UMENCO is recruiting a talented and perceptive Account Director to join a leading creative communications agency, working with some of the world’s leading luxury and contemporary brands.

In this role, the successful talent will lead and manage the agency’s roster of projects, pitches, and campaigns from concept to completion.

The Account Director will act as the link between the agency’s clients and its entire team, and their key responsibility is in the successful initiation, planning, design, execution, and controlling of live projects.

Through meticulous project management, the Account Director will ensure that teams are managed effectively and that the expectations of clients are met and exceeded.

They will be the tip of the spear on key accounts, managing producers and vendors to deliver world-class work while ensuring their team, clients, and vendors enjoy the ride.

The talent we seek will uphold a staunch commitment to attention to detail and polished execution. They will demonstrate dedicated accountability for overseeing end-to-end processes and maintaining the agency’s standards of excellence at every touchpoint.

The successful Account Director will have a minimum of 5 years prior experience in project management, client-facing production, and/or client services at a PR or creative agency.

Having an innate understanding of how clients think and what they expect (and how to delight them along the way) is essential to this role.

In addition, the successful individual will be well-versed in the local and global cultural landscape, with a cultural finger on the pulse and experience working for clients and on campaigns within the sphere of culture, fashion, and luxury.