Account Director

Account Director

Digitas is the Networked Experience Agency, built on the vision that we create magnetic experiences that earn the right for brands to exist in human networks. Today, and tomorrow. We deliver Networked Experiences by leveraging comprehensive data, technology, creative, media and strategy capabilities. Digitas delivers ambitious outcomes via unique solutions that include Creative Experiences, Integrated Media, Addressable Relationships, Social Marketing and Total Commerce.

Celebrated by AdAge as Data and Insights Agency of the Year, U.S Campaign's Brand Experience Agency of the Year, Media Network of the Year and celebrated by Forrester and Gartner, Digitas serves the world's leading brands through a global network comprised of more than 5,500 employees across over 65 offices in 43 countries. The Digitas culture is made up of fearless, inventive, and generous Unicorns of all kinds.

We're looking for a whip-smart Account Director who can stun our clients with leadership, creativity, vision, and eloquence. Responsibilities include serving as the account management lead for a proprietary client financial business product. This includes owning client relationships, understanding the needs across line of business businesses, translating the client's needs to the cross-capability team and executing as needed. Day to day, your role includes leading and overseeing the end-to-end execution of cross-channel marketing assets including but not limited to collateral, presentations, email/newsletters, social & digital assets, driving work from intake through deployment while ensuring alignment to client objectives, business priorities and channel best practices.

Partner with Creative, Production, Project Management/Operations, Tech, QA to deliver work. Connect channel-specific initiatives to the broader client ecosystem and integrated marketing campaigns as needed, ensuring consistency across touchpoints and maximizing the impact of multi-channel programs. This role is expected to manage junior support team to ensure they are meeting all deliverables. This role partners heavily with a larger team of Project Management, Creative and Tech capabilities.

The person in this role needs the ability to work in fast paced environment, must be detail oriented & ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.

We're looking for a talented Account Director with impressive work experience, which typically includes an unwavering passion for marketing, and an unstoppable drive to bring the best work to life. Four years of college education and seven to nine years of experience – including five years at a creative agency (both client side and digital agency experience desirable); MBA degree preferred.

Strong experience managing client relationships, managing a marketing team, and developing marketing strategy. Superior analytical skills and strategic thinking – you're strong on both IQ and EQ, as adept at reading data as you are at reading clients. Effective time-management, impeccable organization, and the flexibility to adapt quickly to changes. Proven project management and performance management skills – you're known for your ability to coach and develop talent, inspire and drive change, and bring varied groups together to collaborate effectively.

Superb communication and presentation skills – you're articulate, straightforward, and engaging. Demonstrated budget management and resource planning experience. Familiarity with prompt-based interaction and commonly used generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Google Gemini, DALL
· E, Midjourney) is a plus, especially for tasks like ideation, research, or content generation.

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