Account Director - NSW Government | Sydney-NSW

Job Description

As Account Director, you will play a lead role in delivering our Performance with Integrity ambition across OMD's clients. You will lead the creation of market leading ideas for our clients. You will be highly competent in digital and traditional media channels, along with the data and technology requirements to deliver market leading work. You will challenge and develop your direct reports to enable them to be the best they can be.

This will be a Parental leave cover, working across Government departments including TAFE NSW and Taronga Zoo. 

What you'll do:

• Lead the team in the use of the OMD planning process to create the media idea and implementation
• Play a key role in strategic development workshops (client and Media Owner)
• Ensure in-depth assessment of all communication options, using media research tools, delivers innovative insights
• Collaborate with and share information with all stakeholders, including external agency partners
• Ensure the reporting of competitive, consumer and market data delivers innovative and actionable insights to form the basis of future recommendations
• Present detailed communications plans to clients (strategy, implementation planning, execution, sponsorship consideration (corporate, broadcast & data partnerships) and budget management
• Monitor and report on agency contract KPIs
• Understand and drive the commercial arrangements with all your clients
• Promote additional OMD's services to clients when appropriate – understand capability, be able to pressure test relevance and know how to convert an opportunity
• Ensure account queries are rare and that any are resolved quickly and with supporting documentation
• Effective management and leadership of any direct reports
• Deliver best in class client service that builds business

What you'll need:

• Is ambitious, a team player, and who thrives in a high-performance environment
• Seeks broad experience and continued learning across all facets of media planning (traditional, digital, tech, analytics, strategy, comms planning, sponsorship)
• An experienced channel & imp planning expert (Application of strategy to execution); online and offline
• Has strong budget and financial management
• Has a desire and motivation to get under the hood of their client partners brands, macro business and marketing (Business performance, brand health, creative & media effectiveness)
• Experience using discovered insights to recommend communication initiatives
• Impeccable attention to detail and ability to delivery work on time
• A passion for understanding and delivering on client business goals
• The ability to build strong client relationships and trust quickly
• Experience in managing direct reports, with a focus on their development.
• A proactive thinker who is always exploring new ways of doing things whilst respecting proven processes
• Demonstrated experience leading a team at Account Director level

What's in it for you?

• Access to top tier clients and complex business challenges
• Continuous development through our mixed learning approach
• All the tools, equipment and mentors you need to be successful in your role
• Our organisation encourages diversity, supports charities and environmental initiatives
• We have a bright, open plan and dog friendly office (we love our furry friends)
• We encourage and fully support flexible working
• Parental leave
• Fun social events - Annual ski trips

A little bit about us...

Come and work for one of Australia's best employers!

OMD has long understood that our success is 100% dependent on our people and the culture we create. We don't make widgets or even ads; our people deliver market leading creative communication solutions to our clients and it's their intelligence, passion and commitment to OMD that sets us apart, defines our employer brand and delivers market leading growth year in, year out.

OMD's agency mission presents many exciting opportunities for our people: We create what's next with media solutions that transform your business creatively, culturally, and commercially.

We Create What's Next is a bold and inspirational north star that guides us into the future. It is our fuel to continue pushing forward, and pushing through boundaries, as the media industry leader. Our mission is a statement that tells everyone why we exist. It describes what we do and how we do it. It is a promise to ourselves, our clients and our partners.

Our results are testament to this approach:

• Campaign Australian Media Agency of the Year 2023 & 2024
• Great Place to Work certified 17 consecutive years (2009–2025)
• Cairns Crocodiles Grand Prix 2025
• MFA Awards Grand Prix 2024
• AWARD Awards Media Agency of the Year 2024
• UnLtd Good Company 2024

Additional Information

OMD, together with our Omnicom Media Group network is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We encourage Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and people of all backgrounds to apply. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.