About the Role:

We are looking for an Account Director with strong channel knowledge and planning experience to work across the Intuit QuickBooks business. As an Account Director at Manning Gottlieb OMD, you will play a leading on the QuickBooks business, helping drive great work and business success. This role is an opportunity to work on one of the largest and most important accounts within the agency.

Intuit is a $100bn+ American fintech business that provides software and services that enable small and medium sized businesses to thrive. Within Intuit, QuickBooks provides software solutions for effective financial management of businesses, including tax returns, invoicing, payments, payroll and timesheets.

Our activity is focussed on reaching two key audiences – firstly, Small Businesses and Self-Employed and secondly, Accountants. This role operates across both strands but with a focus on the SMB and self-employed side. The QuickBooks business runs full-funnel, multi-media campaigns from brand through to performance so this is a great opportunity to make a significant positive impact, and gain experience, across a breadth of different areas!

The client team across the Intuit QuickBooks business includes two Business Directors, two Account Directors (inc this role) plus Manager, two Senior Execs and offshore Assistant roles. The more junior roles will report directly on specific projects and need coordinating to deliver excellence in client service and planning so managerial experience is preferable.

The successful candidate will be passionate about media, data-led planning, continually testing & innovating and delivering great client service.

The candidate should have a good grounding in the media industry with experience in handling fast moving clients and the ability to juggle many projects. Therefore, organisational and analytical ability is key. This role would be well-suited to a strong and well-established account manager looking to take the next step in their career.

 

Specific skills:

  • Project management 
  • Be able to influence clients through all verbal and written communication
  • Use understanding of clients business to drive conversations with senior clients and media owners, as well as internal SBU’s (Specialist Business Units)
  • Develop good working relationships with internal and external teams
  • Proactively drive integration across all elements of the team
  • Create and present powerful recommendations/ presentations
  • Create benchmarks for the quality of work delivered by you and your team
  • Ensure your team and your own deadlines are met and you manage expectations
  • Identify any issues and resolve them demonstrating good problem solving skills
  • Be approachable and supportive to team
  • Be able to coach and nurture your team, deliver a positive appraisal experience, spot talent and develop all appropriately
  • Encourage regular feedback within the team both positive and constructive
  • Demonstrate effective delegation
  • Strong time management skills
  • Fine eye for detail
  • Demonstrate excellent organisational skills

Reporting into: Business Director

 

About the Agency:

Manning Gottlieb OMD are part of the world’s leading communication company, Omnicom. Starting life as an independent agency in 1990 we have grown significantly to become the 2nd largest agency in the UK with over £800m in billings and more than 500 people. Our enviable client list includes Apple, Virgin Media O2, John Lewis Partnership, Specsavers, British Airways, Renault / Nissan and HM Government.

Our awards success across these clients is unparalleled and we’re the most awarded agency in the history of both the IPA Effectiveness Awards and the ThinkBox TV Planning awards. We are currently Media Week’s Agency of The Year for 2024.

We believe that, in our industry, it is ultimately people who make the difference. It is our people who create the ideas, deliver the solutions and go that step further to make a difference for our clients. As such, we place great emphasis on the development of our people, and our training and wellbeing programme, known as The Gym and Spa  has been awarded the prestigious CPD Platinum status for the last 7 years.

This role sits within the Ents & Tech Collective at MG OMD - our dedicated hub for the agency’s entertainment and technology clients. With billings in excess of £150m a year, we have clients across a number of categories including film & television, technology, gaming, finance and software. We are a fun and fast-paced team that excels in creating and delivering impactful brand and response campaigns for our clients.

Be Your Best

We want everyone to make the most of the opportunity to shine and showcase your talents and we are happy to make adjustments in the recruitment process so you can be your best. Please discuss any specific requirements with your dedicated Talent Team member or if you would feel more comfortable, you can email us confidentially at beyourbest@omnicommediagroup.com to let us know how we can support you.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at OMG

At OMG, our vision is to be an agency where difference is valued and everyone is able to thrive in a culture of equality, inclusion and belonging. We are committed to providing a truly inclusive environment that reflects today’s society, where everyone is able to bring their true selves to work, and where diverse voices and backgrounds are valued, heard, and well-represented.

We will process your personal data in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice which is available on https://omnicommediagroup.com/recruitment-privacy-notices/. 

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