Account Director (Maternity 15 Months)

The Pond Recruitment

Auckland
Permanent
Full-time

2 months ago

Are you a proven senior agency Account Director interested in working within an independent owned agency? Ever thought of working across APAC Healthcare clients, in the areas of advertising, brand and digital marketing?On behalf of our agency client, The Pond Recruitment is on the search for an enthusiastic and experienced Account Director, keen on a new challenge and can fill a crucial role in a talented client service team of five people. You'll be a passionate individual with great communication skills and an excellent work ethic.Day-to-day, under the direction and support of the client service lead and agency director you will play an intricate role in the management of one large client leading all key projects. You will be savvy, with a solid career history of agency client service and the ability to tackle a variety of diverse projects. You'll also be a natural-born leader, able to stimulate collaborative team efforts internally and have excellent and clear communications with the client and their key stakeholders.Overall you will be responsible for owning the clients projects, there roadmaps, developing timelines, consumer insights, briefs, assisted internal resource planning, and ownership of job cost reporting. In this senior contract role, there is a strong emphasis for strong presentational skills which will come in handy when running client meetings and pitching new ideas.The role requires an agile individual driven by project completion; a true team player who enjoys seeing the results of hard work and delivering successful projects to market. This person will love a community-driven agency culture and be passionate about creative communications, advertising and branding, acting as a loyal advocate for the agency's biggest client and their various brands.The breakdownWe are looking for:● 12+ years' working in an agency client service
● Exposure to Healthcare or Pharmaceutical industry and marketingProven results and experience in…

Experience forging longstanding, solid relationships with large clients and stakeholders

Identifying and converting new project opportunities from existing clients

Managing multiple diverse projects to a high level of delivery

Organising projects so they are completed to budget and timelines

Running client briefing sessions and process them into internal briefs

Writing and driving new business proposals, presentations, and initiatives

Leading and delegating effectively, and identify strengths within team members

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Strong financial acumen, excellent in XCEL

Are you someone who is:

Agile, and resourceful
Confident in managing key clients
Focused, and have great attention to detail
Solution focused
Personable and relatable

The Package

Senior salary + Kiwi Saver
Monthly phone and internet allowance
Work from home 1 day per week
Birthday leave
New central Auckland office space - close to public transport

Apply todayIf this role sounds like you, apply today or email Leighton directly on with a brief summary of why you may be interested in this position. Alternatively, you can call Leighton on 021 702 573 for a confidential chat.

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