Account Director - Korea
Assembly, South Korea
Job Description
We are Assembly and we’re not like the rest. We’re the modern alternative agency, bringing together industry-leading data, talent, and tech to?Find the Change That Fuels Growth?for the best brands on the planet, including Adobe, Lane Crawford, Marina Bay Sands, and more. Our diverse, global community of over 1,600 passionate experts combines global thinking with unmatched local expertise in more than 20 markets worldwide enabling brands to engage and move consumers anywhere. We use STAGE, Assembly’s proprietary, privacy-centric data solutions platform, to surface powerful insights that transform into actionable brand opportunities. We’re at the cutting edge of new media, technology, and platforms embedded in the lives of today’s consumers, and we’re tapped into how culture and communities’ needs change. We do this while staying steadfast in our commitment to?Leave the World Better Than We Found It?through measurable social and environmental impact work.
Assembly was named The Drum’s APAC Media Agency of the Year in 2021
WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR
We are looking for an accomplished Account Director with impressive cross-channel experience and a flair for building relationships and driving results for clients. The role is a key senior level role that reports directly to the General Manager - Korea, your expertise within the field will have every chance to develop further.
WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING ON ANY GIVEN DAY
- Ownership of the largest account within APAC and key point of contact between clients and internal channel teams
- Develop excellent client relationships at all levels including attending all client meetings
- Drive data-driven performance strategy and cross-channel planning to ensure client objectives are met
- Work closely with channel and market teams to manage priorities, workloads and resource allocation to ensure client deadlines are met and to ensure campaigns are run smoothly and for best practice and high quality outputs.
- Ensure cross channel comms and reporting are consistent across all channels and markets with in-depth media knowledge and analysis skill set.
- Ensure project plans and process documents are maintained and kept up to date and improve working methods where possible to increase efficiency
- Lead internal meetings, ensuring learnings across channels and teams are shared
- Actively seek cross and upsell opportunities within the account where possible
- Keep abreast of channel, product and industry updates within the agency, ensuring these are communicated to the client where appropriate
- Support the General Manager on new business development opportunities
Requirements
DOES THIS SOUND LIKE YOU?
- At least 8 years of digital marketing experience, preferably from a media agency environment. Global media platform experience is highly valued
- Excellent understanding of all digital channels including PPC, Programmatic Display, Paid Social and Data Analysis
- Good client management skills with a proven track record of working with senior clients
- Excellent communication and presentation skills (both written and verbal)
- Strategic planning and team management experience
- Excellent project management and problem solving skills
- Results and target driven with strong analytical skills and attention to detail
- Able to prioritise and multi-task, working with all agency departments as well as independently
- Proactive, motivated, self-starter, strong leadership skill set
- Confident client facing attributes
Benefits
WHY ASSEMBLY?
- We’re part of Stagwell, the challenger network built to transform marketing. We’re nimble, smart, and digital-first, and we’re quickly growing to take on the biggest legacy hold cos.
- We care about your growth we offer competitive salaries, annual compensation reviews, and keep detailed personal development plans to ensure you’re hitting your personal and company goals.
- We recognize and celebrate your successall the time! Whether it’s through company meetups, employee recognition programs, or just a regular day, we make sure our people’s achievements are known and appreciated!
- We’re truly a people-first organization. That’s why we offer a Flexible Time Off policy that puts you in control of your work-life balance, as well as market-leading primary and secondary caregiver and parental leave policies.
- We care about social and environmental Impact we have dedicated Impact Champions that collaborate globally to make sure we’re leaving the world better than we found it.
- We have an amazing group of employee resource groups committed to guiding the agency to become more inclusive, diverse, and