Agency director job description
Updated March 14, 2024
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Example agency director requirements on a job description
Agency director requirements can be divided into technical requirements and required soft skills. The lists below show the most common requirements included in agency director job postings.
Sample agency director requirements
- Bachelor's degree in business or a related field.
- Five years of experience in an agency role.
- Extensive knowledge of agency operations.
- Demonstrated track record of successful project management.
- Ability to develop and implement strategies and processes.
Sample required agency director soft skills
- Strong communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills.
- Ability to think critically and make sound decisions.
- Highly organized with excellent time management skills.
- Ability to foster a collaborative and productive team environment.
Agency director job description example 1
searchlight agency director job description
Our client is a dynamic ad omnichannel solution providing its clients with design display and video ads tools across OTT, CTV, mobile, web, and social aesthetically. They are looking for a bright, energetic, and highly motivated individual who exercises leadership by serving the needs of Advertising Agencies based in the United States.
The role is a team player with SaaS experience who is advertising agency-oriented, client-centric, energetic, and highly motivated to join their Sales Team. The Head of Agency Relations is responsible for cultivating sales and partnership efforts with ad agency holding companies and individual media agencies. The Head of Agency Relations knows how to uncover, develop, and sign agency-wide trading agreements with major holding companies and their subsidiaries and platform adoptions. The ideal candidate will report directly to the Head of Sales and be a key driver of the company's aggressive growth strategy.
Responsibilities:
Utilize the existing network of high-level agency executives to introduce and evangelize the company as an essential partner.
Engage senior leaders at the Holdcos on how the company can partner with them to grow/enhance their business.
Develop and execute agency trading agreements.
Successfully create key partnerships at holding agencies to influence and motivate advertiser business strategy.
Effectively communicate Holding Company needs, and collaborate with internal Sales teams, Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Ad Ops to introduce relationships at various agency levels to achieve revenue goals.
Identify and lead initiatives with each of the Holdcos for impactful joint opportunities.
Develop Holdco relationship strategy for each Holdco and our client's brand positioning for the Ad Tech marketplace.
Maintain competitor intelligence and develop positioning strategies.
Requirements
A deep Rolodex of senior agency leaders and decision-makers at the major holding companies across the United States.
10+ years of advertising agency experience
Vast knowledge of the competitive landscape in the Ad-tech industry.
Proven track record of closing large deals.
Outstanding persuasive communication and presentation skills in communicating complex solutions.
Possess strong communication skills with excellent presentation skills.
Confident, high energy, self-motivated, and a true team player.
Experience working with senior and executive-level Holdco contacts.
Demonstrated ability and desire to work and excel in a fast-paced environment.
Excellent multitasking and project management skills.
Prior experience in Ad-tech and marketing technologies with a desire to learn new technologies.
Ability to understand and articulate the company's product.
Well-organized, with great attention to detail and the ability to prioritize.
Experience with Ad-tech SaaS, Asana, and Salesforce
Benefits
Compensation commensurate with experience
Unlimited PTO
Medical, Dental, & Vision plans
401K with matching
Stipend reimbursements (mobile phone service, gym membership, and pet insurance)
Flexible work schedule
Team Happy Hours, Outings (virtual and in-person), great office culture, + much more!
Various perks and discounts
The role is a team player with SaaS experience who is advertising agency-oriented, client-centric, energetic, and highly motivated to join their Sales Team. The Head of Agency Relations is responsible for cultivating sales and partnership efforts with ad agency holding companies and individual media agencies. The Head of Agency Relations knows how to uncover, develop, and sign agency-wide trading agreements with major holding companies and their subsidiaries and platform adoptions. The ideal candidate will report directly to the Head of Sales and be a key driver of the company's aggressive growth strategy.
Responsibilities:
Utilize the existing network of high-level agency executives to introduce and evangelize the company as an essential partner.
Engage senior leaders at the Holdcos on how the company can partner with them to grow/enhance their business.
Develop and execute agency trading agreements.
Successfully create key partnerships at holding agencies to influence and motivate advertiser business strategy.
Effectively communicate Holding Company needs, and collaborate with internal Sales teams, Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Ad Ops to introduce relationships at various agency levels to achieve revenue goals.
Identify and lead initiatives with each of the Holdcos for impactful joint opportunities.
Develop Holdco relationship strategy for each Holdco and our client's brand positioning for the Ad Tech marketplace.
Maintain competitor intelligence and develop positioning strategies.
Requirements
A deep Rolodex of senior agency leaders and decision-makers at the major holding companies across the United States.
10+ years of advertising agency experience
Vast knowledge of the competitive landscape in the Ad-tech industry.
Proven track record of closing large deals.
Outstanding persuasive communication and presentation skills in communicating complex solutions.
Possess strong communication skills with excellent presentation skills.
Confident, high energy, self-motivated, and a true team player.
Experience working with senior and executive-level Holdco contacts.
Demonstrated ability and desire to work and excel in a fast-paced environment.
Excellent multitasking and project management skills.
Prior experience in Ad-tech and marketing technologies with a desire to learn new technologies.
Ability to understand and articulate the company's product.
Well-organized, with great attention to detail and the ability to prioritize.
Experience with Ad-tech SaaS, Asana, and Salesforce
Benefits
Compensation commensurate with experience
Unlimited PTO
Medical, Dental, & Vision plans
401K with matching
Stipend reimbursements (mobile phone service, gym membership, and pet insurance)
Flexible work schedule
Team Happy Hours, Outings (virtual and in-person), great office culture, + much more!
Various perks and discounts
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Updated March 14, 2024
Updated March 14, 2024