Account Director

Hogarth is the Global Content Experience Company. Part of WPP, Hogarth partners with one in every two of the world’s top 100 brands including Coca-Cola, Ford, Rolex, Nestlé, Mondelez and Dyson. With a breadth of experience across an extensive range of sectors, Hogarth offers the unrivaled ability to deliver relevant, engaging, and measurable content across all channels and media - both established and emerging. The number of channels at our fingertips; the need for speed; and the drive for mass personalisation, all mean that brands need different solutions.  Our global team of over 7,500 craft and technology experts brings together creative, production and innovation to help clients navigate this exciting and ever-changing world of today’s content experience.

WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities. Working at WPP means being part of a global network of more than 100,000 talented people dedicated to doing extraordinary work for our clients. We operate in over 100 countries, with corporate headquarters in New York, London and Singapore. WPP is a world leader in marketing services, with deep AI, data and technology capabilities, global presence and unrivalled creative talent. Our clients include many of the biggest companies and advertisers in the world, including approximately 300 of the Fortune Global 500. Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow.  

We’re looking for a talented Account Director to join our dynamic team here at Hogarth Worldwide for an incredible career opportunity. Managing the cross-channel communications for a full portfolio of brands, you’ll be integral to ensuring and building on the success of our large international clients. This is a unique chance to work for a truly international brand and level-up your career like never before.

Responsabilities

• Demonstrating a clear understanding of the brand by acting as an Account brand/QC guardian
• Understand the client business needs to offer the right solutions
• Handling all aspects of local market client campaigns from brief through to delivery, ensuring final materials are on time and of the highest quality
• Monitoring internal workflows, identifying areas for improvement, and making recommendations
• Control campaign timelines and annual forecasts
• Managing, monitoring, and updating all timelines and set realistic expectations with clients
• Control of budgets & scope of work
• Assisting with financial reporting and smooth running of the finance function by managing agreed budgets and administrative tasks
• Serving as day-to-day contact for agency/client stakeholders and Hogarth internal departments
• Coordinating between Project/Transcreation Management, Hogarth, client and agencies
• Managing end-to-end AV, Print and Digital adaptation processes including liaison with internal teams, media agencies and clearance bodies
• Managing workload effectively and highlighting to their line manager if support is required to ensure successful completion of a project
• Supporting/training Account Managers/Account Executives in the team, pro-actively leading the teams to ensure they perform to the best of their ability
• Following agreed workflows and utilize relevant project management tools
• Checking all materials (PDFs, emails, TVCs etc.) and ensure quality control procedures have been followed before sending to clients
• Highlighting and escalating quality control issues
• Collating any information needed for input to client reports and presentations

Requirements

• Good social skills and negotiation skills
• +5 years of experience working in a TV, print, or digital production role essential
• Adaptations, Transcreation and Localisation experience essential
• Understanding of creative expansion and/or have creative experience desirable
• Strong project management, time management and prioritisation skills
• Organized, detail-oriented, client focused and proactive
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Can-do attitude and an ability to work under pressure
• Clear understanding of international brand challenges and working on global accounts with multiple markets and stakeholder
• Fluent/native oral and written English + one of these other languages: German, French or Italian.