Account Director Momentum Worldwide London

London, England, United Kingdom

/ MOMENTUM WORLDWIDE

/ JOB TITLE: ACCOUNT DIRECTOR

/ CONTRACT: PERM

/ LOCATION: LONDON

/ WHY YOU’LL LOVE MOMENTUM

We are Momentum Worldwide, an award-winning global creative agency with experiences at our heart. We believe in the power of brand acts to connect with modern audiences, by delivering human-centric connected experiences, that live and breathe in culture. We are a truly global network that truly collaborates across borders and without boundaries.

Our success is built on an agency wide commitment to integration – whether sharing the latest technology, supporting individual’s passions, or approaching projects with a unique entrepreneurial mindset. We’re always growing, learning and defining new paths – so now’s a great time join in and be a part of our story.

/ ABOUT THIS ROLE

You’ll be working on several accounts, with Verizon as your focus. Verizon have been a Momo UK customer and partner for over 7 years. The journey began through designing and executing an award-winning state of the art Technology and Innovation Center in Verizon’s EMEA HQ in Holborn. Since then, Momentum and Verizon have created a library of video content and digital applications that showcases Verizon Business internationally as a leader in the Technology sector for B2B customers.

We need someone who is passionate about what the future of technology can bring for the world and for businesses, with particular interest in how integrated networks are positively shaping the businesses of tomorrow. On this account we are looking for someone who can understand the practicalities for setting up technical and experiential networking products or showcases at various events and knows when to draw from subject matter experts. You will have a keen eye for how Momentum can continue to innovate with our client through various mediums that leave Verizon’s customers blown away and continues Momentums streak of being an award-winning agency.

To do this you will be a true collaborator too – working with strategy, creative, design, production and creative tech as we execute and deliver projects across the UK and EU. Based in London, you will provide vital team strategic direction and valuable guidance to the team who are running the day-to-day of these projects, always looking for new ways we can strengthen the account and partnership with Verizon.

/ WHAT YOU’LL DO

As Account Director, you are responsible for the strategic leadership and execution of all elements of your client’s business, as well as act as a brand guardian. Commercially, you are accountable for delivering revenue & appropriate profitability associated with your areas of responsibility. The role requires someone who can inspire and lead but also offer best-in-class account handling and client servicing.

You and your team will sit at the centre of the action. You are the day-to-day contact for the senior clients, key stakeholders, inter-agency teams and the cross-discipline internal teams, you ensure the smooth running of campaigns making sure they are delivered on time, to budget and that you bring clarity to the creative delivery. You will set the tempo of the business and be able to think strategically and creatively. You will be looking to add value at all stages of campaigns and will be representing the agency on the world stage and helping us build our growing reputation.

To the client, it’s your ability to communicate what is happening, when it needs to happen and who needs to do that means they have no question that we can execute to the highest standards and trust us with their brand, business, and their personal careers.

/ RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversight and delivery of all Verizon business projects with a focus on growing our partnership

• Willingness to understand the details of our clients’ revolutionary technologies with the goal to effectively communicate the Verizon offerings to businesses, specifically in manufacturing and retail

• Strategic business leadership crafting unique, innovative and compelling brand experiences, managing a team of producers and production team in conjunction with internal project stakeholders

• Developing and maintaining excellent, trusted client relationships, and with key Partners, key Stakeholders, Agency teams

• Protecting the creative product using reason, relationship, and intelligence

• Additionally safeguarding Momentums applications and products from becoming a burden to our clients and the agency through unnecessary overhead, upkeep or overpriced expansions or amends

• Assume a leadership role across the inter-agency team and ensure all channels work seamlessly together – leading collaboration with interagency disciplines (including Strategy, Creative and Production) to translate client briefs into inspiring project plans)

• Financial reporting is key both internally and externally: You will manage client (often complex) budgets and billing structures whilst internally managing the team resource and scope to ensure that as an agency we are working efficiency and profitably

• As a key senior member of the team, you will work across various verticals outside of your day-to-day work, supporting the team in creating best-in-class content and digital experiences by leveraging internal experts to help sell the agency offering

• It’s important to never settle for ok and be willing to push back to create a flawless (and premium) experience for our clients

• Our client’s business is bedded in service so it’s imperative that the selected candidate can personally demonstrate great service in everything we do

• Provide leadership to the internal teams, offering support as needed and working to nurture direct reports in their own career progression

/ WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

• Deep understanding of brand experience and experience working with technology and/or network orientated clients

• Has a record for creating interactive, digital activations or products through an internal development team that has been deployed successfully to the public

• Knows the ins and outs of what it takes to develop a good software product and can manage client’s expectations to the agreed deliverables

• Experience of having worked on global sponsorships and activations

• Ability and confidence to manage complex activation projects to an exceptional standard

• Agency experience is essential – we will need you to hit the ground running so knowing your briefs from your budgets is key

• Tenacious and a real can-do attitude – we are a small but mighty team who work to deliver some of the best work within the agency

• Strong proficiency with deck writing and presentation

• Strong communication, project management and organizational skills – this account has strongly embedded and important process so while you will be fully trained on those processes, you’ll need to ensure they are adhered to

• A proactive thinking who can drive projects forward and identify growth opportunities

• Not be afraid to get stuck in. The successful candidate should have a strong team spirit and willing to take on all and any task to access success

• You play well with others, of all kinds. And others get you and want to hear more about what you are saying

At Momentum Worldwide, we value diversity and the uniqueness of all people. We thrive in an inclusive environment, and we recruit, hire and promote without regard to race, gender, age, colour, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, ethnic or national origin, citizenship, religion, sexual preference, military or veteran status, marital status, family status, physical or mental disability – or any other legally protected categories as set forth in the applicable state, federal or local laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment including training, compensation, benefits and all other privileges of employment.

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