AGENCY FOR THE NEXT GEN

We are all about the next generation. Next generation of consumers. Next generation of platforms. Next generation of content. Next generation of brands.

That’s what gets us up every day. Working with brands to be at the forefront of the next generation. To create relevant and industry-defining work. Whether it’s to better align on the brand’s business challenges, understand the people they need to reach, tell the stories they’ve always wanted to tell or to identify the best direction to get there – when brands work with us, they get a team who knows that if we don’t rethink everything, we change nothing.

Website:

https://www.dstnct.co/

What We Do

We may be a creative agency but we are most certainly not in the business of advertising. We are in the business of understanding the human psyche.

We obsess over the psychology of our audience – what people are into, their pain-points and motivations, what makes them tick – we take all of that and we bring you and your brand to wherever people are – physically, virtually and emotionally.

That has allowed us to transcend conventional channels to be able to take care of a full spectrum of services for a holistic audience experience.

• Integrated Marketing
• Products and Platforms
• Social and Content
• Branding
• UI/UX
• Experiential
• Data & Technology

Culture

Working at DSTNCT means joining a group of people who are passionate about doing great work. Work that challenges the status quo. Work that inspires new ways of thinking. Work that makes people’s lives just a tad bit easier.

It’s a code that we live by. A way of life. Don’t believe us? Talk to us and we will show you a preview of our Culture Code to see what we mean.

There are a few things that make us all tick. Being open and taking chances. Taking pride in your work. Doing the right thing. Working as a team. Being resourceful and solving problems. We’ve always believed that you’re the average of the 5 people you surround yourself with. It’s time to ask yourself: What kind of people do you want to be around with?

Purpose of the Role

An Account Director is primarily responsible for the management of relationships with clients. As the senior point of contact for an agency’s customers, the Account Director also co-ordinates the resources needed to service projects, builds strategic operational plans and balances the expectations of clients with the execution of creative work.

Key Responsibilities

• Taking lead in key accounts and their marketing/campaign strategies.
• Overseeing and nurturing the team, to provide guidance and mentorship.
• Bringing inbound sales through the form of retainers or new pitches from existing clients
• To be involved in management meetings on company direction and expansion.
• Leading a team to provide the utmost level of client management and advisory.
• Liaising with clients at a senior level on a day-to-day basis.
• Promoting the expansion of business with existing clients.
• Working with other senior managers to generate new accounts.
• Completing projects to a specific schedule and within an agreed budget.
• Using your skills to push clients, and the agency, creatively and strategically.
• Maintaining assigned relationships with clients, establishing self and DSTNCT as an invaluable long-term partner for marketing, communications services and beyond.
• Meeting and liaising with clients to discuss and identify their advertising requirements.
• Working with agency colleagues to devise various campaigns that meet the client’s objectives and budget.
• Ensuring effective communication flow.
• Handling budgets and managing campaign costs.
• Working on pitches with the pitch team and to take over the account when won.

Required Skills

• Significant experience in professional client relationship management
• Commercial awareness, A background in advertising, design, or marketing
• The ability to plan and strategize at a senior level
• A persuasive and confident approach to creative projects
• Excellent written, oral communication and interpersonal skills;
• Effective team management capabilities
• A keen attention to detail and budgetary restraints
• Full awareness of creative processes and techniques – including digital platforms
• A proactive attitude, with the ability to use initiative;
• Excellent organisational skills;
• The ability to work under pressure and assimilate large quantities of information quickly, while maintaining attention to detail;
• Influencing and negotiation skills;

The Company reserves the right to vary, modify, add or remove any item into the Job Description by giving written notice to you.