Digital Account Director

Our client is part of the fastest growing performance marketing agency in the EU and UK. It's a fun and friendly place to work, and they have a reputation for discovering and nurturing some of the finest minds in the industry. They strongly believe in promoting from within the business –there’s great progression opportunities with them and you get to work with leading UK and international brands and businesses. For this client we are searching for a Digital Account Director. Office in Amsterdam.

This role is diverse and provides the opportunity to work across a whole spectrum of Online Media channels, including Paid Search, Paid Social, Programmatic Video & Display and Audio.

The role is fast paced and varied so it will suit candidates skilled in analytics and who are commercially savvy but also effective managers and business focused. There will be huge levels of accountability within this role - you will be an entrepreneur at  the agency and a business partner to clients. You will be delivering excellent day-to-day client service to your client portfolio as well as strategic planning and problem solving. You should be a strong relationship builder with agency experience – really owning key client relationships and leading your team with the support of the Senior Account Manager and the rest of the team. This is a great opportunity to make your mark within an expanding agency where you are given the freedom to take ownership and make the role your own.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for driving the strategic direction for clients: both existing & new channels.
• Ensure data driven innovation of media mix / formats.
• Key support for Snr AM to ensure effective communication of client requests. 
• Quality control for all client output and targets.
• Support Business Directors to achieve incremental income
• Challenge and critique media plans before going to the client.
• Awareness of any trading parameters to be planned within client plans.
• Team management, build a high performing team. 
• Responsible for identifying strengths and areas of development of team members.
• Developing tailored training and development roadmap for team members.
• Ensure from a team overview that workloads are managed effectively between team members.
• Develop senior MO relationships.
• Run any client meetings with media owners.

• 4+ years’ experience in a similar role working with Digital media channels at least one of the following  – Paid Search, Paid Social, Programmatic Display & Video. Experience across SEO is a nice to have but not a must.
• Confident planning and buying across several media platforms – Google Ads, Microsoft Ads, DV360, Meta advertising, The Trade Desk, TikTok, LinkedIn or other similar platforms. 
• Strong client relationships and ownership of several accounts.
• Experience working at strategic level and making recommendations.
• Team management to develop skillsets of the junior team, and progress them in their careers.
• Developing excellent client relationships.
• Establishing and managing long term client strategies.
• Taking an active role in new business generation.
• A confident communicator; written and verbal. Lead client meetings and presentations. 

Are you interested in the vacancy Digital Account Director? Then please send an e-mail to &Bolenius! recruitment | executive search, to the attention of Robert Bolenius e-mail: robert@bolenius.net or to André Schimmel, andre@bolenius.net. Need more information? Please give us a call: 06-45969144 (Robert) or 06-30091851 (André).

About our client:
Want to work with one of the most influential boards in the UK advertising industry? Our client manages over £250M of ad spend across TV, Digital and Offline in the UK and over £100M across the Europe. They provide you with the chance to work across industry-leading clients like Norton, Brooks Running and Omaze, as well as high-growth potential start-ups.

Building relationships is what the're all about. Many of their people started in entry level roles, accelerating through the business into more senior positions, including becoming Board Directors. 

They strongly believe in promoting from within the agency giving you the support, ownership and responsibility to fast track your career!

They give their people a clear road map for their future progression and development as well as the training and support required to achieve your goals and aspirations. Come and join them and you’ll benefit from being mentored by their amazing Board and you’ll be given opportunities to work closely with Business Owners, Founders and Entrepreneurs in the industry. 

They strongly encourage integration across all disciplines including Digital, Data, Systems and Offline. This means they are flexible with their people and there will be opportunities to evolve your role and place within the business to suit your skillset and career goals.