We are looking for an Associate Director (AD) of Strategy to lead a team of Account Executives who are the primary client liaisons, strategy drivers, and business consultants for our clients. The AD of Strategy will achieve team success through strategic hiring, employee aptitude monitoring, in-depth & ongoing training, and ensuring the proven Drive process is executed.

Responsibilities…

• Oversee Account Executives, by reviewing, analyzing, evaluating and coaching employees, ensuring each is reaching core KPI's and developing professionally.
• Develop digital marketing strategies for clients
• Implement policies and procedures that will improve day-to-day operations
• Partner with other departments to share best practices, key insights, and competitive intelligence

• Defend the Drive strategy and process while keeping the pulse of client happiness without damaging the client relationship
• Command your team, inspiring them to design thought-provoking, value-packed creative campaigns that drive revenue, keeping client standards, and the Drive process top-of-mind.
• Conduct timely and constructive performance evaluations quarterly
• Participate in the hiring and training of Account Executives
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Requirements…

The ideal candidate will have/be:

• A people person with a genuine desire to move the financial needle for small to medium-sized businesses.
• 3 years of client-facing, or consulting experience.
• 3 years of experience managing, inspiring, and developing a team.
• 3 years of experience working with a variety of paid media channels, including; paid social, YouTube, display and paid search at a leading marketing agency.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills, with a genuine interest in and curiosity for human behavior and forging relationships.
• Demonstrable experience with digital campaign planning and a solid understanding of marketing and advertising methods and techniques that yield a return on investment.
• The ability to think adeptly around both creative and analytics, and an understanding of how they work together to drive a return on investment.
• A strong grasp of performance media best practices.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to work within a process management system while also proactively identifying areas for workflow improvement.
• Knowledge of Google Suite; working knowledge of SalesForce software is a strong advantage (but lack of is not a deal breaker).
• A true leader who is not afraid to call out team inefficiencies to benefit the greater good.
• Curious and tenacious.
• A desire to work with some of the brightest minds in the industry.