Account Director Details

Account Director

Merkle - Detroit, MI

Employment Type : Full-Time

Company Description:

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. Isobar is an agency of dentsu.

The Account Director of Cadillac Live is the business and account lead for this revolutionary consumer platform. They are the senior team member responsible for client management, operations, program success, optimization and expansion.

As the Account Director, you will:

• Partner with the Cadillac Marketing clients and AOR’s (Carat, Leo Burnett, Jack Morton, Czarnowski) to build strong relationships and meet consumers’ evolving expectations. Lead the Cadillac Live teams to ensure success platform success.
• Work with a lead strategist to craft a long-term vision and identify short-term opportunities to expand the platform Partner with the Toronto tech team to meet the client needs and deadlines.
• Craft presentations outlining the platform, benefits and customizations. Attend necessary client product and planning meetings with client counterpart – Consult as agency subject-matter expert on Cadillac Live Ideate with AOR’s to develop large-scale big event experiences.
• Craft strategic POV’s when needed Become an expert on Cadillac Live technology.
• Lead weekly client/inter-agency status meetings to ensure cohesion across offices/team members.
• Lead all areas of scope deliverables including; performance, optimizations maintenance and technology.
• Identify areas of escalation across the business and service offerings and communicate priority to channel leads Coordinate and monitor monthly hours/project reporting.
• Assist with last-minute special assignments from client

• 10+ years experience
• Demonstrated ability to manage strong teams of diverse abilities strong leadership, collaboration and decision-making skills
• Desire to learn and iterate in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated background in Account Management in a creative agency environment
• Strong understanding of all marketing channels and solid understanding of agency operations/services
• Excellent ability to communicate and collaborate with peers across disciplines/offices
• Ability to communicate a clear point of view, distill complex details into digestible summaries and strong story-telling skills
• Ability to define tactics/channels and organize them against higher level brand strategy

Dentsu is a modern marketing solutions company. Our mission is to help clients navigate, progress and thrive in a world of change. Businesses rely on our integrated network of agencies and specialized practices to champion meaningful progress through creative, media, commerce, data and technology. Part of Dentsu Group, our global network comprises 66,000 diverse people in 143 countries, who are dedicated to teaming for growth and good. Some of our award-winning agencies include 360i, Carat, dentsumcgarrybowen, DEG, dentsuX, iProspect and Merkle. Follow us on Twitter @DentsuUSA and visit dentsu.com/us.

Employees from diverse or underrepresented backgrounds encouraged to apply. 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 [email protected] 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.

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