Director, Client Leadership

Company Description

Dentsu Creative US is comprised of audacious thinkers and award-winning collaborators across the United States who blend local knowledge with global expertise. Choosing substance over stunts, our Modern Creative mandate is about unlocking sustained growth and holistic impact for brands in ways that Create Culture, Change Society and Invent the Future. Our borderless approach allows us to assemble passionate team members around each brief, tapping into the expertise of the 9,000+ people across our global creative network. This integrated model also allows our talent to learn about and explore the breadth of career possibilities within Dentsu Creative.

Job Description

This role will join our client leadership team, reporting into the SVP, Client Leadership.

As an Account Director, you will play a critical role in managing and growing client accounts, overseeing successful planning and execution of event experiences.

You will champion strategically and creatively thoughtful work, be a true partner to clients, show a passion for the brand and category, and easily navigate a cross-functional org.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key clients, acting as a main point of escalation for those that are day-to-day
• Understand clients' project objectives, goals and challenges to provide strategic recommendations and corresponding scopes of work
• Stay current on industry trends and happenings with client category and event best practices and champion relevant and inciteful thought leadership to your team and clients
• Own the event planning processes, timelines and comms with internal and external stakeholders
• Provide day-to-day brand guidance, direction, and support to all brand services team members
• Lead teams through creative ideation, production, and execution
• Work closely with production and project management for both large and smaller scale activations
• Track overall performance and health of the projects
• Streamline communications to ensure there is brand x central x field awareness and alignment
• Lead projects that drive work improvements or efficiencies
• Lead and mentor a small account team through engaging career development practices
• Create applicable development plans for direct reports
• Provide honest and valuable counsel to senior account team
• Collaborate with agency partners as an IAT leader
• Fuel agency culture, inspire and generate positive morale
• Socialize success and opportunities to internal teams and client stakeholders
  
  

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years experience in experiential or field marketing
• Experience executing experiential events / projects within a marketing or communications environment
• Experience with creating client-facing presentations
• Excellent client relationship building / service skills
• Strong budget management skills and experience
• Performance driven with ability to set and achieve goals alongside clients
• Ability to work within a cross functional team (in person and remote)
• Knowledge and experience in spirits / alcohol / beer industry preferred
  
  

Additional Information

The anticipated salary range for this position is $94,000 - $152,375 per year.

Salary is based on a variety of factors including relevant experience, knowledge, skills and other factors permitted by law. A range of medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and/or other benefits also are available. For more information regarding dentsu benefits, please visitwww.dentsubenefitsplus.com.

About Dentsu

Dentsu is the network designed for what’s next, helping clients predict and plan for disruptive future opportunities in the sustainable economy. Taking a people-centered approach to business transformation, dentsu combines Japanese innovation with a diverse, global perspective to drive client growth and to shape society.

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We are champions for meaningful progress and we strive to be a force for good—for our people, for our clients, for the industry and for our society. We keep our people at the center, creating space for growth, understanding and learning so they can thrive. We embed diversity, in our mindset, in our solutions and in our teams to empower an inclusive, equitable and culturally fluent environment. Building this culture within our teams makes us better collaborators with each other and with our clients, driving better outcomes for all.

Dentsu (the "Company") is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee of the Company, on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage or citizenship, disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other legally-recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done that will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing an undue hardship on the Company. Please contact your recruiter if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process or to request or discuss an accommodation in connection with a job at the Company to which you are applying.