Digital Account Director

Digital Account Director, Digital Agency, West Midlands, 40,000-45,000, 12 month maternity contract

Blue Skies Marketing Recruitment is on the lookout for a Digital Account Director to join an expanding Digital Agency based in the West Midlands, who specialise in automotive and luxury goods. The role is a 12 month maternity contract; however it is likely it could be made permanent due to expansion.

The agency has offices worldwide, and this is a truly global position and requires someone who can manage expectations, deliver projects against timelines and communicate effectively. They are commutable from Birmingham, Warwick, Worcester, Leicester and Derby.

The Digital Account Director will take a leading role in all online projects and strategy, and must have experience of Digital Strategy, UX, Design, Technical Builds, SEO, Analytics, Social and Mobile. CRM experience is also required and important. The ideal candidate will have solid experience in producing successful 360 campaigns from print to digital, with proven experience with film content also.

Responsibilities:

Management of Client expectations and delivery (with a focus on strategy, execution and overseeing delivery with the Project Management team)
Working closely with the offline Client Service Team and the Strategists to deliver comms campaigns. The Account Director will be responsible for ensuring Digital remains as a core element of the comms brief and be the digital advocate within the team
Working with and understanding the creative process: UX and Design- managing expectations and time pressures
Financial management: tracking budgets and tightly managing financial processes
Clear understanding and implementation of the approval systems and administration cycles

Skills and Experience:

Proven experience of applying Digital to support consumer facing campaigns
Experience of working across the full range of Digital Services from UX to build to SEO
Working knowledge of Interactive Design, User-Centred Experience Design, Brand Development, Digital Marketing and the creative process
Strong awareness and interest in new platforms and technologies for the Digital Channels
Automotive experience strongly preferred, especially luxury automotive but not mandatory
Strong ability to prioritise work and resources across engagements based on short and long-term needs
Excellent presentation skills and communication abilities at all levels of both internal and client organisations

To find out more about this exciting opportunity then please apply today and a full job description can be provided.

Digital Account Director, Digital Agency, West Midlands, 40,000-45,000, 12 month maternity contract

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