Account Director

1 month ago

dubai, United Arab Emirates Saatchi & Saatchi Full time
Saatchi & Saatchi has grown from a start-up advertising agency in London in 1970 to a global creative communications company with 114 offices in 67 countries and over 6500 employees. Saatchi & Saatchi is part of the Publicis Groupe, the world’s third largest communications group We are a full service, integrated communications network and we work with 6 of the top 10 and over half of the top 50 global advertisers. We’re in the business of getting people to fall in love with our clients’ products and services. We have an unshakeable spirit and unbeatable attitude that Nothing is Impossible, a concept we apply to all our clients and work. We believe in effecting positive change through creativity, always. While we seek out the most brilliant minds to help us on our quest, we’re also passionate about nurturing the best talent from within. Which is why when you join us, your journey can be one of continuous evolution.Job DescriptionThe position is for an experienced Account Director to join us as a key member of the multi-national team that leads our clients' digital transformation globally. As an Account Director, it will be your duty to ensure the smooth development of the brands' brand experience, translating business needs to creative challenges and ensuring a timely delivery of development milestones. You will be fostering collaboration between senior team members, creative colleagues and all other experts, facilitating smooth client services and project management. You will be responsible for leading a dynamically developing team, reporting to the Group Account Director and leading the workstream.Driving client partnership with strategic influence and intent, whilst being the focal point for day to day client interaction, digital campaign planning and service delivery.Managing digital and social campaigns across a portfolio of brands on a day-to-day basis. Through the line experience is highly advantageous.Specific Duties:You will lead on the client relationship on brands and will also have direct contact with the senior client profilesWork closely with Activation leads to identify current/future trends to apply to brand strategy and ensure campaign deliverables are metTrack progress of brand strategies, resources and progress of ongoing test & learn frameworkDrive innovation in media planning and develop award-winning media campaign ideasCollaboration with internal partners is vital. Build productive working relationships with other agency teams whilst keeping an eye on new opportunitiesOwnership of weekly status meetings with key client stakeholdersEnd-to-end management of finance process for your BrandsBuild strong client relationships to understand the needs and requirements in order to proactively support the day-to-day delivery of projectsConfidently manages multiple clients and internal stakeholdersDisplays critical thinking and challenges internal and external outputsProduces insightful, innovative and clearly articulated presentationIdentification of opportunities that will leverage both internal and external cross-functional capabilitiesCommunicate with all markets and support local client relationshipsLead coordination tasks, managed by the account managers/execs who need to be briefed and managed around key requests that may include Strategy, Annual planning, Campaign architecture, commercialEfficient time management and prioritisation of multiple projects across different business unitsCoordinates and inspires agency resource including planning, digital, trading, searchOverseeing finance management and reportingElevate the global/local relationships around the planning of campaigns ensuring the tools, global guideline and playbooks are put in place and deployed locallyOwn our operational process with key clients and partner agencies –supporting all local teams (Publicis and client) to deliver excellence in planningSupport any cross-agency relationships where the client employs other agenciesLead the global team on all plans (check and upload from markets) –ensuring the process is running timelyStrong digital background: working with central and local planning teams to ensure best practice in the planning, implementation, and measurement of all digital activityKeeping a positive attitude even when under pressureFoster relationships within the team & encourages 360 collaborationDevelop junior members of the teamHelp to drive Power of One integration within the businessQualificationsAt least 8-10 years of experience in a related field (Account Director/Operations Lead)Bachelor's degree is a must and a master's degree is a plus.Previous experience managing senior stakeholder relationships.Previous experience working across multiple markets and managing a diverse team (or a strong desire to work in a multi-market capacity).Integrated, strategic media experience with a good understanding of digital (across social, video, display, search & programmatic) and knowledge of campaign management.Strong leadership, project management, and communication skills to be able to engage with multiple stakeholders to drive the delivery of projectsAbility to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment while ensuring a high standard of workEvidence of being solution-driven and innovative with how they drive performance and deliveryComms Planning experience in a digital retail environment or with Telecom companies is a plus but not essentialStrong communication skills (verbal and written) and the ability to distill complex concepts into simple-to-understand layman terms as necessary for clients.Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships both internally and externallyBe somebody who can excel in a fast-paced, multi-client environment requiring a blend of technical, analytical and commercial knowledge.Excellent at problem-solving.Not be afraid to take ownership of projects. Get involved and step into the detail when necessaryMust have strong PowerPoint and Excel skills and be comfortable presenting to a variety of stakeholders at multiple levels.Experience in managing budgets with a strong financial acumenAble to apply innovation, strategic planning and operation planning to develop business strategies for success.Able to quickly find common ground and solve problems for the good of all and you are overall a bridge builder
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