Account Director | Canberra - ACT

Job Description

As Account Director, you will play a lead role in delivering our Performance with Integrity ambition across OMD's clients. You will lead the creation of market leading ideas for our clients. You will be highly competent in digital and traditional media channels, along with the data and technology requirements to deliver market leading work. You will challenge and develop your direct reports to enable them to be the best they can be.

What you'll do:

• Lead the team in the use of the OMD planning process to create the media idea and implementation
• Play a key role in strategic development workshops (client and Media Owner)
• Ensure in-depth assessment of all communication options, using media research tools, delivers innovative insights
• Collaborate with and share information with all stakeholders, including external agency partners
• Ensure the reporting of competitive, consumer and market data delivers innovative and actionable insights to form the basis of future recommendations
• Present detailed communications plans to clients (strategy, implementation planning, execution, sponsorship consideration (corporate, broadcast & data partnerships) and budget management
• Monitor and report on agency contract KPIs
• Understand and drive the commercial arrangements with all your clients
• Promote additional OMD's services to clients when appropriate – understand capability, be able to pressure test relevance and know how to convert an opportunity
• Ensure account queries are rare and that any are resolved quickly and with supporting documentation
• Effective management and leadership of any direct reports
• Deliver best in class client service that builds business

What you'll need:

• Is ambitious, a team player, and who thrives in a high-performance environment
• Seeks broad experience and continued learning across all facets of media planning (traditional, digital, tech, analytics, strategy, comms planning, sponsorship)
• An experienced channel & imp planning expert (Application of strategy to execution); online and offline
• Has strong budget and financial management
• Has a desire and motivation to get under the hood of their client partners brands, macro business and marketing (Business performance, brand health, creative & media effectiveness)
• Experience using discovered insights to recommend communication initiatives
• Impeccable attention to detail and ability to delivery work on time
• A passion for understanding and delivering on client business goals
• The ability to build strong client relationships and trust quickly
• Experience in managing direct reports, with a focus on their development.
• A proactive thinker who is always exploring new ways of doing things whilst respecting proven processes
• Demonstrated experience leading a team at Account Director level

What's in it for you?

• Access to top tier clients and complex business challenges
• Continuous development through our mixed learning approach
• All the tools, equipment and mentors you need to be successful in your role
• Our organisation encourages diversity, supports charities and environmental initiatives
• We have a bright, open plan and dog friendly office (we love our furry friends)
• We encourage and fully support flexible working
• Parental leave
• Fun social events - Annual ski trips

A little bit about us...

We are a proud part of the OMD global network, the world's leading marketing and communications agency. As part of the Omnicom Media Group, we provide services to over 5,000 clients in more than 100 countries and employ 11,000+ staff.

Since launching in 2000, OMD Australia has grown to become Australia's largest media and communications agency, consistently winning awards including:

Great Place to Work | Platinum Status: Top 50 for 15 consecutive years (2009-2024)

B&T | Media Agency of the Year 2019, 2020 & 2021, Culture 2020

B&T Women in Media | Employer of the Year 2019 & 2020

Adnews | Media Agency of the Year 2020, Overall Agency of the Year 2020

Mumbrella | Media Agency of the Decade 2009 - 2019, Culture 2019

Adweek | Global Media Agency of the Year 2019 & 2020

Next steps

Sound exactly like the sort of role for you? Apply now!

If you've got any questions or wish to have a confidential conversation about this role, contact the Talent team. We'd love to hear from you.

We are a committed Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and are dedicated to ensuring that all employees, and prospective employees, can work in an environment that is free from any form of employment discrimination based on race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital or parental status, physical or mental impairment/disability or any other status. We encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.

If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application. Your personal information will be kept confidential in compliance with relevant privacy legislation.