Account Director

Account Director

This position will report directly to the Management Director. The Account Director is a lead position and requires connection, coordination, and collaboration with multiple disciplines including performance media strategy and activation, creative, client management and field operations. This position involves senior client management as well as liaising with Agency teams about client objectives to ensure campaigns are fully integrated, on strategy and on equity. The work is high-energy, collaborative, and thrives on a can-do attitude with strong relationship building and problem-solving skills. The role includes management of supervisors, junior to mid-level Account Executives as well as client operations.

Responsibilities

• Manage DSplus Strategy, Application(s) and assets for National Retail Client Partner
• Strong oversight into performance media tactics and strategies to ensure campaign objectives are met
• Collaboration with fellow AD for cross-tier strategy implementation
• Regularly gather/prepare all necessary materials and conduct Client meetings both in person (Plano, TX) and remote
• Support Management Director on all larger Client initiatives
• Manage supporting team members

Qualifications

• This AD must have a thorough knowledge of the Client's business and demonstrate an on-going commitment and response to his or her Clients' needs
• As primary Client contact, the AD will be required to forge positive relationships with his or her Clients through consistent contact and diligent client service which will include monthly travel for in-person meetings with National Clients
• This AD will be required to build solid relations and work effectively with people in other departments to achieve optimal results
• 7-10 years of Direct Client Management is a must, including 3 years of management experience
• Experience and background with Automotive Retail clients, particularly with Fixed Operations is a must
• Experience with retail eCommerce performance marketing efforts is a plus, but not required
• Needs to demonstrate experience working with reporting tools and analytics
• Knowledge of integrated disciplines (Direct Marketing, Interactive, Sales Promotion, Public Relations, Lifestyle Marketing, Collateral, and Merchandising) is a plus but not required
• Prior experience in digital advertising and programming is a plus, but not required
• Prior experience with Google Analytics, Tableau, Asana, Salesforce and Monday is a plus but not required

Additional Information

Our Publicis Groupe motto "Viva La Diffrence" means we're better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact [email protected].

Compensation Range: USD $119,510.00 - USD $171,675.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 12/1/2025.