Performics Hiring For Vice President, Group Account Director at Chicago, IL, United States Full Time

Job Description

Company Description
About Performics:
Are you ready to re-invent digital marketing? At Performics, we’re accelerating the great missions of our clients—brands like Lenovo, Toyota, Verizon, and Comcast in the ever-evolving world of search engine marketing, programmatic, social media, and ecommerce marketplaces.
If you’re ready to move at the speed of Google, Facebook, and Twitter, have an entrepreneurial spirit, get excited about finding smarter ways to do things, and demand performance for your clients, we’d love to meet you. We’ll give you the tools, support, and freedom to lead, innovate, and grow. We hire exceptional people for our global headquarters in Chicago and U.S. locations in Atlanta, Los Angeles, New York, Seattle, and San Francisco. Our international presence spans 57 markets (and growing) including regional hubs in London, Dubai, and Singapore.
We are dedicated to ensuring an inclusive environment where employees feel empowered to share their experiences and ideas. We encourage participation in a variety of Business Resource Groups, including groups for Women, People of Color, Veterans, LGTBQ community and allies, and more. For more information regarding our efforts around diversity and inclusion visit us at https://rse2018.publicisgroupe.com/en/nos-talents or ask your recruiter for details.

Overview:
The Vice President, Group Account Director (VP/GAD) is responsible for leading the execution team and a portfolio of performance media accounts towards stated client and company objectives. The VP/GAD is responsible for overseeing the growth, management, retention and satisfaction of cross channel media delivery for their portfolio of clients. The VP/GAD will manage and direct Performance Media teams, including Group Account Directors, Media Directors, Media Managers, and Associate Media Managers and will report to a VP of Performance Media.
The VP/GMD will lead cross-team initiatives in collaboration with Group Account Directors and Content Directors. The VP/GAD will ensure the team’s accountability for the implementation of cross media execution and seamless delivery of best practice and processes. It is essential that the VP/GAD has proven account management and team leadership experience, along with experience in online marketing and digital media.
Role Objectives:
Account Management

• Holds team members accountable for strategic insights, thought leadership and operational excellence on all assigned accounts
• Develops, manages, and monitors client service delivery executions of the assigned accounts
• Oversees process development and execution management
• Assures quality control of all media planning and implementation
• Enforces best practices
• Prepares and presents annual financial plans and human resources plans

Client Leadership

• Implements participation planning process for the assigned accounts and holistic media planning across all digital disciplines for paid search, display, social, mobile, video and affiliate
• Coordinates efforts across different digital media channels to drive optimized recommendations
• Continuously evaluate and improve upon all digital media opportunities
• Attend to client meetings as needed, interface as needed with executive level and middle management level on client side during meetings and presentations
• Participates in building and evolving the PM practice, vision and areas of expertise

Team Leadership & Development

• Embraces and encourages a culture based on teamwork, collaboration, and intellectual curiosity
• Motivates, leads, and manages internal teams to work collaboratively in driving programs that meet our clients’ performance and business objectives
• Drives adoption of stated account management best practices through example setting, positive reinforcement and behavioral correction
• Assists in interviewing, hiring, training, mentoring, developing, and evaluating team members
• Conducts performance reviews and career path plans for direct reports
• Provide training in cross media planning to their direct reports and fellow teams

Process Improvement

• Facilitates the development and documentation of best practices for improving operational efficiencies within the team and the group

Cross Selling

• Understands and explains the features and benefits of all Performics’ products and services
• Supports Client Solution team with cross selling of products and services to grow Performics’ share of marketing spend
• Exceeds semi-annual and annual revenue targets
• Supports business development sales in selling solutions as appropriate

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, or advertising preferred
• Successfully worked in a Group Director or equivalent role in the digital media space for a minimum of 1-2 years
• 8-10 years of account management experience in online advertising, direct marketing, or e-commerce; client and agency experience preferred
• 4-6 years of demonstrated success in managing and leading a team
• 4-6 years of digital marketing preferred with desirable focus on search engines, display and/or social media
• Demonstrated understanding of online marketing principles
• High competency level in MS Office with specific strengths in Excel and PowerPoint
• High competency with Prisma
• Experience with alliance/co-op funding and management a plus
• Ability to work independently and balance multiple tasks

Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.