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Account Director
, you will lead account teams in delivering strategic, integrated campaigns that drive measurable business outcomes. You will guide strategic planning, shape campaign vision, manage client relationships, inspiring and motivating teams with clarity of purpose and direction.
This role combines high-level client advisory, multi-channel campaign leadership, team management, and business growth responsibility. You are expected to influence client results, guide cross-functional teams, and play a key role in shaping the agency's culture and priorities.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Focus & Impact
- Leads account teams to drive business goals.
- Owns strategic planning and campaign vision.
- Inspires and motivates teams with clarity of purpose and direction.
- Begins to influence client results through owned strategies and measurable outcomes.
Client Relationship Management
- Shapes planning and decision-making with senior client leadership.
- Acts as a trusted advisor to clients, providing guidance on strategy and execution.
- Build long-term client relationships that drive satisfaction and account growth.
Campaign & Data Management
- Leads multi-channel campaigns using performance data insights.
- Ensures seamless execution and evaluation of campaigns across teams.
- Uses insights to optimize outcomes and recommend strategic improvements.
Team Leadership & Culture
- Manages large and complex teams, fostering growth, engagement, and accountability.
- Mentors and develops talent, building a high-performing, collaborative team culture.
- Champions knowledge sharing and continuous improvement across teams.
Financial Oversight
- Responsible for the financial performance and growth of key accounts.
- Oversees budgeting, forecasting, and profitability of client engagements.
New Business Development
- Drives growth within existing accounts and contributes to new business pitches.
- Identifies opportunities to expand services, offerings, and client partnerships.
Knowledge & Expertise
- Possesses expert knowledge in own discipline and working knowledge of related disciplines.
- Applies expertise to improve client outcomes, campaign effectiveness, and internal processes.
Soft Skills
- Champions clear, confident communication that inspires trust across clients and teams.
- Leads with emotional intelligence, cultivates a growth-oriented team culture, and influences cross-functional collaboration.
Market & Industry Expertise
- Provides thought leadership and trusted guidance based on category expertise.
- Advises teams and clients on market trends, insights, and competitive positioning.
Data & Technology Expertise
- Applies automation and advanced analytics to drive strategy.
Agency Role & Influence
- Shapes agency culture and business priorities.
- Plays a leadership role in internal development.
Qualifications & Experience
- 8–10 years of experience in account management or related roles in advertising, marketing, or communications.
- Proven ability to lead large teams and manage senior client relationships.
- Strong strategic thinking, financial acumen, and communication skills.
- Demonstrated success in driving business growth, multi-channel campaigns, and team development.
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Job Objective
The position is responsible for effectively managing and growing the Client's business by providing communications solutions and superior service.
Principal Working Relationships
Clients, Creative, Creative Services, Traffic, ASC, Producers and Suppliers, Finance
Key Responsibilities
I. Team Effectiveness
- Supervises and manages day-to-day account activities
- Trains and mentors account team to ensure growth and development of Account Managers/Senior Account Managers
- Keeps the team morale healthy
- Encourages active learning and team collaboration across departments
II. Account Profitability
- Plans on how to meet revenue targets and identifies opportunities for growth
- Defines Scope of Work (SOW) for each account and monitors resources to ensure account profitability
- Negotiates fees with client
- Drive efficiency by aiming to get the work right the first time and manage resources effectively
- Ensures sound financials (billings and collections) on accounts
III. Account Stewardship
- Champions a culture of creative effectiveness.
- Prepares setup to help client understand the idea and ultimately sells the Work
- Ensures account basics are accomplished (WIPs, Call Reports, Competitives)
- Researches for additional information or "gifts" for client's review
- Prepares presentation decks.
IV. Client Relationship
- Build positive client relationships as measured by the Agency review
- Advise and provide strong POV on business issues and where to lead the brands
- Collaborate with clients to find business and communication solutions
- Manage client expectations for a smooth working relationship
V. Reports
- Prepares Account Leads, Account Update Sheets.
