talent development
• Change management
• Collaboration
• Communication
• Budget management
• Resource planning
• Client relationship management
• Marketing strategy development
• Generative AI tools familiarity

Location

• 100 countries

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• 7-9 years experience
• 5 years at a creative agency

Education Level

• Four years of college education
• MBA degree preferred

Salary/Compensations

• USD $46.81 - USD $74.98/Hourly

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• Disability insurance
• 401K
• Parental leave
• Family care leave
• Family forming assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Flexible time off
• Freelancer/temporary employee medical plan (through third-party system after meeting criteria)
• 401(k) plan participation for temporary roles (after meeting eligibility criteria)

About the Company

• Publicis Groupe is a global leader in communications, present in over 100 countries with nearly 80,000 professionals.
• The company is the third largest communications group worldwide.
• Publicis Groupe is listed on the Euronext Paris and is part of the CAC 40 index.
• It operates a unified model, providing clients access to all Groupe tools and expertise globally under the 'The Power of One' mantra.

Equal Opportunity

• All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.