BBDO is the world's most awarded advertising agency. Today BBDO is 15,000 employees in 289 offices across 81 countries, all focused on:

The Work. The Work. The Work.

Simply put, our goal is to create and deliver the most compelling content for our clients. Consequently, we seek those who love ideas, get excited by creativity and rise to the challenge of making “The Work” happen.

Account Director

We are seeking an Account Director in the San Francisco office to oversee marketing objectives and build a strong rapport with clients across the line of business. Candidates should have experience leading integrated advertising campaigns (with an emphasis on TV), managing a team, and building relationships with senior executives within the client and agency. The ideal person for this role is a multi-faceted marketer, relentlessly inquisitive, ruthlessly competitive, naturally collaborative, and a leader who inspires innovation.

Responsibilities

• Leads the day-to-day direction and communication for your team.
• Responsible for oversight and execution of all content programs; including those with partner agencies.
• Understands the Client organization and can navigate difficult situations both in advance of and in reaction to problems.
• Formulates effective thought leadership and has a strong knowledge of the Client’s business beyond advertising output.
• Contributes to strategic excellence and selling of breakthrough ideas in all forms.
• Passion for creativity and the Work; trusted partner to creative leads and teams.
• Overseeing creative workflows for client campaigns and events, including TV & video content, display advertising, social media, and audio.
• Engages and collaborates with the broader OMC network.
• Demonstrates fiscal responsibility and ensures Agency team is knowledgeable about the process and all Client guidelines.
• Serves as a mentor to junior team members and exemplifies leadership behavior.

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Minimum 8 years’ experience in marketing, preferably in an agency environment
• Experience managing people/teams
• Expert in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and Keynote, Adobe Creative Suite an added plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Understands how digital across all platforms can transform the Client’s business and is able to defend digital work.
• Ensures planning and marketing sciences are brought into the process at the right time to allow data and context to drive the insights and the creative work.
• Ability to translate how a consumer is connected across the ecosystem including store/social/digital ads/mobile/commerce/web and apps, etc.
• Strong command of monitoring and measurement of creative ideas, media, and other Client programs.
• Supports development of case studies to share learning across teams internally and with Clients.