- Lead and provide guidance to the team when developing reports such as post evaluation, social and competitive
VI. Campaign Development and Production
- Leads / supervises development process of each project
- Monitors campaigns effectively across channels, including optimization for digital
- Collaborates with the Creative and Digital services team, Production, Suppliers and the Client to ensure submission of deliverables as stated in the Job Order
- Ensures that campaigns comply with the rules and regulations of ASC and other regulatory bodies
- Leads preparation of Case Studies of successful campaigns and ensures they have PR coverage
VII. Strategic Plan
- Develops communication strategy / directions
- Utilize tools available to bring out the best work (BBDO frameworks, consumer journey, social listening, etc)
VIII. Other responsibilities
- Performs all other necessary tasks that may be assigned by the Department Head from time to time
Minimum Qualifications
Graduate of any 4-year college course
Minimum 2 years relevant business experience in a related field
At least 1 year experience as a people manager
Account Director
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We're seeking a Senior Account Director (or Business Director) to lead business growth, oversee key client portfolios, and drive commercial success for the agency. This role combines strategic leadership, client acquisition, and team management, ensuring consistent profitability, client satisfaction, and long-term brand partnerships.
Key Responsibilities- Strategic Leadership & Business Growth – Lead new business development, identify and secure high-value clients, and consistently achieve sales and growth targets.
- Team & Portfolio Management – Oversee a portfolio of key accounts while managing and mentoring a team of Account Managers and Executives.
- Client Relationship Management – Build strong partnerships with senior-level clients (VPs, CMOs) and act as their trusted strategic advisor.
- Financial Oversight – Manage P&L, set pricing strategies, forecast revenues, and ensure all projects are delivered within scope and budget.
- Campaign & Contract Supervision – Provide high-level strategic direction for major campaigns, approve key budgets, and lead high-value negotiations.
- Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, or related field.
- 5–8+ years of experience in account management, client services, or business development within an advertising, marketing, or influencer agency.
- Proven track record in leading teams, securing new business, and growing key client accounts.
- Expertise in P&L management, revenue forecasting, and strategic planning.
- Strong understanding of influencer marketing, social media trends, and industry regulations.
- Exceptional leadership and team development skills.
- Confident communicator with strong executive presence.
- Excellent negotiation and presentation abilities.
- Strong commercial acumen and strategic problem-solving.
- Proficient in CRM tools (Salesforce, HubSpot) and business reporting.
- Lead top-tier client accounts and high-performing teams.
- Be part of an innovative agency shaping the future of influencer marketing.
- Work directly with industry leaders and global brands.
- Competitive compensation and leadership growth opportunities.
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LEADERSHIP DUTIES
- Guide, mentor, and provide leadership and motivation to foster the agency's standards of excellence servicing clients.
- Independently able to drive smart thinking and sound decisions
- Thoroughly check the work of subordinates and give clear and actionable feedback.
- Actively address concerns raised by the team and concretely create solutions.
- Gives prompt feedback when needed, and can receive feedback gracefully as well
- Present for the team when needed, always has the team's back
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
- Ensure the timely and successful implementation of the company's projects and accounts
- Monitor project deliverables and timelines, ensuring they are delivered on time, and client is updated accordingly in case of any unavoidable delays.
- Provide guidance, troubleshoot, and initiate solutions for major project challenges
- Monitor projects to ensure they stay within budget and help procure necessary budget as needed.
CLIENT-SERVICING AND STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT
- Establish, manage, and maintain healthy business relationships of team with new and existing clients.
- Identify, understand, and define the client's objectives and needs, and translate these requirements into a proper brief for internal cascade.
- Ensure timely and accurate creation of Cost Estimates.
- Monitor and ensure the welfare and health of accounts.
- Ensure swift response to internal teams, clients, suppliers, and other stakeholders.
KEY ACCOUNT LEADERSHIP
- Oversee consultations and executions of creative and digital efforts to ensure they are on strategy, on budget, and on schedule.
- Monitor and maintain the welfare and health of accounts while driving growth in existing and new business opportunities.
- Engage clients with an unparalleled understanding of what they need and where they can take their brands and business.
- Collaborate with internal members as needed to ensure holistic and timely execution of projects.
- Ensure timely creation of billing and collection processing of Finance and address any concerns that may arise.
GENERAL MANAGEMENT
Works closely with internal teams and upper management for the following:
Ensure all projects are running smoothly and brand relationships are properly managed
- Monitor and actively manage the team's workload
- Continuously elevate the standard and quality of service provided to the clients
- Manage internal team administration, including employee requests, recruitment, and career development planning.
Requirements
- With at least 8 years of experience in any related field.
