Group Account Director

Job Description:

The group account director position ensures that client satisfaction is maintained at the highest level by applying strategic thinking and planning, deploying resources, and monitoring large and complex client projects. A group account director oversees the strategic direction of communications programs for clients, providing a broad spectrum of communications services. A group account director manages one or several accounts and manages one or more staff.

Leads teams to successful outcomes to clients and career growth for employees. • Acts as a trusted advisor to client leads, providing guidance and direction based on business/political issues relevant to the client organization • Regularly applies current affairs and business issues strategically to client needs. • Demonstrates clear competency managing complex programs/working in challenging situations, providing strategic direction on an account. • Takes a well-considered, purposeful approach to complex client challenges. • Demonstrates leadership in using, and advising on the integration of, multiple service offerings to address client challenges. • Applies creative thinking to client challenges and programs • Works with team to guide the development of annual and project program plans. • Assigns tasks to team members. • Creates and maintains productive senior-level relationships with clients and stakeholders. • Presents program plans and results to senior client representatives.