Hybrid Account Director

at Acosta

• Job title: Account Director
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: CA$84,100 - CA$115,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Toronto, Canada

About the role

• Account Director managing marketing initiatives as primary client contact for Acosta Marketing Group. Leading strategic development and execution for revenue-generating client portfolios.

Responsibilities

• Participate in recruiting and retaining of a portfolio of strong revenue-generating clients for Acosta Marketing Group.
• Serve as primary contact for coordination of strategic development, creative development, and media plans and tactical execution for client’s brand(s).
• Serve assigned retailers with creative initiatives, execution elements and coordinate timelines and logistics of all proposed, pending and confirmed projects.
• Serve as the primary point of contact to selected AMG clients and the secondary contact for certain clients.
• Facilitate and approve the communication, presentation and creation of promotional campaigns that meet client’s sales and marketing objectives.
• Support corporate platform initiatives.
• Interact with clients and retailers to activate profitable platform events.
• Serve as the marketing expert and integrate with sales team to help deliver sales volume number by leveraging ownable marketing platforms.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in advertising, marketing, or related field.
• Eight years agency experience in retail or consumer packaged goods preferred.
• Research/analysis experience a plus.
• Self-motivated; self starter; strong leadership and management ability
• Strong presentation skills, speaking ability and interpersonal skills.
• Thorough understanding of core advertising and marketing functions: creative developments, brand management, media buying, post promotional analysis, financial ramifications.
• Broker, Manufacturer, Advertising Agency, and Promotional Agency understanding of roles and functions.
• Be able to prioritize multiple demands (retailer, manufacturer, Acosta) simultaneously and influence associates for results.
• Proven analytical ability with strong attention to detail.
• Assertive, creative, team player and proven sense of urgency.
• Proficiency with computers including in-depth knowledge of Microsoft suite of products, especially PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and a working knowledge of Adobe Acrobat, scanning, Photo Shop, etc.
• Prefer having experience working with programs at retail