Account Director Job Listing at Draftfcb-Chicago in Chicago, IL (Job ID 24189)

the overseer. the client’s main go-to guy/gal.

the Draftfcb Account Director

At Draftfcb, the Account Director is the agency’s commissioner at the client. We want a person who understands the client’s needs beyond marketing and looks deeper at the partnership they have with the agency. This person takes a leadership role in strategy development and ensures that the strategy maps back to the client’s goals. The Account Director is a proactive and effective partner with all cross-functional team members. We want someone with the ability to champion ideas, inspire great work and effectively defend and persuade the agency POV to the client. Someone who knows a good idea when they see it.

the position

• Utilizes interpersonal savvy to rally internal and external Agency resources to help bring long-term, strategic recommendations to life
• Sees the client business through a 360-degree lens and identifies out-of-the box ideas and opportunities to integrate and expand into other disciplines
• Builds one-on-one relationships with senior level clients to foster a partnership with the agency
• Manages needs of team members to maximize learning and productivity while minimizing turnover
• Adopts a proactive approach to anticipating internal and external concerns
• Owns the crucial ability to reactively address and remedy current as well as unanticipated situations

  the personality

• Has the ability to provide big picture strategic thinking, vision and insights to drive big ideas and initiatives
• Possesses collaborative leadership skills that encourage team cooperation and motivate relationship-building
• Is enthusiastic about business and passionate about marketing
• Is self-confident in oral, written, strategic and analytical abilities
• Demonstrates strong, fully developed staff management and partnership abilities
• Possesses an integrated background with online/offline and production expertise
• Has earned a bachelor’s degree
• Has 8+ years of relevant industry experience