General Description:
Our St. Louis client is looking for an Account Director who is a thought leader in the finance & insurance category. We’re looking for seasoned professionals who have experience developing deep client relationships and leading those to innovative and consistently successful integrated marketing communications, including mass advertising. We need an assertive, resilient and empathetic leader not only for the clients served, but for the internal teams and agency as well, inspiring them to do work beyond expectations. This account leader should have experience with Fortune 500 national brands, and be able to prove their influence and success with those clients. We want you to influence and inspire creative solutions that are on strategy, innovative and provocative.
Primary Responsibilities:
• Be a persuasive and collaborative advocate for both the client and the agency ideas and plan.
• Work closely with your clients to develop deep relationships, leading to a trust that results in client satisfaction by solving their marketing issues and expanding their business.
• Be accountable for the fiscal health of the client and profitability of the agency, supervising expenditures, PBT, workflow, quality of work and overall client satisfaction.
• Identify and develop new business opportunities within existing clients and participate in new business pitches.
• Travel as necessary for client relationship development, retention and productions (up to 25%)
Experience:
We’re looking for at least 15 years total experience and at least seven of those years in the finance and/or insurance sector and including team management and integrated campaigns. New media and direct expertise is needed. We need a strategic, passionate, ambitious, articulate, entrepreneurial and charismatic leader who will drive results and empower subordinates.
Compensation:
The compensation will be commensurate with experience and will include an outstanding benefits package with medical insurance (dental also), a 401K with Company match. There is performance based bonus potential. A relocation package is available.
About the Client:
Our client is regarded as one of the premier creative shops in the Midwest. They are financially stable, growing and able to offer a long-term career path in terms of increasing responsibility and earned promotion. Co-workers like being together and will become friends. There’s a pride that’s evident, and is a result of producing impactful, nationally (and internationally) recognized work for some of the best national clients. There is an urgent need for this CD. The work environment is modern and spectacular. Our client is ready to hire someone now! EOE.
Please apply directly through our website: www.Bishop-Partners.com With respect and our apologies in advance, we can only respond to candidates of interest to our client.
