The Perfect Fit

New Search for St. Louis Client: SVP, Group Account Director #12024

General Description:
The Account Director is accountable for the management and operation of the entire tourist attraction account portfolio, including strategy, creative execution and results.  We’re looking for marketing leaders who have expertise in advertising, PR, promotion, events and marketing communications through integrated channels.  We need experience and thought leadership in travel destinations and/or amusement parks.  We’re looking for exceptional performers who have an entrepreneurial spirit and want to help contribute to and participate in the growth of a category leading creative agency.  This is a career opportunity.

Primary Responsibilities:
•    Be a creative/branding thought leader and articulate to our clients how to move a product or brand forward in the marketplace.
•    Lead strategy, development and delivery of consumer package solutions.
•    Work closely with Creative to assess client needs and service those needs beyond expectation, within the time frame and budget required.
•    Present creative ideas and solutions to Senior Client representatives, in a clear, thoughtful and compelling manner.  Develop and present new business and strategic initiatives.
•    Stay informed of industry trends and lead innovation within your group
•    Oversight of entire account effort, profitability, hiring, quality of work and ongoing client satisfaction.

Experience:
We’re looking for Acct. Directors with at least 11 years of practical experience in the building or creation of national brands.  An MBA is preferred as is experience with travel and leisure destinations, or perhaps theme parks.  That experience should be either in an agency or client brand environment.  We want pros who understand how to mentor the staff and lead by example, developing the younger talent to increasing responsibility.  We want someone who’s fun to be around, yet assertive, articulate and calm amidst the inevitable chaos.  You should have had  at least five direct reports.  An understanding of the Adobe Suite is essential.  We need a strategic, passionate, ambitious, articulate, entrepreneurial and charismatic leader who will drive results and empower the team.

Compensation:
Our client is offering a comprehensive compensation package including a base salary and a superior benefits package..  Your starting salary will be based on experience, expertise and is designed to intrigue premier candidates. The benefits package includes medical insurance (dental and vision), a 401K,  Disability and Life insurance and more.  An excellent re-location package is being offered.

 About our client:
Since the search is rather confidential, I can’t be as candid as I normally like to be.  Let it suffice to say our client is successful, financially stable and growing, forward thinking, modern, strategically strong and tactically brilliant.  Fun, wonderful colleagues who will become friends and who will support you and your family! 
The client base includes Fortune 500 (and 100) national travel, hospitality and amusement brands, consumer package goods, technology and retail, among others..  EOE

With our apologies and respect, we can only respond to candidates of interest to our client.  Please apply through our website www.Bishop-Partners.com.  Please send a cover email explaining your specific qualifications and interest in this position, as you understand it to Bob@Bishop-Partners dot com

Finally, Unlocking The Secrets To LinkedIn!

I've written about LinkedIn in the past, and discussed what a valuable tool and resource it can be for career growth.  It will only be valuable if proper time is devoted to building, then nurturing one's online Profile and presence.  That can sometimes  be more difficult than you'd think.  LinkedIn is not terribly intuitive, and can sometimes be hard to use and maybe even obtuse. 

I want to thank Nate Kievman and his team for unselfishly conductiong  over 40 hours of research and then sharing it.  They have produced the most complete "Guide to LinkedIn" I've ever seen.  I wanted to share the information as soon as I could!  Learn more about Nate with his LinkedIn Profile!

This post is for you, please comment and suggest additions below. We consider this post to be the Ultimate LinkedIn Resource Guide for Using LinkedIn. This page is the result of more than 40 hours of work from our team here at Linked Strategies, aimed at providing a consolidated resource for anyone needing information about LinkedIn.

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Founded

May 5, 2003

Company Overview	LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network on the Internet with more than 100 million members in over 200 countries and territories. The LinkedIn website launched in 2003 and currently counts executives from all Fortune 500 companies as members.
Mission	Connect the world’s professionals to make them more productive and successful.
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• LinkedIn started out in the living room of co-founder Reid Hoffman in 2002.
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• As of November 3, 2011, LinkedIn operates the world’s largest professional network on the Internet with more than 135 million members in over 200 countries and territories.
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• LinkedIn is currently available in fourteen languages: English, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean,Malay, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish and Turkish.
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LinkedIn Statistics (by Linked Strategies on Youtube)

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LinkedIn’s Official Resources:

Overview

• What is LinkedIn?
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