If you're a digital account director with planning experience and a passion for design we'd love to hear from you.

As Account Director you will be responsible for day to day management of a number of accounts as well as strategic development of those accounts. You will be the main point of client contact and will manage internal teams to ensure that all our work is of the highest quality and that client projects are brought in on time and to budget. You will be expected to become expert in your client’s business, acting as an extension of their communications planning and marketing teams. The role requires solid financial capabilities, good team management, strong presentation skills and strategic insight. You will be a senior member of staff and will be expected to contribute to new business development on an ad-hoc basis.

Our mission is to do great work by meeting client goals, engaging our clients’ audiences and exceeding everyone’s expectations (including your own).

Primary responsibilities

• Develop a close working relationship with key senior and day-to day client contacts, becoming an extension of their own marketing team and looking to add value above and beyond the execution of programme deliverables
• Proactively identify opportunities for growth and development on all accounts
• Create and lead teams to explore/develop these opportunities and lead the project teams to successful conclusions
• Where relevant brief and oversee the day-to-day running of the projects with the relevant project manager
• Create, own and manage a client development plan, using it for formulating the strategic direction of the account
• Manage and monitor quality of output (creative execution, process, client handling and client satisfaction) and clearly interpreting and communicating client requirements
• Hold regular debrief sessions to ensure an ever improving internal process and product – these should be held upon completion of every project of a significant size
• Extend the breadth of our contact with the client wherever possible – ensuring we are known and our offer understood by senior marketing personnel in all relevant departments
• Create and maintain good working relationships with other key agencies to ensure Story is always abreast of all communications and marketing activity beyond our own output
• Ultimately responsible for P&L on accounts, the AD will ensure that regular meetings are held with project managers in order to monitor spend against projects
• Understanding budgeting and forecasting procedures, and ensuring accurate forecasting across your account(s) for the monthly management accounts process. The AD will draw information from project managers but is ultimately responsible for budgeting and forecasting
• Help with input and, where relevant, run new business pitches / credentials presentations as necessary

Competencies 

• Knowledgeable in the strategy, planning, development and management of content marketing both on and offline, and all applications therein
• Successful track record of building exceptional client relationships; necessary capability, presence and professionalism to inspire confidence and credibility with clients and colleagues
• Experience in presenting and pitching to a variety of groups of people
• Experienced in negotiating
• Have a very good working knowledge of Powerpoint, Excel, Word and all usual office based software
• Cheerful and energetic

Teamwork
Team player with good sense of humour and the desire to be involved and to make a contribution to team spirit.

Flexibility
Able to turn their hand to any issue with enthusiasm and interest
Prepared to learn/skill up in digital areas whenever required.

Proactive
Always looking for things to do, systems to improve and people to help out.

Time management
Can work flexibly and juggle a dozen things at the same time.

Please send your résumé and cover letter with links to online portfolios or samples of work to recruitment@storyworldwide.com.

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