ABOUT THE AGENCY:
David&Goliath is an agency that adheres to one simple philosophy: Brave. To be brave, to inspire people and brands to take on their goliaths. To create lasting impact that the world can feel and truly embrace. This is our purpose and for over two decades, we have never wavered from it. We are not made for everyone. We are made for the few who believe that purpose isn't just a business proposition, but a way of life. And for those who believe we can achieve the unthinkable, together. David&Goliath is a collaborative, empathetic, and team-oriented culture that believes in taking on challenges that others might walk away from. Because, the truth is, nobody ever became great without first being brave.
ABOUT THE ROLE:
The Group Account Director oversees all aspects of the national Kia account. This position reports directly to the Managing Director and is responsible for the health of the Agency’s relationship with Kia US working closely with Kia clients, partner agencies and internal departments to ensure strategic, monetary and creative integration across all the national communication efforts. They will maintain meaningful and frequent dialogue with the Kia national managers and communicate updates to the larger teams. This person will also be responsible for overseeing and managing the growth of the Account Directors, providing training and insights that lead to stronger thought leadership across the team.
Being proactive and forward thinking is pivotal for success in this role with the ability to bring solutions and options for all challenges faced. Providing internal account team leadership, inspiration and initiative across all efforts while generating a continuing flow of new thoughts and ideas that could serve to improve internal process or expand the agency's ability to address the client’s current business needs. Plans, develops and defends budget recommendations while identifying KPIs and measurements necessary to provide both quality and profitable service to Kia. Manages client relationships and helps resolve functional conflicts.
The role will oversee National, Sponsorships and Digital communications. Coordinating efforts with the Dealer Marketing Group (DMG/retail) to identify efficiencies. Looking for someone who is used to managing many highly visible, complex and integrated campaigns from start to finish with the ability to evaluate results and identify opportunities and learnings as part of campaign wrap up reports. Someone who has managed multiple partner agency relationships is a large part of the role.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Must be an industry leader with 12+ years of global advertising experience, automotive highly recommended.
Must have supervised a staff of 10+ people on high volume/fast paced account with many moving parts
Must be proficient and thoughtful in managing multiple projects/workstreams simultaneously
Must have strong interpersonal skills to build and foster optimal relationships and mentor staff from AD to interns
Help build and enforce processes and manage workflow/resources internally to ensure seamless integration with clients and other agency partners
Must be strategic and work collaboratively with executive management.
Experience that provides an understanding of advertising, marketing, creative, production, research, direct marketing, agency, finance and digital.
Minimum of a Bachelors degree preferred
Video Submission Link (1 min. max); show us why you're brave! We're not looking for the highest quality editing, just good content. The role is based in Los Angeles, CA and there is no relocation budget.
The base salary is up to $200k - $240k plus bonus and benefits.
Please note: This role requires someone to be onsite in the D&G office 3 days per week — Tuesdays , Wednesdays and Thursdays with the flexibility to travel to the client offices and oversee on-set productions when needed.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible workplace where all employees can thrive.
Skills Required
- 12+ years of global advertising experience; automotive experience is a plus
- Experience supervising a staff of 10 or more on a high-volume, fast-paced account
- Ability to manage multiple projects and workstreams simultaneously
- Strong interpersonal skills for building relationships and mentoring staff from Account Directors to interns
- Experience building and enforcing internal processes and managing workflow and resources
- Strategic and collaborative approach with executive management
- Understanding of advertising, marketing, creative, production, research, direct marketing, agency operations, finance, and digital
- Bachelor's degree
- Ability to work onsite in the Los Angeles office three days per week
- Ability to travel to client offices and oversee on-set productions when needed
What We Do
David&Goliath is dedicated to helping challenger brands outsmart and outperform the competition. Being a challenger brand is about a mindset, not a market position. It's the same mindset that drives us to be more observant, innovative and brave. It’s why we dig deeper to find and identify consumer behaviors that others overlook. It’s why our strategic and creative ideas are more compelling and more human. It’s also why we offer integrated creative capabilities that enable us to be nimble enough to move and adapt at the speed of the market. And, lastly, it’s why we’re brave enough to question the status quo rather than follow the lead of others