- Ready to take on award-winning breakthrough
- Excellent planning, organizational, and time management skills.
- Experience leading and developing top performing teams.
- Open to work onsite if needed, but otherwise have the flexibility to work from anywhere.
Benefits
WORKING IN DIGITAL MADE REFRESHING
A certified Great Place to Work, SVEN makes agency life refreshingly fun, rewarding, and fulfilling.
SPARK PERSONAL BREAKTHROUGHS
- Unplug, recharge, and relax with a generous set of paid leaves you can use any way you want from catching up with friends and family gatherings to pursuing your passion or giving back to the community.
- Take care of yourself physically with comprehensive HMO & life insurance, as well as mentally through our mental health and nutritionist support services.
BREAK THROUGH WORKING NORMS
- Level up on efficiency through Digital 1st equipment, tools, and systems.
- Engage, immerse, and connect with people across the agency in our exciting employee programs.
- Create breakthroughs anywhere and everywhere with our Work-From-Anywhere setup.
ACHIEVE CAREER BREAKTHROUGHS
- Take charge of your career and unlock your best self through regular appraisals and growth discussions.
- Grow your skills with internal learning programs and company-sponsored training.
- Celebrate breakthrough work and performance through our employee recognition programs.
Account Director
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Company Description
Silver Machine Digital Communications is an independent creative agency based in The Philippines, founded by Matt Seddon, the former CEO of Ace Saatchi & Saatchi and JWT Manila. We combine the strategic brand-building expertise of a traditional agency with the innovative spirit of a digital startup. Our multi-disciplined team, composed of traditional and digital practitioners from both The Philippines and overseas, focuses on delivering exceptional ideas that build brands and add value to businesses. We use best-in-class technical partners to bring these ideas to market under our supervision. We are passionate about creating breakthrough communications ideas that people will love and want to share.
Role Description
This is a full-time, hybrid role for an Account Director located in Metro Manila. The Account Director will be responsible for overseeing client accounts, leading a lean team and tracking revenue. Day-to-day tasks include managing projects, ensuring deadlines are met, and maintaining strong client relationships. The Account Director will also be responsible for providing strategic guidance to clients and ensuring the successful implementation of communication ideas across multiple channels.
Qualifications
- Strong skills in Account Management and Project Management
- Experience in Team Management and Team Leadership
- Proven ability in driving revenue growth
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Experienced and familiar with local regulations--- DTI and ASC
- Ability to work on-site in Metro Manila
- Experience in the advertising or digital communications industry is a plus
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Key responsibilities:
- Oversees content strategy across accounts
- Leads the development of production and planning processes
- Creatively supports the effective use of technology and its applications to solve business problems
- Champions and supports new ideas to help make them happen through allowing access to resourcing and quick prototyping
- Champions, defines and feeds back on the content process and output: quality of briefs, regular reviews, feedback channels, creative quality and collaboration
- Proactively identifies opportunities to increase depth and breadth of content work performed for clients, both from an understanding of the clients business and needs, but also from a knowledge of the industry, innovation and competitors
- Leads the team of content directors through regular work reviews, check-ins, goal planning and training. Mentors direct reports, creates a supportive culture and encourages people to consistently excel
- Identifies opportunities to create high profile blog posts, industry articles, internal presentations, industry presentations
Requirements:
- Ability to communicate, present and influence all levels of the organization, including executive
- Proven ability to drive the sales process from plan to close
- Proven ability to articulate the distinct aspects of products and services
- Proven ability to position products against competitors
- Demonstrable experience as developing client-focused, differentiated, and achievable solutions
- Excellent listening, negotiation and presentation skills
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
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About the Role
We're looking for an experienced Account Director to lead key client relationships, drive growth, and manage high-performing teams in a fast-paced marketing/advertising environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the main point of contact for senior client leaders.
- Develop and present account strategies to meet client business goals.
- Lead account teams to deliver multi-channel campaigns on time and on budget.
- Provide strategic recommendations to improve client ROI and performance.
- Mentor and manage team members to ensure high-quality execution and growth.
- Oversee budgets, forecasts, and profitability of assigned accounts.
- Identify opportunities to expand services and grow client revenue.
Qualifications
- 10+ years in account management, marketing, or advertising.
- Account management experience must be specifically within the marketing or advertising industry.
- Proven success managing senior client relationships and large teams.
