Group Director, Client Leadership

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Dentsu Creative US is comprised of audacious thinkers and award-winning collaborators across the United States who blend local knowledge with global expertise. Choosing substance over stunts, our Modern Creative mandate is about unlocking sustained growth and holistic impact for brands in ways that Create Culture, Change Society and Invent the Future. Our borderless approach allows us to assemble passionate team members around each brief, tapping into the expertise of the 9,000+ people across dentsu's global creative network. This integrated model also allows our talent to learn about and explore the breadth of career possibilities within Dentsu Creative.

We are champions for meaningful progress and we strive to be a force for good—for our people, for our clients, for the industry and for our society. We keep our people at the center, creating space for growth, understanding, and learning so they can thrive. We embed diversity, in our mindset, in our solutions and in our teams to empower an inclusive, equitable and culturally fluent environment. Building this culture within our teams makes us better collaborators with each other and with our clients, driving better outcomes for all. Dentsu Creative is an agency of dentsu.

This is a remote position considering candidates local to NY or Chicago.

The Group Director, Client Leadership is a true partner to client and champion of our business. They are necessary for ensuring project success, balancing the needs of both client and company partners. You will report into the VP, Client Leadership.

• Build and sustain relationships with senior-level clients, and become our client's trusted strategic partner.

• Lead teams through strategic development and creative brainstorming

• Think collaboratively and use several disciplines in the agency to present client brand-building opportunities and agency-building initiative

• Operationally support the Field Marketing operations to bring strategic brand programming to life nationally

• Identify client issues and work with our agency partners to provide solutions

• Collaborate with agency partners as an IAT leader

• Create applicable development plans for direct reports

• Empower teams through engaging career development practices; maximize learning and productivity while minimizing turnover

• In partnership with Portfolio Lead/SVP/VP oversees client financials and account profitability

• Set regional strategy and creative programming for client programs

• Ensure coordination of all program components and deliverables

• Contribute to program recaps, analyzing and evaluating data and performance

• Socialize success and opportunities via program recaps, utilizing data and insights for real-time measurement & evaluation, event strategies and project plans/ volume phasing

• Share industry and competitive activity to keep the brand at the forefront of developments

• This job requires infrequent travel dependent on programming and client need

Qualifications

• 10-12 years of experience in experiential marketing

• Beverage alcohol industry experience

• 3-5 years in supervisory role

• Project management expert

• Experience with complex categories / regulated industries

• Confidence and drive to work independently and meet all project deadlines, including frequently working outside normal business hours

• Budget experience with financial planning

• Proficient in Excel (can maintain complex spreadsheets), PowerPoint

Additional Information

The anticipated salary range for this position is $113,000 - $182,850. Salary is based on a variety of factors including relevant experience, knowledge, skills and other factors permitted by law. A range of medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and other benefits also are available. For more information about dentsu benefits, please visitwww.dentsubenefitsplus.com.

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