Associate Account Director

**Company Description**: **OVERVIEW** We’ve helped grow many of the world's most iconic brands at Leo Burnett, and even more of the world’s most talented people. You'll find at Leo Burnett an agency built on ideas, and dependent upon the people behind them. A culture that doesn't just respect creativity but cherishes it. And a community where the path you choose is your own, the places you can go limitless. We believe creativity has the power to transform human behavior, and we use ours to help our clients' brands discover their "human purpose" and play meaningful, active roles in people's lives. **The Role** The Associate Account Director reports to the Client Partner and is responsible for contributing to the achievement of business plan objectives by the effective management of the provision of quality communication strategies to clients. The Associate Account Director is expected to determine what is presented to clients, whether research is required, and the delegation of tasks to team members. The Associate Account Director is expected to add value to the Clients’ activities and so build the Agency’s business with that Client. The role requires to take a middle ground and the best interests of both the client and the agency. **Qualifications**: **Job Purpose** - Maintain regular contact with clients - Lead effective meetings - Thorough knowledge of client’s business, competitors and market - Opportunities for incremental revenue increases identified and developed - Development of all major and new campaign briefs - Recommend appropriate research as required - Brief Creative on campaigns - Prepare strategies for selling creative work to clients ensuring creative is on strategy and within budget - Media consulted on strategies as required - Work conforms with corporate brand identity guidelines and media specifications - Creative work confirms with advertising codes, legal and ethical standards - Preparation and monitoring of annual financial plan - Working knowledge of client contracts - Sign-off on relevant financial related documentation (ISRs, POs, production estimates etc) - Provide clients with accurate monthly budget/actual reconciliation/s for media/ production - Preparation of accurate monthly client billing forecasts - Record and maintain detailed head-hours on all tasks - Work trafficked in an effective manner - Team members adhere to established processes and procedures - All appropriate signoffs obtained - Team members have a clear understanding of job requirements - Performance Agreements in place and reviews conducted on time **Key Performance** - Client Reviews - Growth in client spend - Profit - Sign-off of brief by Client - Relevance of research and acceptance by client - Internal agreements reached on project process and timelines before communication - to client Acceptance of creative by client - Work produced on strategy - Work meets all standards - Accurate timesheets completed daily and submitted weekly - All estimates signed by Group Account Director/ Account Director and client prior to job commencement - Sign off of PO’s by Group Account Director/Account Director without revision - On time and accurate forecasts prepared monthly - 100% accurate client billings summary prepared monthly - Projects completed on time and within budget - Relevant sign-off in place before work commences - Performance reviews conducted on time - Weekly team meetings **Competency** **Knowledge and Experience** - Significant previous agency experience - Knowledge of all advertising processes/procedures - Thorough understanding of creative and planning concepts - Knowledge of strategic intent and experience in evaluating creative work against it **Skills** - Influencing Skills - Communication Skills - Presentation Skills - Meeting Leadership Skills - Financial Management Skills - Team Leadership **Attributes** - Flexibility - Team Leadership - Client Focus - Initiative - Passion - Business Mindedness - Self Confidence - Impact & Influence **Communication with Stakeholders** **Clients - **To obtain briefs, keep them informed of progress, present work and resolve queries **Creative/Production - **To provide briefs and monitor progress **Finance - **To exchange information and resolve queries **Managing Director/Client Partner - **To exchange information and obtain advice and support **Additional Information**: **COMPANY VALUES** TRUST is the cornerstone upon which we build our relationships. We hold ourselves to the highest standards of how a partner should behave. We treat our people and our clients with respect, transparency and honesty. T TALENT This is first and foremost a people business. We are committed to ensuring Publicis Groupe a destination for the best talent in our industry. We value people as individuals, growing ourselves as we grow our client’s business. TRANSFORMATION True transformation comes when we stop managing change, and instead initiate change. We bel