Account Director - Experiential

Company Description

We are Hawkeye. And we are obsessed with relationships. We cultivate, nurture, and cement relationships between people and brands—bonding moments to memories—building lifetime value through better experiences.

We are seeking a driven, highly collaborative and proactive Account Director for our experiential agency, Publicis Experiential (PubX). This role will lead Account Service on experiential projects from concept through delivery and execution. This individual will have the opportunity to work as part of a team servicing one of the agency’s largest clients. PubX is the Experiential Center of Excellence for Publicis Groupe – the world’s #1 Agency Group.

Job Description

• Work collaboratively with other teams (Strategy, Creative, Production, etc.) to provide best-in-class experiential activations
• Develop and maintain strategies to meet client program objectives and goals
• Think creatively and strategically and have a strong understanding of marketing principles
• Manage and analyze results of all programs and recommend changes to approach based on performance
• Contribute to the selection and manage the training and development of staff
• Cultivate client relationships and provide revenue forecasting and cultivate
• Build results-oriented culture focused on delivering well-executed, unexpected and rewarding client work
• Set productivity standards for team, track performance, and hold team members accountable
• Drive results by anticipating future needs and taking decisive action
• Build strategic alliances with key stakeholders among outside vendors, internal partners, and clients to improve business performance
• Provide thought leadership and help generate ideas alongside creative team
• Translate vision into business strategies and operating plans (with goals/targets)
• Leverage a broad and deep understanding of the industry, marketplace, client and agency
• Articulate and align team goals with larger business/client goals
• Build teamwork and camaraderie throughout the organization
• Proactively work to assist team members and remove barriers to effectiveness

Qualifications

• Minimum seven years of experience servicing clients in an Experiential environment 
• Strong management and team building skills, excel at managing employees remotely
• Dynamic public speaker and presenter
• Proven track record of account growth and expertise in the experiential marketing industry
• Ability to be flexible and highly adaptive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
• Ability to multi-task and process information efficiently 
• Assertive and proactive self-starter with strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to communicate clearly, delegate projects, and manage multiple projects at once 
• Ability to manage and deliver multiple projects simultaneously on time and on budget 
• Pushes for continuous, year-over-year improvement in results (e.g., continually raises the bar) 
• A creative, open-minded, solutions-oriented approach to problem solving. 

Additional Information

The Power of One starts with our people! To do powerful things, we offer powerful resources. Our best-in-class wellness and benefits offerings include:

• Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more
• Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy, and Fertility
• Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption
• Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements to help you invest in your future and work/life balance
• Tuition Assistance
• Paid time off that includes Flexible Time off Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days, and more
• Matching gifts programs
• Flexible working arrangements
• ‘Work Your World’ Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere Publicis Groupe has an office for up to six weeks a year (based upon eligibility)
• Business Resource Groups that support multiple affinities and alliances

The benefits offerings listed are available to eligible U.S. Based employees, are reviewed on an annual basis, and are governed by the terms of the applicable plan documents.

Hawkeye is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our employment decisions are made without regard to actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, medical condition as defined by applic