Position Summary
As an Account Director within the Interactive Group at BBDO Proximity Minneapolis, you will be the main client contact on assigned brands, providing these clients with strategic solutions that leverage the power of the Interactive channel. With a primary specialty in Interactive, this role also requires you to collaborate with an internal integrated communications team ensuring all client work is flawlessly executed.

Responsibilities

• Manage internal team, agency resources and workflow process
• Primary contact with senior clients, providing clients with innovative short and long term strategic interactive channel counsel
• Fully understand all aspects of the clients business and the competitive business environment
• Develop a positive and partnering relationship with all clients
• Take the lead role in building the clients business, generating new strategies for agency-client partnerships
• Identify and proactively lead new business opportunities for the client and new client opportunities
• Ensure that team writes clear effective project and creative briefs
• Develop effective strategies to motivate creative excellence within a sound strategic framework
• Aspire to and inspire award winning strategic and creative Interactive programs
• Assist in building and championing integration of the business by participating in multi-channel discussion and planning
• Ensure that Interactive team produces all client work with highest level of quality, on time and on budget
• Provide council to team and client on Interactive strategies and projects
• Ensure that strategies are being met on multiple on-going campaigns
• Ensure that client estimates are properly signed off prior to work starting
• Overall fiscal responsibility for budgets and billings
• Responsible for taking the lead role for new hires into the group, building an effective team
• Provide input into staffing plans, budgets and promotions
• Take an active role in building a positive agency culture
• Take an active role in developing all direct reports, providing mentorship and conducting on-going performance evaluations
• Take lead role on special projects
• Assist in new business initiatives

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5-8 years experience in a client service role within an Interactive arm of an advertising agency, standalone digital shop or client side
• Involvement in multiple integrated campaigns
• Solid understanding of agency and creative process
• Ability to inspire award winning creative
• Track record of building strong long term client relationships
• Continually drive for results and highest quality standards
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstrated fiscal management skills
• Ability to keep composure in high stress situations
• Experienced people manager, demonstrating strong mentoring abilities
• Superior organizational and time management skills with a strong attention to detail
• Demonstrated strategic thinker with ability to lead a business
• Solid understanding of business and current marketplace
• Consumer Packaged Goods Category experience a strong asset
• Excellent presentation skills
• Post Secondary education in business marketing or advertising preferred

Please provide your resume and any other relevant information (such as how you fit the description, LinkedIn account, Twitter page, etc.) to renee.rausch@bbdo.com.