Associate Account Director (Hybrid Role based in Denver)

Motive is a dynamic agency and creative collective operating at the speed of culture. Were a collective of deep thinkers creative makers cultural connoisseurs and executional aces. We create meaningful engagements between brands and their audiences cultivating relationships that drive tangible results for our clients. And we do it with sharp strategy and powerful creative executed across all the media and touch-points key to our targets lives.

As pioneers in the area of content digital engagement and innovative experiential programs and award winners for work in TV event digital and social Motive has created a culture where every individual is given an opportunity to stretch and flex their creative and executional muscles daily. We are a team of hard-working fast-moving energetic passionate driven straight-talking creative thinkers. We like being challenged and we love the collaboration necessary to overcome the challenges and succeed.

If this sounds like a place you would thrive lets see if we can make something happen.

ASSOCIATE ACCOUNT DIRECTOR

This is a hybrid position meaning youre empowered to work from home and our local office location. We currently require a minimum of 1 day of intentional collaboration work in the office per week.

At this time we are currently only interviewing candidates based in the Denver area.

As an Assoc. Account Director at Motive youll have the opportunity to manage and lead the integrated day-to-day efforts with key client relationships and accounts. Youll partner with clients to understand their business and work with internal teams to develop meaningful fully-integrated marketing campaigns that deliver results. On any given day you will write briefs lead creative and partnership initiatives with authority manage and lead internal and external communications orchestrate an organized asset delivery plan be responsible for budgets and timelines collaborate with creative and other internal and external teams while managing the delivery of a variety of projects. Youll be responsible for championing best-in-class work across traditional social retail promotional partnerships experiential and more for some of the biggest brands in the world.

Job Responsibilities:

• Independently manage the day-to-day efforts with key clients.
• Oversee and manage the the day-to-day internal project management flow for a series of high-profile projects for major international brands.
• Serve as key contact for projects and delivery managing communication and asset distribution and serving as the central touch point for questions strategic guidance and support for client teams.
• Manage a variety of work streams which could include TVC social events retail / shopper POS / POP digital partnerships; including creation of timelines workflows and budgets.
• Strategically advise clients and develop ideas and solutions that achieve business marketing and engagement objectives.
• Translate client assignments into meaningful briefs for the creative teams and effectively balance dual expectations of clients and the agency.
• Work with a cross-studio team of art directors copywriters experiential leads digital and social innovators as well as and other client services teams to ideate and develop concepts for projects and accounts.
• Multi-task and get the work doneon time within project budgets and exceeding expectations.
• Participate in big idea thinking sessions for the agency.
• Acquire in-depth knowledge of and be conversant in clients business industry and competitive landscape.
• Foster client relationships that run deep. Step into the role of your clients go to lead managing proactive communications in an inspiring and professional manner.
• Effectively present strategic and creative platforms to internal and external audiences.

Candidate Requirements:

• A minimum of 7 years of experience managing integrated (read: a combination of traditional TVC and content retail shopper digital / social partnerships and promotional) projects and accounts in a fast-paced advertising agency.
• Experience managing several clients and projects simultaneously.
• Exemplary organizational skills: youre known for having your finger on the pulse and every detail locked-in.
• Powerhouse communications: youre clear direct proactive and kind. You can communicate up down and sideways if you have to - building trust rapport and relationships in the process.
• Strong understanding of owned social with experience helping shape strategies that connect brand objectives audience behaviors and platform opportunities.
• Experience with bringing content to life -leading the development and production of still and video assets from brief through final delivery.
• Experience with partnerships shared IP and creative collaborations.
• Experience crafting big idea briefs and guiding creative concept and design work forward.
• Experience creating and managing budgets and timelines for projects covering all of the above.
• Experience managing team members.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and a knack for delivering excellent presentations and building relationships.
• A strong self-starter mentality and sense of responsibility.
• A positive upbeat attitude!

Motive is anequal opportunity employer! We believe that a diverse team makes us stronger and smarter.

Motive recruits employs trains compensates and promotes regardless of race religion color national origin sex disability age veteran status and other protected status as required by applicable law. The starting salary for this position is between $90k and $115k annually based on experience. We offer an inspiring working environment and great benefits including low-cost health dental and vision plans; unlimited flexible paid time off 401k with annual match an employee stock ownership program and more.

Motive has a clear vision: to be a creative leader where a diverse mix of talented people want to come stay and do their best work. We know our company succeeds only through the hard work and dedication of our passionate and creative employees.