Account Director - Samsung

Job Summary

• Under the direction of the Group Client Director, this role directs Influencer Marketing activities within the agency for a dedicated client ensuring client growth, profitability, and satisfaction.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• This position may supervise up to four to six account managers and/or account executives.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Supervises strategic planning, development and implementation of client work.
• Acts as a strategic problem solver across obstacles and opportunities within the flow of work.
• Ensures there is a clear definition of and management to client success metrics.
• Formulates plans to extend business with established accounts.
• Supervises and participates in new-business development.
• Prepares and manages both short and long term account financials.
• Manages business to short and long term revenue/expense plans.
• Aggregate management of a team that may consist of Account Managers and/or Account executives.
• Creation of client specific pricing structures based on profitability analysis and growth strategies.
• Client profitability analysis and management.
• Creates Statement of Work for annual client agreements.
• Conducts client specific industry research.
• Creates Statement of Work for new business clients in conjunction with service delivery team leads.

Travel Requirements

• This position may require occasional travel to meet clients and/or for all-company in-person meetings.

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university; or six to eight years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Competencies: To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; manages competing demands; changes approach or method to best fit the situation; able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Analytical - Synthesizes complex or diverse information; collects and researches data; uses intuition and experience to complement data.
• Attendance/Punctuality - Ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; arrives at meetings and appointments on time.
• Business Acumen - Understands business implications of decisions; displays orientation to profitability; demonstrates knowledge of market and competition; aligns work with strategic goals.
• Cost Consciousness - Works within approved budget; develops and implements cost saving measures; contributes to profits and revenue; conserves organizational resources.
• Customer Service - Manages difficult or emotional customer situations; responds promptly to customer needs; solicits customer feedback to improve service; responds to requests for service and assistance; meets commitments.
• Delegation - Delegates work assignments; matches the responsibility to the person; gives authority to work independently; sets expectations and monitors delegated activities; provides recognition for results.
• Dependability - Takes responsibility for own actions; keeps commitments; commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
• Ethics - Treats people with respect; keeps commitments; inspires the trust of others; works with integrity and ethically; upholds organizational values.
• Initiative - Volunteers readily; undertakes self-development activities; seeks increased responsibilities; takes independent actions and calculated risks; looks for and takes advantage of opportunities; asks for and offers help when needed.
• Judgment - Displays willingness to make decisions; exhibits sound and accurate judgment; supports and explains reasoning for decisions; includes appropriate people in decision-making process; makes timely decisions.
• Managing People - Includes staff in planning, decision-making, facilitating and process improvement; takes responsibility for subordinates' activities; makes self available to staff; provides regular performance feedback; develops subordinates' skills and encourages growth; solicits and applies customer feedback (internal and external); fosters quality focus in others; improves processes, products and services; continually works to improve supervisory skills.
• Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions; demonstrates group presentation skills; participates in meetings.
• Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures; completes administrative tasks correctly and on time; supports organization's goals and values; benefits organization through outside activities; supports affirmative action and respects diversity.
• Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; uses time efficiently; plans for additional resources; sets goals and objectives; organizes or schedules other people and their tasks; develops realistic action plans.
• Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully; develops alternative solutions; works well in group problem solving situations; uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.
• Professionalism - Approaches others in a tactful manner; reacts well under pressure; treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; accepts responsibility for own actions; follows through on commitments.
• Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; looks for ways to improve and promote quality; applies feedback to improve performance; monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Strategic Thinking - Develops strategies to achieve organizational goals; understands organization's strengths and weaknesses; analyzes market and competition; identifies external threats and opportunities; adapts strategy to changing conditions.
• Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; gives and welcomes feedback; contributes to building a positive team spirit; puts success of team above own interests; able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; supports everyone's efforts to succeed.
• Technical Skills - Assesses own strengths and weaknesses; pursues training and development opportunities; strives to continuously build knowledge and skills; shares expertise with others.
• Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively; edits work for spelling and grammar; varies writing style to meet needs; presents numerical data effectively; able to read and interpret written information.
  
  

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

SALARY RANGE

Our estimated range for this role is $110k - $125k

Don’t let this range drive your decision to apply. Actual compensation packages are based on the skill level and experience each candidate brings to their role. There may also be a more senior or junior position available that could be a better fit with your expertise. Each level has its own compensation range.

At McKinney, we pride ourselves on competitive salaries, and we work hard to ensure there is pay equity across our organization. We benchmark each position against existing employees, location and the 4As. We also meet with managers 3x/year to discuss supporting each and every employee living into their full potential. Our promotions are not limited to a specific time per year. Promotions are tied to performance. We welcome open and honest conversations about compensation. We look forward to meeting you!

RIGHT TO WORK IN THE US

You must be authorized to work in the US for any employer. At this time, we are not sponsoring or providing assistance with obtaining work authorization.

McKinney is a place where everyone can grow. Studies have shown that marginalized communities such as women, LGBTQ+ and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. However you identify, and whatever background you bring with you, please apply if this is a role that would make you excited to come into work every day.

We are in the office Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday on a hybrid schedule.