Senior Account Director
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About the Role:
At .Monks, we are seeking an accomplished and visionary Senior Account Director to drive strategic client partnerships at the critical intersection of creativity, digital innovation, and technology. As one of the world’s leading creative production partners, .Monks is looking for a proactive leader who can both nurture and expand high-value client relationships while steering the strategic direction of digital campaigns for globally recognised brands.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as the primary senior point of contact and trusted advisor for executive-level clients, responsible for overseeing and growing complex, multi-brand, multi-market partnerships.
- Own client business goals and outcomes, advising clients on high-impact digital strategies, transformative new product launches, and integrated brand campaigns across the customer journey.
- Lead, mentor, and inspire a cross-disciplinary account team, collaborating with creative, production, media, and technology leaders to deliver best-in-class work that consistently exceeds client objectives.
- Identify and pursue business development opportunities, expanding client remits and driving organic growth through consultative selling, innovation, and a deep understanding of clients’ industries and competitive landscapes.
- Translate client needs into actionable briefs, championing the delivery of outstanding work while ensuring all projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest standard.
- Deliver against ambitious monthly, quarterly, and annual revenue targets, actively contributing to agency growth by cultivating lasting, strategic client relationships.
- Represent .Monks at industry events and pitches, demonstrating thought leadership and showcasing our capabilities, case studies, and culture to C-suite stakeholders.
- Partner closely with senior producers and technical leads to accurately scope, price, and manage sophisticated digital production projects.
- Remain at the forefront of digital trends, emerging platforms, and technology shifts, guiding clients through change and championing innovation.
- Resolve client challenges with poise, using strategic insight and influence to deliver successful outcomes that reinforce our value as a partner.
About You:
The Essentials:
- 8+ years of progressive agency experience in account management, digital production, or digital strategy, with at least 3 years in a senior leadership or director-level role.
- 3+ years experience working in KSA
- A proven track record of managing large-scale, interdisciplinary accounts for global brands, including digital product launches, integrated campaigns, and innovation projects.
- Executive presence with the ability to build trusted client relationships at the CMO/VP level, providing strategic counsel and business-driving ideas.
- Exceptional proposal writing, negotiation, and presentation skills, able to articulate and sell in both creative and technical solutions to diverse stakeholders.
- Highly strategic thinker with hands-on knowledge of current digital marketing channels, platforms (including emerging social platforms such as TikTok), and best practices.
- Adept at managing, motivating, and leading multifunctional teams in a fast-paced, growth-oriented agency environment.
- Fluent in English with outstanding written and verbal communication skills; additional language skills a plus.
- Passionate about digital creativity, technology innovation, and building an inclusive, collaborative team culture
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About Monks
Monks is the global, purely digital, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global marketing and technology services to accelerate business possibilities and redefine how brands and businesses interact with the world. Its integration of systems and workflows delivers unfettered content production, scaled experiences, enterprise-grade technology and data science fueled by AI—managed by the industry’s best and most diverse digital talent—to help the world’s trailblazing companies outmaneuver and outpace their competition.
Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services. It has remained a constant presence on Adweek’s Fastest Growing lists (2019-23), ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-23) and is the only partner to have been placed in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). In addition to being named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023), Monks has been recognized by Business Intelligence in its 2024 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Awards program in three categories: the Individual category, Organizational Winner in AI Strategic Planning and AI Product for its service Monks.Flow. Monks has also garnered the title of Webby Production Company of the Year (2021-24), won a record number of FWAs and has earned a spot on Newsweek’s Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces 2023.
We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.
