Account Director
External
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About the role
An Account Director (Brand) are business leaders who can be a valued advisor and partner to clients and agency teams, and to support the larger teams in creating data-driven, award-winning work. They identify and champion great creative work and understand the importance of flawless delivery. They are an open and willing resource to team members in assessing ideas and directions, and providing guidance to push further, pushing creative and strategy to deliver better work. All Account roles are inherently leadership roles - responsible for inspiring great creative through confident decision-making, positive collaboration, quick problem-solving, and effective communication. You will build relationships with Director and VP-level clients, championing the Monks vision and positioning a sound strategy for organic revenue growth, developing scopes of work and managing resources. With a focus on brand social strategy, working closely with day-to-day clients, cross-functional client teams, IAT and brand partners, you will help clients connect the dots across initiatives so everything ladders up to bigger brand ambitions and cultural salience. You will coach and inspire the growth and development of agency staff by providing consistent feedback, training, and growth opportunities. Once comfortable, you will also join senior leadership to scale learning and growth throughout the agency.
Responsibilities
- Effectively consult on creative ideas and executions
- Deliver effective storytelling against sponsorship and talent partnerships
- Inspire larger creative strategies that can create further business outcomes
- Identify how the outcomes we are driving by our work can scale to other parts of the business
- Understand and champion agile production that can flex efficiently with market needs
- Manage a scope of work and create organic growth to expand our relationship
- About You
- The essentials:
- 8-10+ years of agency experience required
- Comfortability with regular travel (up to 7 days per month)
- A passion for and experience in brand marketing
- Strong people skills - good at building relationships, comfortable conversationalist, with a presence that compels others to pay attention
- Diplomatic and empathetic leadership
- Experience in social media, fluency in media and KPIs
- An effective communicator, strong writer and strong presenter
- Not a must, but a plus:
- Experience working in entertainment or brand partnerships
- Ability to balance the best interests of Monks and our clients and their businesses
- #LI-Hybrid
- #LI-SDL1
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Please note that we will never request payment or bank account information at any stage of the recruitment process. As we continue to grow our teams, we urge you to be cautious of fraudulent job postings or recruitment activities that misuse our company name and information. Please protect your personal information during any recruitment process. While Monks may contact potential candidates via LinkedIn, all applications must be submitted through our official website ( monks.com/careers ).
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