Freelance Ad Agency Account Director, VP - Hybrid - Oakland, CA!

We have an exciting opportunity with an ad agency in the Oakland area, looking for an Account Director, VP to join their team in an ongoing, consulting project!
 
This is a hybrid temp to hire position (2 – 3 days onsite in Oakland, CA)
Rate: $95/hr
 
Responsibilities:

• Ensures quality of work from all departments in the agency
• Responsibility for client satisfaction and internal team development and retention
• Builds a relationship with the client senior management (and executive client, when appropriate)
• Must understand fiscal responsibilities required to manage account(s); this knowledge includes
• helping the client spend their budgets wisely across all disciplines while maintaining agency
• profitability for excellent service and able to reconcile account budgets for best practice
• responsibilities)
• Client satisfaction on the assigned account(s) is the ultimate business goal.

Day-To-Day Responsibilities:

• Supports the leadership of  timely development and execution of plans, campaigns, and projects
• to ensure that the clients’ goals and objectives are achieved.
• Knowledge of the development of budget recommendations, business goals, ROI measurements,
• and training requirements necessary to provide both quality and profitable service to clients.
• Executes duties and assignments as directed consistent with client guidelines and objectives.
• Provides leadership and conveys the vision and values of the Agency to the client and to their
• own staff. Manages develops, presents presentations.
• Works in compliance with Agency processes, policies and procedures as well as follows Client processes to their provided guidelines relative to budgeting, legal clearance and approvals.
• Assigns duties, deliverables, and provides line supervision of the account service staff.
• Maintains awareness and controls situations which may lead to the risk of write-offs; has strong accounting and finance abilities; can read a profit and loss statement, manage client budgets against agency costs and provides clients efficiencies, support strategic initiatives wherever possible.
• Assures that Client and Agency relationships remain harmonious and that the Clients receive a quality of service which will encourage further growth and profitability.
• Attends appropriate business/social functions which may enhance the image of the Agency, reveal growth opportunities, identify risks to the business and solidify Client relationships.
• Participates in new business efforts; and advises of the potential for new business opportunities.
• Other responsibilities, as needed and as required by Agency performance Standards/Measurement of Success:
• Client satisfaction ratings are high. No major misunderstandings or problems exist between agency and client. As problems arise, they are proactively and satisfactorily dealt with in accordance with company policy.
• Client marketing and advertising objectives are achieved; Annual communication plans are prepared and approved by clients.
• Annual contract negotiations are brought to view and managed as required (including signing of contracts for current and subsequent periods).
• Annual competitive media spending and creative message review is presented to clients.

Qualifications:

• 8-10+  years of experience within an advertising agency environment
• At least 7 years of experience managing a team of account managers, overseeing an account or specific brand category
• Entrepreneurial and self-starting; passionate about their work, able to grow as well as maintain and improve client relationships, within a focused value-additive approach
• Experience and/or strong understanding of the African American consumer market
• Experience with segmented and integrated marketing programs
• Experience in creative production and knowledge in digital, mobile and social media, events and experiential marketing programs
• Management and leadership ability and strong presentation skills w/confidence and ability to engage with client(s)
• Understanding of client budgets, regulatory and efficiencies to improve program value and increase ROI
• Ability to communicate and interpret industry documents (including contracts and budgets)
• Capable of developing, mentoring and managing off site staff and providing nimble oversight from multiple locations

Please submit your resume for consideration.                          


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