Senior Account Director (6 month contract & Sydney based, hybrid working)

About the role

REBORN is an independent creative and media agency delivering campaigns with cultural impact and commercial performance. We partner with leading brands across FMCG travel and wellness to create ideas that move fast and scale smart.

Following recent client wins REBORN is looking for a Senior Account Director to join our team on a 6-month freelance contract with the potential for extension.

This role is suited to a senior operator who thrives in a nimble fast-paced independent agency environment and is equally comfortable leading client relationships and being hands-on in delivery. The role requires a hybrid skill set across account leadership and production overseeing campaigns from strategy through to execution.

This is a Sydney-based role only with the expectation you will work flexibly across home the REBORN North Sydney office and client offices as required. The role is full time though we are open to flexible hours or accelerated weeks for the right candidate.

The opportunity

You are a commercially minded senior account lead who translates strategy and performance data into decisive action. You own senior client relationships end to end while also ensuring work is produced efficiently to a high standard and on time.

You bring a strong understanding of digital social and integrated campaigns and you are confident managing multiple workstreams across creative media and production. You enjoy being close to the work solving problems in real time and creating momentum across teams.

Working closely with the Group Account Director you take pride in delivering results building trusted client partnerships and guiding teams through complex projects with clarity and confidence.

What you will do

• Lead senior client relationships while maintaining strong engagement with day-to-day client teams
  

• Act as the primary owner of accounts responsible for commercial health delivery quality and growth opportunities
  

• Understand client businesses deeply and proactively identify opportunities to add value across creativity performance market share and brand impact
  

• Lead integrated creative and digital campaigns from brief through to delivery including timelines budgets and production workflows
  

• Partner closely with Strategy Creative Media and Project Management to ensure work is strategically sound and flawlessly executed
  

• Oversee production across multiple formats including digital social content and integrated campaigns
  

• Sell strategic and creative ideas confidently driving new initiatives and reinforcing the agencys values
  

• Ensure campaigns are delivered on time on budget and to agreed quality benchmarks
  

• Stay across digital platform developments tools and best practices to improve campaign effectiveness
  

• Balance autonomy with collaboration maintaining momentum across internal teams and clients
  

Requirements

• 7 years managing digital or integrated accounts within an agency environment
  

• Demonstrated senior leadership of client relationships including C-suite or senior marketing stakeholders
  

• Strong experience leading production workflows alongside account management responsibilities
  

• Proven understanding of digital social and performance-led campaigns
  

• Hands-on experience with platforms including Facebook Instagram Google TikTok and Pinterest
  

• Confident briefing interpreting and applying insights from analytics and reporting dashboards
  

• Strong understanding of creative optimisation channel performance and full-funnel thinking
  

• Highly organised and calm under pressure able to juggle multiple workstreams without losing detail
  

• Clear confident communicator with both creative and technical teams
  

• Comfortable working across home agency and client environments
  

Benefits

• Hybrid flexibility: Work across home REBORNs Sydney office and client offices
  

• Flexible structure: Open to full time part time or non-standard formats
  

• Tech and workspace stipend: One-off allowance to support your setup
  

• Birthday leave and volunteer days: Paid time off to rest and give back
  

• Learning support: Access to upskilling tools and training
  

• Diverse projects: From retainers to large-scale brand campaigns
  

• Senior team culture: Work with experienced specialists who value craft pace and collaboration
  

• Competitive salary: Based on experience and impact