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Job description / Role
Our client, a leading Public Relations Agency, is looking to hire a Account Director to manage their Fashion, Beauty and Wellness. The candidate they are looking for must be coming from a PR Agency background.
As an account director, you are commercially aware, with great contacts across the industry useful for both strategic partnerships and new business. You are the most senior, regular client-facing role positioned between the account team and client. You build strong customer relationships and client knowledge.
This allows you to advise strategically on what will add the most value to clients’ business in the context of the industry and competitors. The delivery of all account work and projects will be planned and executed profitably for the financial growth of our business and you will oversee this process. An account director is now commercially aware of the impact of good/bad resource and account planning, and servicing levels on TOH’s bottom line.
With confident consultancy skills, you are instrumental in cross-selling/upselling a broad range of communications projects organically, as well as playing an important part in identifying and managing new business leads. As an integral part of your role, you are champions of quality in terms of client service and delivery ensuring that you set clear expectations with your team and training on the job to plug knowledge gaps.
Quality of service and the training of your account teams to be the best they can possibly be, are integral to your role too. The account director is the ultimate role model for all account managers and account executives. You must be effective at delegation according to the team members’ strengths but also supporting the development of the team with challenging tasks. You show maturity and high competency at managing difficult situations internally and with clients, pulling in the senior directors as and when needed.
Requirements
- Minimum of 1 year as an AD within another agency
- Good consumer PR background
- Any nationality considered.
Attractive package on offer, only those candidates with good consumer PR background will be considered for the role.
About the Company
Frontier IQ is a specialist firm headquartered in Dubai whose mission is to optimize our client\\'s talent through Executive Search and Training.
We specialize in sourcing professionals in Financial Services, Marketing, Advertising, and Media from around the world for leading employers in MENA region.