Greenhouse New Zealand - Account Director (contract)

About Greenhouse:

Greenhouse is a part of Woolworths’s centre of creative excellence. 

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Together, we grow ideas. 

Collaboration is at the heart of all we do. 

As a creative partner to Woolworths, Greenhouse is a bespoke integrated business. At the heart of everything we do is one purpose – to create great ideas across all channels that put the Woolworths customer first. 

The Opportunity:

Greenhouse New Zealand is looking for an Account Director on a 3 month contract to support with client projects from brief to completion, with financial accountability for those projects under their remit. With responsibility for solving clients’ business problems, they will work closely with Strategy, Creative and Production teams.

A snapshot of what you'll do:

• Act as the go-to person, responsive to client requests, expectations and business requirements
• Seek to understand the Woolworths business and seeks ways to add value and drive the client business in terms of creative product, market share and brand recognition
• Management of fully integrated campaigns leveraging all disciplines including advertising, CRM and digital communications 
• Leads projects and oversees management of timelines, WIPs, job numbers and estimates 
• Builds and nurture beneficial working relationships with the wider agency team through actively listening and seeking guidance
• Strategically drive the client category anticipating potential competitive threats or opportunities and making recommendations
• Act as mentor to the junior members of the Account Management team, setting a positive example for team behaviour, learning and collaboration
• Plus much more!

Skills & Attributes:

• Proven experience in a creative advertising agency as an Account Director/Senior Account Manager
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team environment with demonstrated leadership skills
• Passionate about great ideas, underpinned by commitment to delivery
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills – a confident, credible presenter 
• Action-orientated: Sees things that need doing – and takes action
• Proven experience managing digital campaigns and digital communications projects
• In depth knowledge of Advertising: TV, radio, print production, sponsorships & other emerging media especially digital; web, email, mobile 

M&C Saatchi Group Ambition:

As part of the M&C Saatchi Group we come together to realise BIG AMBITIONS. And ours is to be the most connected creative company by organising original thinkers in uncommon ways.

We’re committed to building a diverse workplace and strongly encourage applications from First Nations people, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, mature age workers and LGBTQIA+ people. Our flexible work approach, employee-led diversity networks and inclusive career development approach all support and promote one of our core values ‘Walk in Different Worlds’ which helps describe our overall DE&I mission. If you require any adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please let our team know.

We celebrate people who embrace our values and BIG AMBITIONS.

What WE value MOST:

• Walk in different worlds
• Make Uncommon Sense
• Run Towards the Fire (except if there is an actual fire when we run away from it)
• Roll as one
• Be excellent to each other 

WHAT ARE YOUR BIG AMBITIONS?

We’d love to hear what your ambitions are and how we can help you realise them with us!

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