Group Account Director

About Us

Cheil Worldwide is the 11th-largest creative agency in the world. Headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, we were founded by Samsung in 1973 to grow its local and global business. While Samsung is still one of our main clients, our network roster has evolved to include other globally recognized brands such as Adidas, Pay Pal, ESPN, Lego, Coca-Cola, Nivea, Starbucks and many more.

Cheil Dallas serves as the lead agency for all Samsung Mobile projects in North America and is strategically located at Legacy Central in Plano, Texas. It’s the home base for more than 200 creative problem-solvers who share a passion for developing groundbreaking ideas rooted in data, driven by insights, and enabled by innovative technology.

We are looking for a Group Account Director with a strong aptitude for cutting edge technology, including AI. This senior leadership role requires demonstrable experience managing complex integrated campaigns including CRM, retail signage, experiential, and influencer projects. If this sounds like you, read on and apply!

• A great listener and intuitive.
• Resourceful and inquisitive.
• You have an entrepreneurial spirit and the desire to build and lead.
• Have great people skills and the natural ability to maintain a positive outlook, even when faced with challenging circumstances or high‑pressure assignments.
• You build relationships far and wide, both internally and externally to see the business from all sides and use them to create momentum and drive clarity during times of ambiguity.
• You are a person who knows how to fix problems and navigate the road ahead to circumvent potential issues.
• You are experienced and passionate about defining brand strategy and translating that to outstanding integrated marketing plans and creative work that drives results.

Like you, this job is multidimensional. And every aspect is crucial to creating culturally relevant work.

• Serves as the business lead for multiple assigned business verticals.
• Proactively seeks out opportunities to partner with agency leadership, expand the business portfolio, and actively contribute to building the positive culture of Cheil.
• Believes their job is to imagine the future of the client’s business and of Cheil as an agency always three steps ahead.

• Provide strategic leadership and road‑map for the business that integrates all disciplines, including strategy, creative, media, production and analytics.
• Command complete ownership and accountability for assigned lines of business and relationships with clients and agency team at all levels.
• Encourage a positive, professional environment that supports the clients, management, teammates and the work.
• Sets a standard of excellence through coaching and mentorship that develops strong, motivated internal teams.
• Identify opportunities and grow billings within assigned lines of business.
• Spot challenges in the distance and know when to bring in agency leadership and offer solutions to help them troubleshoot.
• Positively lead and foster a spirit of healthy debate and dialog in service of the work.
• Demonstrate a deep understanding of relevant categories, competitors and emerging media that may inform the work.
• Have a can‑do attitude, bringing a sense of calm and optimism to the client and team.
• Build strong relationships with senior clients, having the ability to have tough conversations.
• Seek opportunities to deliver break‑through work.
• Demonstrate strong supervisory, delegation, and escalation skills.
• Build relationships with senior clients ensuring the health of the account is strong.

• Provide leadership to integrated teams internally to ensure pitched concepts and HQ adaptations become great executions out in the world.
• Manage multi‑disciplinary team ensuring all team members are entrusted with work appropriate for their experience level, and that the team remains challenged and engaged.
• Provide ongoing guidance to the internal team to ensure production processes and needs (budgets, timely approvals) are clear; pave the way for easy approvals and decisions that…