Remote Account Director

Summary

Join OLIVER as an Account Director to lead a team in creating powerful B2B marketing communication, developing strong client relationships, and driving growth. This role requires excellent client engagement skills, financial acumen, creative judgment, and strategic thinking.

Requirements

• Excellent client engagement skills with the ability to proactively organise and influence clients and build strong and effective working relationships
• Excellent account leadership skills with a developed financial and commercial acumen, creative judgment, strategic thinking, talent management and business growth
• A proven track record of commercial growth across new and existing business
• First-rate communications skills, with the ability to be articulate in person and in writing and strong presentation skills with an innate rapport build
• A clear understanding of all IIG group products and how to utilise this knowledge to the accounts advantage
• Understanding of how to integrate with a client-side team whilst maintaining a top tier agency service
• Highly creative with the ability to generate ideas and practically contribute to studio output
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and other related software
• Experience in advertising agency environments

Responsibilities

• Work in true collaboration with the client and be responsible for Brand Guardianship on their projects to ensure that the client experience is as positive as possible
• Take overall financial control of accounts, including profitability, accuracy of forecasting, late payment, as well as fee negotiation, providing regular and timely reports to the Business Director
• Own the execution of projects, run rates and client satisfaction through catchups with job owners and the weekly account/project management WIP
• Accountable for the delivery of growth targets for the account
• Escalation point if the client or internal SLA's and processes are not adhered to, or where there are process gaps. Ensure that these are captured along with a suggestion for improvement, and work with the BD, Head of Operations or relevant department lead to rectify this
• Negotiate to create win-win compromises with your client on behalf of your team members where needed
• Identify new business opportunities through relationships, introducing IIG’s & Y&MJ capabilities where appropriate

Benefits

Remote work