Account Director EMEA

Agency

Absurd Media UK

Account Director - EMEA – Client Success

Channel Bakers “Price of Admission”

Competencies:

• Comfortable Around Higher Management
• Directing Others
• Managerial Courage
• Business Acumen

• Dealing with Ambiguity
• Learning on the Fly
• Customer Focus
• Drive for Results

Life as an Account Director at Channel Bakers is exciting, dynamic and no two days are ever the same.

Your unwavering commitment centers on fostering client growth—a guiding principle that defines your role. Your deep commercial acumen, industry expertise, and unrelenting focus converge to optimize revenue generation. Your profound understanding of the competitive landscape and your acute grasp of market dynamics underscore your strategic prowess

You collaborate closely with a team of talented and passionate Account Managers and Advertising Specialists, and together you deliver the outcomes our clients depend on us for, whatever it takes.

Your role spans across diverse client profiles, and you assume a central role in steering strategic client interactions, including the execution of quarterly business reviews, client evaluations, and the confirmation of advertising budgets. You develop media plans, present to clients and work closely with our Business Development team to facilitate warm handovers of newly onboarded Accounts.

Your relentless pursuit of inventive avenues resonates with your commitment to empower our clients in unlocking their brand's full potential. Leveraging your extensive experience in sales, you adeptly craft strategies to cultivate and strengthen their relationship with Channel Bakers, showcasing your senior-level expertise. Working closely with Account Managers, you ensure that the delivery of your carefully constructed strategy is fully executed with budgets effectively managed and campaigns fully optimized.

You partner with our Finance teams to insure accurate and on time client invoicing.

As a dedicated people-focused Account Director, you will empower your peers’ growth by assigning challenging and developmental tasks, facilitating frequent account performance-focused discussions, and serving as a dedicated coach and mentor. Your commitment to candid and constructive communication ensures you provide timely, clear, and actionable feedback to support team members' development.

Additionally, Account Director’s will play a pivotal role in advancing the department's capabilities. This involves collaborating closely with the Senior Director of EMEA to identify training needs and gaps within the team. You will also work in conjunction with the Learning and Development team to design and implement effective training programs, contributing to the ongoing development and success of the department.

You are agile and used to being able to shift gears comfortably, make decisions and act without having the total picture. You can deal comfortably and present to more senior leaders without undue tension or nerves.

You naturally analyze both your successes and failures and utilize feedback in order to learn and shape your own development. You act with empathy and emotional intelligence and are able to demonstrate flexibility, even in the most challenging of situations.

You are a keen observer of society and trends, specifically amongst the target audiences of your clients.

You can effectively cope with change and know how to pivot when needed. You learn quickly and will try anything to find solutions. You can be counted on to exceed goals successfully and steadfastly push yourself and others to get over the line. You are dedicated to meeting the expectations and reeds of all stakeholders and always act with the client in mind.

• Minimum 5+ years of Marketing or Advertising experience in a fast moving, client facing environment
• Degree in Public Relations, Marketing, Advertising or Communications preferred.
• Experience of Amazon Advertising required and exposure to Demand Side Platform (DSP) and Amazon Marketing Cloud (AMC) a significant advantage.
• Demonstrated experience of collaborating with high performing teams and aiding in the developing talented…