Account Director, PR

Established in 2004 OLIVER is the worlds first and only specialist in designing building and running bespoke in-house agencies and marketing ecosystems for brands. We partner with over 300 clients in 40 countries and counting. Our unique model drives creativity and efficiency allowing us to deliver tailored solutions that resonate deeply with audiences.

As a part of The Brandtech Group were at the forefront of leveraging cutting-edge AI technology to revolutionise how we create and deliver work. Our AI solutions enhance efficiency spark creativity and drive insightful decision-making empowering our teams to produce innovative and impactful results.

Role: Account Director PR

Location: Mumbai India

About the role:

Working in true collaborationwitha leading beauty brand from HUL we have one goal in mind: to be the leading agency partner for the development of stunning and effective needs-based content and digital media campaignsto be the core craft and digital partner of Unilever powering global and regional creative excellence achieved by elevating our people expertise and culture to deliver shared success

This isa great opportunityfor alevel headed strategic thinker who has gravitas with a client and would like to play a big part in defining and advancing a positive and highly productive design culture for OLIVER.

The Account Director is the clients partner to bounce things around with and to own the relationship and they are the agency leader tobe responsible forprojects the teamresource requiredand the workto be delivered. Theythink aheadspotting problems before they occur managing client and internal expectations support their team both managing up and down and contingency planning as they go.

They develop close relationships and a sense of partnership with their clients and foster trust based on their ability to deliver. This trust enables them to develop nurture and protect the best work possible through the client process. Internally they have strong relationships with allteam membersand a thorough understanding of how to lead their team to creategreat workand help problem solve whenitsneeded. They work in partnership withboth StrategyandCreative andare fluent in the strategic debatesregardingtheir brands. They are passionate about our creative product and know what best in class looks like both in terms of creativity and results.

What you will be doing:

• Ability to manage a project with the client from beginning to end
• To provide leadership andexpertiseto the onsite creative team at Unilever
• Identifythe best resource within your team to deliver the brief.
• Schedule and manage team priorities and deadlinesacross client projects
• Championing a lasting and strategic partnership that cultivates a client experience to engage and delight
• Financial accountability. Stellar project management fully responsible forfinancial managementregardingjobs/accounts including forecasting.
• Process Development andfulfilment maintainingongoing communications both internal and external to keep processes and resources streamlined
• Brand guardianship
• Presenting your work internally and to clients and manage workloads within agreed timings.
• ResourceManagement - Working alongside the Creative Director to ensure you have the right people at the right time to deliver to client/ project needs

What you need to be great in this role:

• Excellent client engagement skills with the ability to proactively organise and influence clients and build strong and effective working relationships.
• Passion fordeep-divinginto a clients business to get under the skin of it and fully understand their brands products and ways of working
• The ability to manage and filter workflow as well as organise and prioritise workloads to maximise productivity.
• A strong understanding and experience of working withend to enddigital creativesolutions; particularlyacrossSocial Media eCommerce and Social Commerce
• Knowledge of account management projectmanagementand invoicing.
• Highly creative with the ability to generate ideas and practically contribute to studio output.Ambition to push for the best and create award-winning work
• Understanding of how to integrate with a client-side team whilstmaintaininga top tier agency service.
• Experience working with major FMCG clients as well as beauty or cosmetic brands ahugebonus
• Embodies the can-do attitude and is seen as a constant positive force on the team
• Passion for and inquisitive about AI andnew technologies
• Understanding and knowledge of AI tools is beneficial but ability to learn and digest benefits and features of AI tools is critical

Req ID: 18404

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Our values shape everything we do:

BeAmbitiousto succeed

BeImaginativeto push the boundaries of whats possible

BeInspirationalto do groundbreaking work

Bealways learningand listening to understand

BeResults-focused to exceed expectations

Be actively pro-inclusive and anti-racist across our community clients and creations

OLIVER a part of the Brandtech Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all employees are encouraged to reach their full potential and individual differences are valued and respected. All applicants shall be considered for employment without regard to race ethnicity religion gender sexual orientation gender identity age neurodivergence disability status or any other characteristic protected by local laws.

OLIVER has set ambitious environmental goals around sustainability with science-based emissions reduction targets. Collectively we work towards our missionembedding sustainability into every department and through every stage of the project lifecycle.