A global digital agency that creates experiences that people want and businesses need have a great job opportunity for an Digital Account Director to join their amazing team in Johannesburg. If you have experience in agency environment and a passion for digital, this job could be perfect for you!

Your key job responsibilities as the Digital Account Director in Johannesburg will include:

- Maintain and nurture client relationships with designated client accounts
- Develop new business from existing clients
- Manage key account relationships by understanding their needs and providing solutions to key question
- Design & deliver high quality research to address client needs
- Define proposal structure; ensure the proposal meets client research objectives in the most effective way
- Supervise projects within dedicated accounts, including project management, quality, job profitability, costs
- Responsible for providing best costs and maximizing profitability
- Follow the project communication, between the delivery team and the clients
- Provide guidance on analysis techniques and “finding the story”. Ensure strategic content of conclusions and recommendations, always adding value to research results
- Deliver the story and the key understanding of the story for the clients
- Deliver the final presentation / reports / deliverables for projects to clients, lead face-to-face presentations
- Manage client and internal stakeholders expectations
- Manage team motivation and morale. Coach and support team members

Requirements for this Digital Account Director job in Johannesburg:

- Matric qualification essential
- Marketing or communications degree preferable
- 5+ years’ experience in an agency environment essential
- Real passion for digital essential
- Proven track experience in client management & business development
- Experienced in line management and in developing team members through coaching and performance management
- Broad understanding of all communication disciplines – BTL, ATL & TTL
- Broad understanding of new technology and the application of it to the creative process
- Ability to review campaign results, and identify opportunities for improvement
- Excellent creative understanding and ability to judge creative
- Digital knowledge a must