Account Director/Group Head Full-time Job

Job description

The Account Director leads our vibrant team that develops & delivers strategic & creative solutions for our clients. He / She will partner and collaborate with some internal and external stakeholders to express the clients' story by executing the communication plans on traditional and digital platforms. The Account Director as a leader plays a key role in Business Development by building & presenting creative, strategic, and captivating pitches. He / She will drive & manage the team to service large clients & build relationships with senior Editors and new-age influencers along with the responsibility of counseling corporate CXOs being the senior client contact.

An ideal candidate would be someone who has cultivated strong strategic acumen and proven success in leading teams and is well aware of the latest digital tools and trends. The role requires a leader who encourages inventive ideas, motivates the team members, and is emotionally adaptive to the changing work environment. Experience in new business development would be vital.

Core Responsibilities:

1. Maintains client relationships at operational and CXO levels by providing strategic and digital advocacy regularly along with crisis management

2. Drives the development of tactical plans, translating strategies into tactics & ensuring team deliverables align with strategies

3. Helps develop award-winning, insightful, and creative ideas to drive results and brand influence for our clients

4. Builds/improves relationships with senior journalists and influencers across the country

5. Oversees development and maintenance of a national media universe for all clients

6. Guides the Account Managers & team members to track upcoming news stories and proactive pitching for placement of clients' messages

7. Drives new business through participating in and leading client pitches specific to social and web strategies, investigative research, campaign analysis, monitoring, etc

8. Directs the Account Manager in client retention, improvement of Client Satisfaction Score & overall servicing cost management of client portfolio

9. Coaches, develops, and mentors a team of highly engaged individuals & empowers them to succeed in their careers

10. Ensures a conducive work environment by resolving team conflicts

Skills & Values:

• Ability to Collaborate & Nurture positive working Relationships with Clients and colleagues within the Agency and across the network
• Demonstrate Thinking and Innovation skills during challenging projects
• Self-motivation: Should be able to create their schedule and routine to keep themselves focused on the task without other distractions.
• Willing to learn and use digital tools: Virtual communication and collaboration are key. The candidate should be willing to learn and use digital tools such as video conferencing apps and other company-specific digital platforms.
• Time consciousness: Should value their own as well as the team's time Setting meetings and deadlines at appropriate hours to ensure they work in sync with everyone else.
• Critical thinking: Should be able to think creatively or use tools that help in fleshing out ideas
• Business Development.
• PR Agency Background preferred

Qualifications & Experience

1. Masters/Bachelor degree in Mass Communication/PR/Journalism from a reputed institute or

MBA in Marketing

2. 11-13 Years experience in a PR industry

Role: Marketing and Communication - Other

Industry Type: Advertising & Marketing (Public Relations)

Department: Marketing & Communication

Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent

Role Category: Marketing and Communication - Other

Education

PG: MBA/PGDM in Advertising/Mass Communication, Any Postgraduate