VP, Account Director

Position Overview

The VP, Account Director will work closely with other account directors and all departments in the agency, including project management, media, production, brand planning and creative, to ensure we maintain the highest quality creative work. With direct client contact and reports, they will have the polished communication skills needed for a smooth, effective trust-based client-agency relationship. The successful candidate will have appreciable hands-on knowledge of, and practical experience in, the direct marketing discipline, contributing to campaign strategy based on client objectives, authoring creative briefs, managing audience(s) development (data acquisition, management, and processing), evaluating campaign response, and contributing to the print/production and direct mail processes. The successful candidate will be highly motivated, enthusiastic, detail-oriented, amicable, a strong collaborator with the ability to juggle multiple projects.

Responsibilities include*:

TheVP,Account Directorwill implement best-in-class leadership, supporting the client relationship and team members to maximize potential:

• Helping drive the process for an integrated account, aligning and ensuring all disciplines are working together in support of the business.
• Aligning with client goals and acting as a strategic partner to exceed them.
• Strengthening and broadening relationships resulting in a deeper account footprint within the organization.
• Partnering with the finance and project management teams to ensure delivery and drive profitability.
• Contributing strategically with the ability to assemble proposals, data reports and thought leadership POVs.
• *Duties, responsibilities, and activities of this position may change over time as needs dictate, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of account management experience, with an emphasis on integrated businesses, practical experience in managing relationships comprised of direct marketing deliverables as well as photo shoot experience.
• A solid knowledge of database operations and experience with data procurement, segmentation, quality assurance, and processing.
  Proven leadership skills and demonstrated ability to manage junior staff.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to grow revenue organically within client relationships.
• Problem-solving, acumen, with a drive for continuous improvement.
• Autonomous, multitasking work style with impeccable organization skills
• Exceptional communication skills in both written and verbal form.
• A range of technical proficiency, at a minimum MS Office, Teams, and Keynote.
• Experience working in an advertising agency and/or direct marketing shop required.
• Experience supervising direct marketing projects and print production is required.

For this VP, Account Director position, the successful candidate must be a U.S. Citizen.