Account Director

Company DescriptionWHO ARE WE?At Publicis Groupe Belgium we are driven by the Power of One. That’s our raison d’être: to make brands relevant and interesting to people, in order to touch them and influence their behavior, to grow the business of the brands we work for. More than 200 diverse bright experts are organized in 4 interconnected métiers (strategy & data, creative experiences, media activation, and production), and are the drivers of our collective creativity. And ow, yeah, it’s “Groupe” with an “e”. With our group’s roots in la douce France you can expect loads of Liberté, Curiosité and Créativité.OverviewIn this function, you work within the Client team, one of the many diverse, motivated, and fun-loving teams of Publicis Groupe. Delivering great, effective, and qualitative digital campaigns for your clients is your main role. But you’ll discover quickly that sharing jokes, memes, and drinks after work with the team is also an important part of the job!ResponsibilitiesYOUR KEY RESPONSABILITIESThis is our bucket list, but we will not be disappointed if we cannot thick all the boxes in the end. All our experts have different backgrounds, which help them shape their day-to-day, that will not be any different in your case. You oversee the brand(s) you’re responsible for.You are the main point-of-contact and communicate with the client on a daily basis.You deliver offline and online campaign materials with the help of your Team.You regularly update stakeholders, and all internal resources on the status of the projects.You supervise and coach your Account Managers in their day-to-day jobs, but also listen to their needs. You manage financial performance of your team’s projects.You have a sharp eye for detecting growth opportunities on your client portfolio and have the reflex to signal these to your N+1.You always strive for the best quality in every campaign you deliver.You support a flawless invoicing process: POs, quotes, invoicing follow-up - with clients & experts.You report to your Client LeadQualificationsWHO ARE YOU? This is what matters most to us. We can teach you our methods, processes and frameworks, but you can teach us to make them work. As an Account Directo, it is your courage, thinking and how you connect with others that make the real difference. You are curious, honest, brave, generous and take ownership. You are ready to help us realize the impossible, while having some fun in the process.You have a critical mindset, because you are committed, and want to put it to use to shape progress for brands, people and society.You have a broad field of interests and a passion for brands, marketing and communication.You have a min. of 5 years’ relevant experience in advertising, marketing or communication and preferably in digital projects. Agency experience is a plus.You are an excellent and convincing communicator, able to partner with the client on a medior and senior level. Your position requires strong team, project, and financial management skills, but you’re also able to work very independently. You are not afraid of handling high volume workload and meeting tight deadlines under pressure when needed is part of your day to day.You love to coach and guide younger talents.You make things happen. Depending on the briefing or problem, you get the right experts around the table. You are a problem solver and have an eagle eye for details.You have a level C in Dutch and English and you understand FrenchAdditional InformationWHEN JOINING US, THIS IS WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT A key position in a resourceful and people obsessed organization.Ambitious clients in the middle of their business transformation.A competitive salary and benefits program.An inclusive organization that recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of colour, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, age, A “great place to work” in the breath-taking carbon neutral Gare Maritime at Tour & Taxis. You’ll find facilities from showers so you can go for a yoga session or lunch-run in the Tour & Taxis Park to a food hall for if all that running (or only even thinking about it) made you hungry. But starting from January 1st, we’re moving to the Manhattan building in Rogier, where new adventures await us!Feeling inspired? Apply now and join the Lion tribe!