Account Director (Creative)

Social network you want to login/join with: Hours: Full-time Duration: 9 months with potential to extend We are looking for an Account Director to work with our client. Summary An Account Director is responsible for leading the end-to-end process of planning and implementing advertising and communications campaigns. They collaborate with marketing, creative, production, strategy, finance, and external partners at each stage of a project, ensuring every team contributes effectively from brief to delivery. Key Skills and Experience: Strong campaign management skills, experienced in managing multiple projects end-to-end Ability to understand the strategic purpose of a project and its contribution to brand growth Experience with through-the-line communications and managing integrated 360 campaigns across multiple media formats Manage all deliverables typical of an integrated advertising and communications campaign Strong relationship-building skills—trust, collaboration, knowledge, and motivating teams Excellent written and verbal communication skills; confident presenter to stakeholders at all levels Financial acumen and rigor in managing the account daily Experience working in fast-changing environments, managing multi-stakeholder marketing teams, with pan-market experience beneficial Day-to-day Responsibilities: Write status reports and check work against briefs Agree on the brief with marketing to ensure proper reception by the agency and stakeholders Organize internal briefing sessions, collaborating with strategy to develop briefs Partner with Creative Directors (CDs) and Executive Producers (EPs) to enable successful delivery of creative work Coordinate resources, project plans, and budgets with resource and production teams Manage client communications regarding project progress, issue resolution, and expectations Lead client presentations at all project stages, gather feedback, and outline next steps Oversee end-to-end delivery of campaigns from brief to completion Monitor project progression with production and creative teams to ensure timely, budget-compliant delivery meeting the brief Escalate issues to Senior Account Director (SAD) and Head of Business (HOB) as needed and facilitate resolution involving relevant stakeholders Maintain financial rigor, support SAD in preparing monthly burn reports, track retainer and production budgets, and assess new briefs\’ feasibility Collaborate with marketing to plan future projects, communicate upcoming priorities, delays, and issues Lead relationships with media agencies and third-party vendors to ensure effective collaboration #J-18808-Ljbffr