- Experience managing teams of 10-20 people is required.
- Strong strategic thinking, communication, and leadership skills.
- Track record of driving business growth and delivering measurable results.
- Experience with Japanese clients is a strong plus.
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Account Director
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About the Role
We're looking for an experienced Account Director to lead key client relationships, drive growth, and manage high-performing teams in a fast-paced marketing/advertising environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the main point of contact for senior client leaders.
- Develop and present account strategies to meet client business goals.
- Lead account teams to deliver multi-channel campaigns on time and on budget.
- Provide strategic recommendations to improve client ROI and performance.
- Mentor and manage team members to ensure high-quality execution and growth.
- Oversee budgets, forecasts, and profitability of assigned accounts.
- Identify opportunities to expand services and grow client revenue.
Qualifications
- 10+ years in account management, marketing, or advertising.
- Proven success managing senior client relationships and large teams.
- Strong strategic thinking, communication, and leadership skills.
- Track record of driving business growth and delivering measurable results.
- Experience with Japanese clients is a strong plus.
Account Director
Posted today
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About the Role
We're looking for an experienced Account Director to lead key client relationships, drive growth, and manage high-performing teams in a fast-paced marketing/advertising environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the main point of contact for senior client leaders.
- Develop and present account strategies to meet client business goals.
- Lead account teams to deliver multi-channel campaigns on time and on budget.
- Provide strategic recommendations to improve client ROI and performance.
- Mentor and manage team members to ensure high-quality execution and growth.
- Oversee budgets, forecasts, and profitability of assigned accounts.
- Identify opportunities to expand services and grow client revenue.
Qualifications
- 10+ years in account management, marketing, or advertising.
- Proven success managing senior client relationships and large teams.
- Strong strategic thinking, communication, and leadership skills.
- Track record of driving business growth and delivering measurable results.
- Experience with Japanese clients is a strong plus.
Job Type: Permanent
Pay: From Php100,000.00 per month
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company events
- Flextime
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Opportunities for promotion
- Paid training
- Promotion to permanent employee
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Ortigas: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Language:
- English (Required)
Work Location: In person
Account Director
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Principal Working Relationships
Clients, Creative, Creative Services, Traffic, ASC, Producers and Suppliers, Finance
Key Responsibilities
I. Team Effectiveness
- Supervises and manages day-to-day account activities
- Trains and mentors account team to ensure growth and development of Account
Managers/Senior Account Managers
- Keeps the team morale healthy
- Encourages active learning and team collaboration across departments
II. Account Profitability
- Plans on how to meet revenue targets and identifies opportunities for growth
- Defines Scope of Work (SOW) for each account and monitors resources to ensure account profitability
- Negotiates fees with client
- Drive efficiency by aiming to get the work right the first time and manage resources effectively
- Ensures sound financials (billings and collections) on accounts
III. Account Stewardship
- Champions a culture of creative effectiveness.
- Prepares setup to help client understand the idea and ultimately sells the Work
- Ensures account basics are accomplished (WIPs, Call Reports, Competitives)
- Researches for additional information or "gifts" for client's review
- Prepares presentation decks.IV. Client Relationship
- Build positive client relationships as measured by the Agency review
- Advise and provide strong POV on business issues and where to lead the brands
- Collaborate with clients to find business and communication solutions
- Manage client expectations for a smooth working relationship
V. Reports
- Prepares Account Leads, Account Update Sheets.
- Lead and provide guidance to the team when developing reports such as post evaluation, social and competitive
VI. Campaign Development and Production
- Leads / supervises development process of each project
- Monitors campaigns effectively across channels, including optimization for digital
- Collaborates with the Creative and Digital services team, Production, Suppliers and the Client to ensure submission of deliverables as stated in the Job Order
- Ensures that campaigns comply with the rules and regulations of ASC and other regulatory bodies
- Leads preparation of Case Studies of successful campaigns and ensures they have PR coverage
VII. Strategic Plan
- Develops communication strategy / directions
- Utilize tools available to bring out the best work (BBDO frameworks, consumer journey, social listening, etc)
VIII. Other responsibilities
- Performs all other necessary tasks that may be assigned by the Department Head from time to time
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- Company events
- Gym membership
- Health insurance
- On-site parking
- Opportunities for promotion
- Promotion to permanent employee
- Work from home
Work Location: In person