Account Director (Integrated) - Digital Media Agency

Our client is looking for their next Account Director to join them in Dubai office. It is a leading Digital Media agency with a very strong presence in the UAE, now expanding to the GCC countries.

The Account Director will take care of large-scale global & regional accounts and nurture client relationships while growing existing accounts in the GCC region.

Responsibilities:

• This role will work closely with the Business Director and is responsible for the overall coordination, execution, and control of production projects
• Responsible for day-to-day activities with production hubs ensuring successful completion of projects
• Their proximity to the global leads enables a strong accountability for ensuring consistency with project commitments and goal
• This role demands a forward-thinking strategic leader who will oversee a large multi-disciplinary team serving both regional and global clients
• Will also play a key role in identifying new growth opportunities both within existing brands and agency new business efforts
• Also, will act as point of escalation for the creative marketing team and reconcile production differences with client concerns
• In doing so, the candidate will foster strong partnerships with other projects leads, while overseeing projects, timelines, and planning
• The account director will represent production in the eyes of the client, while educating clients and team members
• Will take responsibility for all production relationships and processes globally, ensuring consistency with existing commitments and goals
• Will actively cooperate with selected stakeholders from the client-side, Agency, account managers, and the production teams to ensure all agreed work is delivered to the client in high quality and within agreed timelines
• More than just delivering the expected production materials, he must ensure all production runs effectively and efficiently
• Additionally, this person will help to identify day-to-day hurdles and address specific production needs and optimizations while providing support to large-scale production

Qualifications:

• 7-10 years experience in account management, including 3-5 years of supervisory/team lead experience
• Digital fluency, with an understanding of the complex, fragmented media/advertising landscape and ability to bring together cohesive programs that drive results for the clients
• Extensive video production development and the capability to lead mid- to large-scale production
• Recent experience in non-traditional, experiential creative and production
• Curiosity to learn business and categorical knowledge that can help drive and direct creative solutions that enable positive business outcomes for the clients.
• An appreciation for how great work gets done, and a commitment to ensuring creative excellence
• Strong communication and presentation skills.