Account Director

You will be joining Cog Culture, a full-service marketing communications agency with a decade-long experience in transforming ideas into impactful brand narratives. With a dynamic team of over 100 skilled professionals, the agency has excelled across diverse sectors, earning recognition as the No.1 Independent Integrated Agency at the Goafest Creative Abby Awards and as the Design Agency of the Year 2023. Internationally, achievements include winning Gold in Brand Design Identity and Live Events at the Golden Award of Montreux 2023. On the digital front, the B2B Fintech Campaign has been honored with the Brand Equity Digiplus Award, Afaqs Digies Digital Awards, and E4m Prime Time Awards. The commitment lies in crafting compelling stories through creativity, innovation, and strategic thinking. As an Account Director at Cog Culture, you will have the exciting responsibility of managing client relationships, understanding their needs, and ensuring client satisfaction. Your day-to-day tasks will involve communicating with clients, coordinating projects, addressing client inquiries, and identifying new business opportunities. Key Responsibilities: - Be the key contact person for the client and act as the client's extended marketing arm/partner to deliver effective results for the brand. - Plan and shape the future of the brand, sharing a clear vision of where the business is heading. - Challenge the status quo for each brief to deliver effective results that are right for the agency and the client. - Contribute significantly to the development of creative briefs, ensuring they generate the best work, clearly define clients" requirements, and provide solutions to their business problems. - Ensure the smooth delivery of multiple briefs, providing clear direction to the team and other departments. - Manage, nurture, and develop the team, giving constructive and regular feedback to facilitate career growth. - Add value to the business by inspiring client confidence and building enduring client relationships. Qualifications: - Minimum of 7 years of experience, preferably with leading agencies. - Ability to work effectively with various internal disciplines and business groups, including account management, creative, and production teams in a fast-paced environment. - Strong strategic skills, with the ability to decipher end market intelligence, numbers, etc., to derive insights and creative triggers for creative excellence. - Ability to identify areas of opportunity to drive organic growth for the brand, looking beyond just project management. - Proficient in financial areas such as budget reconciliations, timesheet/man-hours analysis, forecasting, etc. - Process-oriented, meticulous with attention to detail. - Excellent communication skills in written and spoken English. - A keen eye for detail.,