Advertising Account Director | Kuwait

(Job reference: OCRTT)

Job Description:
Our client, a leading multinational advertising agency is looking for smart, diligent, and proactive Account Directors who can work seamlessly across multiple marketing functions, specifically advertising, public relations, event management and design for their office in Kuwait. This position is the most senior “day to day” contact with any client and therefore the main bridge between the Agency and the client. This role is the “steering wheel” of the account team. The Account Director has a primarily outward facing or client focused role, however he/she must at the same time be able to lead, focus and coach their agency team, especially those who report to them directly. This position calls for experience on telecom accounts.

Required Skills: You will need to be Bilingual and possess excellent communication skills and have a high knowledge of the industry and its peripherals. You must have well honed advertising and public relation strategic skills and be able to contribute to the agency in innovative ways. You must also possess excellent people skills, be able to motivate the team, team building skills and persuasing abilities. You must be an opportunist, passionate and committed to great creative work. You must also have atleast 5 – 7 years of experience in the same field.

Qualifications: A minimum of a Bachelors Degree in Advertising, Communication or related Fields and 5-7 years of experience preferably in the telecom sector

Responsibilities:
To have high level of knowledge of the client’s business and its markets and be able to develop and articulate sound strategic arguments.

To ensure all aspects of the Agency’s service to a client are of the highest possible quality and relevant to the client’s needs.

To create and establish the team working on the client’s business.

To inspire and manage the team which includes the creative and media.

To ensure communication between all members of the team (account handling, creative, traffic, media production)

To take initiatives that add value to the client’s and agency’s businesses

To build and manage relationships

To gain the client’s trust and respect for the Agency by becoming their closest advisor and business partner.

To ensure Agency objectives and profit requirement on his business are being met; to grow client’s business.

Overall project management

To contribute in other ways to the management to the Agency.

To ensure the full value of the agency’s network is exploited for both the client’s and agency’s benefit.
Salary: 2400 KD – 2800 KD
Date of Joining: ASAP

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