Account Director - Pharma

Job Description

We are seeking an Account Director in Montreal with with a background and in-depth understanding of the Canadian pharmaceutical advertising and marketing industry.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the growing team at Publicis Health (PH).

The Account Director's primary responsibility will be to manage and support day-to-day production operations, creative asset management, and execution with the oversight of a senior lead, while establishing strong relationships with agency partners and clients at the appropriate level.

Responsibilities :

• Strategic and creative collaboration with internal teams including Creative, Planning and Production.
• Lead secondary elements of campaign deliverables independently with selective oversight of senior account lead.
• Brand / product knowledge champion (product features / pricing / benefits / competitive advantage).
• Champion agency understanding of competitive landscape, competitive ad reviews, program assessments & marketplace trends, news, and reports.
• Collaborate with Creative Team; ensure adherence to strategy and client / brand standards as well as feedback.
• Lead weekly status meetings (internally and with client).
• Develop and deliver tactical briefs and post reports.
• Creative production collaboration with integration partners.
• Guide and oversee assigned project budgets.
• Provide input, consultation and cooperation with other agency and client partners.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of agency account management experience in a creative agency environment aligned to a pharma account
• In-depth understanding and experience managing Canadian Pharma advertising
• Client point of contact and ability to guide pharma projects through to production
• Ability to manage process and work with cross functional teams with selective involvement from senior account lead.
• Strong project management skills - ability to independently complete assigned tasks successfully and on-time as well as keep others on top of their assigned tasks and deliverables.
• Ability to manage and support multiple projects - multi-task, prioritize and adjust quickly to changing priorities.
• Team mentality with the ability to function at high level in both lead and supports roles with various personalities.
• Ability to work well under pressure and with strict deadlines.
• Solid understanding of the various executional channels including video, social, digital etc
12 days ago