Job Description

You will report into the SVP, Client Leadershipand is a hybrid opportunity basedinour New York officeA successful candidate will be the strategic liaison for clients, internal teams, and partner agencies. You will champion strategically and creatively sharp work, be a true partner to clients, show a passion for the brand and category, and easily navigate a fast-paced, ever-evolving environment.

Responsibilities:

• Builds and sustains relationships with senior levelclients and becomes the client's trusted strategic partner.

• Acts as a senior strategic partner to clients, translating business challenges into creative opportunities that drive growth.

• Strategic thinker capable of leading the brand’s strategy with stakeholders including internal and external agency partners

• Lead teams through strategic development, creative ideation, production, and flawless execution

• Think collaborativelyacross creative and media andleverages various disciplines in the agency to present client brand-building opportunities and agency-buildinginitiatives

• Builds and leads agile workflows that support rapid content creation,real-timeoptimization, andcross‑functionalcollaboration.

• Anticipates bottlenecks and proactivelysolves forprioritization and delivery across afast‑movingportfolio.

• Lead and oversee all account operations as it relates to the business of the agency

• Oversee development ofsocial firstcreative systems,including rapid content production, influencer integration,community‑drivenideas, andplatform‑nativestorytelling.

• Ensurecreative teams stay ahead of platform shifts, emerging formats, and cultural trends, translating them into scalable content strategies for multiple brands.

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

• Inspire agency and client confidence and seek opportunities to advance the client relationship

• Interprets performance data, audience insights, and media signals to guide creative iteration and optimization.

• Partners with analytics to buildtest‑and‑learnroadmaps that improve effectiveness across brand and demand campaigns.

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

• In partnership with business lead, oversees client financials and account profitability

• Analyze P&L statements andtakenecessary action to ensure profitability

• Provides leadership on agency delivery; ensures all deliverables are produced on time, on budget, and meetsthe client's expectations

• Provide honest and valuable counsel tothe agencyteam.

• Create applicable development plans for direct reports.

Qualifications:

• Account team leader/senior client advisor

• Project management expert

• Management experience isrequired Able to empower, keep teams on track, and participate in professional development of staff.

• High energy, able to effectively operate in a fast-paced, growing, and evolving environment.

• Demonstrate superior oral, written and strategic abilities

• Has experience with financial planning and revenue forecasting

• Navigates highly regulated or operationally complex categories (CPG, QSR, pharma) with confidence, ensuring creative excellence whilemaintainingcompliance and speed.

• Experience managing multiple brands simultaneously, balancinglong‑termbrand building withshort-termperformance needs across varied business cycles.

• 10-12 Years of integrated agency account management experience and 5 years in a senior supervisory role.

At dentsu, we believe great work happens when we’re connected. Our way of working combines flexibility with in-person collaboration to spark ideas and strengthen our teams. Employees who live within a commutable distance of one of our hub offices, currently located in Chicago, metro Detroit, Los Angeles, and New York City, are required and expected to work from the office three days per week (two days per week for employees based in Los Angeles). Dentsu may designate other Hub offices at any time. Those who live outside a commutable range may be designated asremote, depending on the role and business needs. Regardless of your work location, we expect our employees to be flexible to meet the needs of our Company and clients, which may include attendance in an office.

The annual salary range for this position is $136,850-$185,000. Placement within the salary range is based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and other factors permitted by law.

Benefits available with this position include:

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance,

• Life insurance,

• Short-term and long-term disability insurance,

• 401k,

• Flexible paid time off,

• At least 15 paid holidays per year,

• Paid sick and safe leave, and

• Paid parental leave.

Dentsu also complies with applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits, including, but not limited to providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, in accordance with its plans and policiesFor further details regarding Dentsu benefits, please visit www.dentsubenefitsplus.com

To begin the application process, please click on the “Apply” button at the top of this job posting Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, and qualified candidates will be contacted for next steps.

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Location:

New York

Brand:

Dentsu Creative

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent

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