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Grey, part of WPP Creative and the Ogilvy Group, is seeking an Account Director to lead client relationships and drive agency growth. As Account Director, you will manage a team of Account Managers and serve as the primary strategic advisor to major clients, overseeing the development and execution of integrated advertising campaigns across all channels (TV/video, print, digital, social, OOH).
Key Responsibilities:
Client & Brand Strategy: Build and maintain strong, partnership-based relationships with clients. Understand their business objectives, market challenges, and competitive landscape in depth. Provide strategic counsel on all advertising and marketing initiatives, helping clients evaluate options and make informed decisions.
Creative Collaboration & Project Leadership: Own project workflows and report directly to VP/SVP level. Build project structures from the ground up, working closely with creative, strategy, project management, talent, and finance teams. Oversee strategic creative development, production, and post-production across all channels.
Financial & Budget Management: Create detailed budgets and timelines in coordination with project management and finance. Monitor financial performance, forecast project pipelines, manage Scopes of Work, and identify opportunities for organic growth. Drive investment decisions aligned with agency profitability.
Production & Content Oversight: Manage content interfaces and shoots, including pre-production meetings and post-production reviews. Understand production processes across all disciplines and oversee digital initiatives (website builds, social campaigns, microsites).
Team Leadership & Agency Development: Lead junior Account team members with fair, structured, and proactive management. Foster a collaborative, innovation-focused environment that emphasizes personal growth and knowledge sharing. Conduct regular team meetings and performance reviews.
The role requires strong leadership, strategic thinking, excellent communication, and a passion for delivering "Famously Effective" work. You will work across two offices (Hamburg and Düsseldorf) as one integrated team, with flexibility to work remotely up to 45 days per year.
Requirements:
- Minimum 8 years of professional experience in a creative agency, marketing department, product management, or similar environment
- Proven expertise in executing integrated 360-degree campaigns including TV/video, content creation, digital, social media, and OOH in omnichannel format
- Strong experience building client relationships that drive excellent creative work and organic growth
- Demonstrated experience collaborating with strategy teams on market research projects and implementing insights
- Proficiency in project and budget management, including detailed scheduling and complex budget oversight
- Experience in people leadership, mentoring, and developing junior account talent
- Mindset: Creative thinker, productive executor, collaborative team player, adaptable to change
- Passionate interest in clients' business objectives and strategic upstream thinking
- High standards for creative output quality
