Account Director
Zeno Group
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Sydney • 🇦🇺 Australia
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Lead
About the role
- This is a full-time position located in Sydney CBD, with flexible working from home options two days a week.
- As an Account Director at Zeno, you will provide senior counsel for account teams and support the Managing Director and Senior Account Director in all operational aspects of our fast-growing business.
- While driving business development will be part of your role, your strategic mindset, strong financial acumen, and creative thinking will be key to your success.
- You’ll have a keen eye for identifying new business opportunities as they arise.
- You will be working with a team of bright and enthusiastic communicators and a client portfolio comprising professional and financial services, technology, FMCG, and some of the world’s most innovative and fast-growing companies.
- B2B and strong corporate comms experience is essential, with the capability to manage campaigns encompassing employee engagement, C-suite executive profiling, and issues management.
- You will also be confident in driving purpose, sustainability, and social impact programs.
- You will need to be able to devise and execute integrated data-led communications programs that support clients in achieving their commercial and reputational objectives.
- A day in the life could include developing an RFP, managing a team and mentoring, reconciling account budgets, managing servicing levels, running media training workshops, troubleshooting client queries, and a whole lot more.
- We are looking for an Account Director who will be a team player and who likes to get things done without drama or ego interfering!
- Please note that at least six years’ agency experience is essential, with a minimum of two years in an Australian agency. Strong local market and cultural knowledge is required.
Requirements
- 6+ years’ experience, including B2B/Corporate/Fintech expertise
- 2+ years’ experience in an Australian agency environment
- Effective communication – active listening and the ability to persuade and negotiate.
- Confidence in presenting ideas and providing senior counsel to internal and external audiences.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- High emotional intelligence
- Good judgement and willingness to take risks
- Creative and forward-thinking
- A passion to tell interesting and insightful stories for our clients supported by solid media, influencer, and stakeholder networks.
- Experience leading projects for brands with diverse communications requirements
- Independent thinking, courage to challenge the norm, and confidence to generate fresh ideas.
- Excellent written skills from pitch response to media release, case study, by-line, and online content production
- A genuine passion for the industry we work in, the brands we work with, and looking to grow and learn as part of a driven and ambitious team.
- Flexible, team player keen to mentor and nurture junior team members
- Positive outlook – ready to set an upbeat, positive tone in the office and online
- Fearless, resourceful, and tenacious – able to hit the ground running
Benefits
- Flexible Working
- Weekly 3 days in office, 2 days from home (with phone and internet allowance)
- Finish at 4.00 pm on Friday year-round
- Finish at 1.00 pm every Friday before a public holiday
- Global 30-day Work from Anywhere policy
- Work from anywhere for 30 days, as long as you have reliable wi-fi and can work within reasonable Australian time zones
- Stopover Holiday Extension - three nights’ accommodation paid if you are visiting a city with a Zeno office, and you want to work from
- Aussies Abroad anniversary trip with flights and accommodation to visit another Zeno APAC office
- Anniversary leave day off
- Birthday leave day off
- Annual Zeno Day of Play – a day off to have fun
- World Mental Health Day Off
- Bonus Christmas leave between Christmas and New Year
- Zeno Fearless University - internal training modules
- Zeno Internal Training sessions - with regional and global leaders
- External Training Opportunities
- Self-Care Days (when you need to take a day for yourself, no doctor’s note is needed)
- Headspace subscription
- Employee Assistance Program counseling services
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
B2B experiencecorporate communicationsfinancial acumendata-led communicationscampaign managementRFP developmentmedia trainingbudget reconciliationproject leadershipcontent production
Soft skills
effective communicationactive listeningpersuasionnegotiationproblem-solvinganalytical skillsemotional intelligencecreative thinkingindependent thinkingteam player