Account Director (Maternity 15 Months)

The Pond Recruitment


Date: 1 day ago
City: Auckland, Auckland
Contract type: Contractor

Are you a proven senior agency Account Director interested in working within an independent owned agency? Ever thought of working across APAC Healthcare clients, in the areas of advertising, brand and digital marketing?


On behalf of our agency client, The Pond Recruitment is on the search for an enthusiastic and experienced Account Director, keen on a new challenge and can fill a crucial role in a talented client service team of five people. You’ll be a passionate individual with great communication skills and an excellent work ethic.


Day-to-day, under the direction and support of the client service lead and agency director you will play an intricate role in the management of one large client leading all key projects. You will be savvy, with a solid career history of agency client service and the ability to tackle a variety of diverse projects. You’ll also be a natural-born leader, able to stimulate collaborative team efforts internally and have excellent and clear communications with the client and their key stakeholders.


Overall you will be responsible for owning the clients projects, there roadmaps, developing timelines, consumer insights, briefs, assisted internal resource planning, and ownership of job cost reporting. In this senior contract role, there is a strong emphasis for strong presentational skills which will come in handy when running client meetings and pitching new ideas.


The role requires an agile individual driven by project completion; a true team player who enjoys seeing the results of hard work and delivering successful projects to market. This person will love a community-driven agency culture and be passionate about creative communications, advertising and branding, acting as a loyal advocate for the agency’s biggest client and their various brands.


The breakdown


We are looking for:


• 12+ years’ working in an agency client service

• Exposure to Healthcare or Pharmaceutical industry and marketing


Proven results and experience in…


• Experience forging longstanding, solid relationships with large clients and stakeholders

• Identifying and converting new project opportunities from existing clients

• Managing multiple diverse projects to a high level of delivery

• Organising projects so they are completed to budget and timelines

• Running client briefing sessions and process them into internal briefs

• Writing and driving new business proposals, presentations, and initiatives 

• Leading and delegating effectively, and identify strengths within team members

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Strong financial acumen, excellent in XCEL


Are you someone who is:


• Agile, and resourceful

• Confident in managing key clients

• Focused, and have great attention to detail

• Solution focused

• Personable and relatable


The Package


• Senior salary + Kiwi Saver

• Monthly phone and internet allowance

• Work from home 1 day per week

• Birthday leave

• New central Auckland office space – close to public transport


Apply today


If this role sounds like you, apply today or email Leighton directly on [email protected] a brief summary of why you may be interested in this position.


Please only apply if you have a valid NZ work visa.


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