Account Director-the community

Company Description

Founded in 2000, the community is a group of creative thinkers united around the right idea. It’s a global creative agency with communitarians across 30+ nationalities. Partners include Verizon, Volkswagen, Mondelez, Netflix, Diageo, Porsche Latin America, and more.As an internationally awarded creative agency, the community has been in Ad Age’s A-List seven of the last 10 years, including as a Standout Agency in 2022 and Multicultural Agency of the Year in 2020. In 2022 the agency was also #6 on Fast Company’s Most Innovative Agencies in Advertising list. In 2019, the community was named one of Ad Age’s “Best Places to Work,” listed as one of the world’s “Fastest Growing Agencies” by Adweek, and recognized as one of the “Top 25 Agencies of the last 50 Years” by Campaign. 

Job Description

The Community is looking to hire an Account Director to join our team. Must be located within the US. Preference in in NY, Miami, or SF.

In this role, you will work closely with a Group Account Director to lead the relationship between the client and our agency team. You will be given the chance to spearhead large national initiatives targeting US Hispanic audiences. This will include client-facing presentations and overseeing large project budgets.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as client’s trusted day-to-day advisor in bringing value to their business.
• Help develop and drive strategy to meet and exceed the client’s business objectives.
• Acquire in-depth knowledge of the client's business – key issues, competitive situation and industry trends.
• Ability to lead multiple fast-moving projects across multiple lines of business. These may include: broadcast, digital, radio, out-of-home, print and social.
• Manage production of projects to keep them on budget and on schedule, and supervise Account Supervisors, Account Executives, and Coordinators.  
• Be the connective tissue between junior account staff, the senior leaders, and other agency departments, such as Production, Strategy and Creative.
• Provide clear and succinct direction and feedback and contribute to strategic initiatives offering a sound POV.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of fast-paced advertising agency experience in a heavy client role, preferably on large national/global brands.
• Fluency in Spanish and English including written and verbal communication experience required.
• US Hispanic experience is a plus.
• Strong client-service orientation, project management and leadership skills.
• Strong presentation skills – comfortable presenting to Senior Manager-level clients
• Strong experience overseeing and managing client budgets/financials.
• Experience managing a large team
• Experience working in a multi-agency model
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent time management, organization and detail-oriented skills.
• Excellent ability to work with a wide range of people.
• Flexible to evolving responsibilities and last-minute changes.
• Must be proficient in MS Office, Google; Docs, Sheets & Slides and Keynote.
• A willingness to travel when needed.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.

Additional Information

Compensation Range: $91,000 - $154,000 annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. For this role, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off.

As part of our dedication to an inclusive and diverse workforce, la comunidad Corporation (dba "The Community" and a wholly owned subsidiary of Publicis Media)  is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity without regard for race, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at hr@thecommunityus.com  or you may call us at +1-305-865-9600.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.