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Tombras · 1 day ago

Account Director

Knoxville, TN

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

7+ years exp

Tombras is an independent national advertising agency seeking an Account Director. The role involves building client relationships, managing budgets, leading the account team, and developing business-building ideas while ensuring quality and adherence to agency procedures.

AdvertisingMarketing

No H1B

Responsibilities

Build rapport and credibility with clients to comfortably engage in frequent client contact and consultation

Field requests from clients to obtain and document requested modifications to work in progress

Remain actively involved in “day-to-day” client initiatives, including an understanding of business-building, strategy, media and creative projects

Prepare and produce special projects and items for client presentations

Review all materials before client presentations and final production

Manage client budgets, scope, and expectations regarding timing, schedules, and process

Gather initial project-timing feasibility evaluation (through PM)

Champion agency process to ensure quality of work

Become familiar with and adhere to agency financial and operating procedures and policy

Supervise Account team members, as the team grows

Inspire, motivate, train, and mentor the team as appropriate

Develop proactive business-building ideas for client and agency

Partner with internal teams, including Strategy, Creative, Analytics, Social Media, Development, Content & Video, Media and Project Management

Provide internal teams with timely and accurate market data, budget parameters, job specifications, and marketing updates

Maintain accurate records of client expenditures, time utilization, billing information, client contacts, conference reports, etc

Stay alert for opportunities to grow clients’ business and billings

Understand the basic client contract

Frequently communicate business updates to the client

Communicate schedules and obtain the required approvals from client, per project schedule

Obtain client approval of media plan and communicate media plan, including creative units, to Project Manager

Oversee client billing

Open and manage non-production estimates, as needed (e.g., fees, travel jobs, presentations, etc.)

Qualification

Account ManagementClient CommunicationPresentation SkillsBudget ManagementTeam LeadershipCharismatic CommunicationBusiness StrategySocial Media ExperienceOrganizational SkillsAttention to Detail