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Malaysia

Account Director

Our client is an established award-winning, integrated creative agency that are currently searching for an Account Director to join their team.

Please contact Nabila Huda Roslan or email your CV directly in word format with Job ID: 10089 to MalaysiaCareers@theedgepartnership.com.

Please note that due to the high number of applications only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you do not hear from us in the next 5 business days we regret to inform you that your application for this position was unsuccessful.

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Key responsibilities

The position holder leads all campaigns (ATL/BTL/Digital) in the APAC region, ensuring 360-degree integration. He/she partners with his/her peers to provide guidance and direction for all team members and suppliers and ensures projects are managed with agreed processes, budgets, and timelines. The Account Director engages with/supports the team in other network offices as well as client distributors within overall APAC client relationship.

  • Leads projects by model ensuring close coordination for brochure, picture and film production.
  • Supports client APAC during the launch of campaign productions.
  • Coordination and alignment of APAC Markets:
    • Provides regular updates on timing & assets to client other subs/distributors in APAC region.
    • Informs about roll-out process and timings and delays.
    • Deliveries assets coordination and follow up.
  • Carries main project management responsibility for following project executions:
    • Development and production of campaign assets: briefing, supervision, and coordination with internal/external suppliers, timing, costs negotiations, pre-/post-production supervision, delivery.
    • Process, briefing, budget and timelines management for assigned projects.
    • Project management of external parties for assigned projects.
    • Overall project timing controlling (retro planning, regular and proactive follow up, updates).
    • In charge of cost management for assigned projects.
  • Ensures support to APAC in the coordination with external suppliers for campaigns.
  • Participates in briefing sessions at the clients’ office and ensures to cascade them to suppliers and Partners.
  • Ensures projects are managed with the agreed process, budget, and timelines.
  • Ensures external parties work with defined project process, budget, and timelines.
  • Manages and negotiates with 3rd party suppliers for achieving optimal and highly efficient campaign results.
  • Ensures buyouts for new projects or existing assets are timely bought, agreeing on renewal with client APAC.

Role requirements

  • University degree or equivalent experience.
  • Several years of agency background on preferably but not mandatory high profile automotive brands.
  • Passion for creative excellence that delivers superior selling solutions.
  • 8+ years’ experience managing marketing projects in an agency environment, with a total of 10+ years working experience.