Account Director, Automotive Marketing – Hybrid

Job Description

This is a hybrid role, requiring a minimum of 2 days per week in our office in Irvine, CA.

Essential Functions

Direct and dedicated management of larger accounts

Owns daily client communications and directs staff and other functional departments

Supervises project briefs and writes creative briefs

Works with Strategy & Analytics to help set strategic vision for the account

Responsible for generation of SOWs and estimates as well as invoices and payment coordination

Develop and manage client relationships

Participate in client’s marketing planning process

Ensure service levels and tactics are in line with strategic goals and service levels meet client expectations

Communicate reports, results, and proposals to client

Formulate account specific service tactics, utilizing team orientation

Manage the team’s account service effort and increase efficiency of programs

Owns the data processing process, including directing the internal production data teams as to specific campaign requirements

Build team dynamic and chemistry across the day-to-day associates

Team management including reviewing utilization rates, participating in the hiring and recruiting process, and developing employees for career progression

Lead development of new creative; work with Creative department and ensure that creative is on target with existing plan

Present Strategy and campaign status to Client leadership

Selects, develops, and evaluates personnel ensuring efficient operation of the function

Manages career paths by coaching and mentoring direct reports

Holds associates accountable for their work by setting expectations, achieving commitments, providing feedback, and evaluating effectiveness

Provide technical leadership in the organization

Provides direction to individual contributors

Knowledge & Skills

Excellent understanding of the creative development process

Extremely organized with a tremendous recall for day-to-day activities

Excellent project management, campaign budget tracking and forecasting skills

Excellent conceptual thinking

Excellent communication skills, must communicate across internal teams and with clients

Strong understanding of direct marketing

Proven record of building long-term relationships

Excellent strategic thinker and able to quickly adapt to changes in strategic direction

Excellent workflow management

Expert knowledge of methodologies and digital technologies

Able to coordinate projects across functional teams

Able to communicate effectively, upwards and downwards within the organizational structure

Able to solve complex problems and issues

Able to recognize and manage new business opportunities

Able to work in fast paced, results driven environment

Experience

Minimum of 10 years’ experience in automotive industry and / or automotive agency or related field

Minimum of 7 years’ leadership experience leading teams required

Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree required

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