Director, Client Leadership

Company Description

Dentsu Creative US is comprised of audacious thinkers and award-winning collaborators across the United States who blend local knowledge with global expertise. Choosing substance over stunts, our Modern Creative mandate is about unlocking sustained growth and holistic impact for brands in ways that Create Culture, Change Society and Invent the Future. We do it daily for notable brands.

Our borderless approach allows us to assemble the best talent around each brief, tapping into the expertise of the 9,000+ people in dentsu international’s global creative network. This integrated model also allows our talent to learn about and explore the breadth of career possibilities within Dentsu Creative.

Job Description

Dentsu Creative is looking for a seasoned Social Account Director to partner with an exciting entertainment brand. You’ll help evolve social presence and build on their existing community, stoke fandom, and attract new audiences.

We’re looking for team members who are passionate about film and TV, and are eager to apply their passion to best-in-class creative work. It’s also critical that teammates are versed in understanding the always-changing social landscape and are equipped to quickly to activate against new platforms, trends, and behaviors. Successful candidates are self-starters, collaborative, and genuinely excited about pop culture and entertainment.

This role will report to our VP of Client Leadership. A successful candidate will have mastered high volume organic social accounts. They’ll champion strategically and creatively sharp work, be a true partner to clients, show a passion for the brand and category, and easily navigate a fast-paced, ever-evolving environment. They’ll have deep social community and platform expertise, demonstrate passion for all things entertainment (TV, movies, celebrity and pop culture. They’ll jump into managing social content franchises with flexibility and willingness to move quickly.

• Act as a primary day-to-day client contact across several large-scale social-first (but not social-only) projects
• Manage the client relationships daily and oversee 2 Account Supervisors
• Lead teams through strategic development, creative ideation, production, and flawless execution with in-house production teams
• Anticipate project and/or client needs to always be one step ahead daily of what needs to be accomplished
• Lead and oversee all account operations as it relates to the business of the agency
• Identify client issues and work with our agency partners to provide solutions
• Provide honest and valuable counsel to agency team
• Collaborate with agency partners as an IAT leader
• Create applicable development plans for direct reports
• Inspire agency and client confidence and seek opportunities to advance the client relationship
• Fuel agency culture and progress

Qualifications

• Experience in social and entertainment verticals
• Account team leader/senior client advisor
• 8 years minimum of integrated agency account management experience

Perks:

• Great compensation package
• Comprehensive healthcare plans
• 401(k) with employer match
• Flexible time-off
• 16 weeks paid parental leave

Additional Information

The anticipated salary range for this position is $94,000-$152,375/year. Actual salary will be based on a variety of factors including relevant experience, knowledge, skills and other factors permitted by law. A range of medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and/or other benefits also are available. For more information regarding dentsu benefits, please visit dentsubenefitsplus.com

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