Freelance Account Director

Come aboard and join one of Australia’s fastest growing agencies! We are a new breed of agency designed for the experience era. An innovation partner that helps organisations navigate the next stage of their brand journey.

Being a strong brand-experience focussed business; working with some of the world’s most famous brands, we provide white-space opportunities for businesses by connecting creativity with experience design to solve business problems. We work on some of the most innovative, creative and experiential projects that we promise will challenge and provide you with professional growth.

We are looking for a Freelance Account Director for growing new and existing client relationships at Akcelo. You will be responsible for leading the development of strategic client growth plans.

You will be a ‘brand champion’ by leading strategy development and success criteria for your client!

With great progression, the chance to work with the latest technology and some of the world’s most famous brands, a normal day in the role of the Account Director includes:

• Overseeing client relationships within assigned portfolio
• Building and growing new and existing client relationships
• Developing strategic client growth plans to exceed revenue targets and broaden service offering
• Preparing accurate client forecasts and implementing strategic client growth plans to meet and exceed these forecasts
• Meeting clients regularly to understand business problems, and opportunities
• Overseeing the successful onboarding of new clients and retention of existing
• Motivating the Akcelo team around the clients business goals, being an advocate for the client inside the agency
• Preparing all client presentation decks, scopes and project plans
• Overseeing the delivery of all work and implementing risk mitigation strategies to ensure alignment to timings and budget
• Seeking new opportunities to provide additional services to clients where appropriate including activating the right Akcelo capability to assist the client with any brief that they require, or might require in the future
• Mentoring, growing and overseeing junior team members as required.

Sound like something that you would love to be a part of? Well, take a look at what we provide our team here at Akcelo:

• A workplace that doesn’t just have the word flexibility written in a policy
• A company that really values its people... you will not just be another number!
• Unbelievable employee benefits like flex fridays, annual ski trips, social events, team office drinks, free breakfast and loads more!
• A workplace that offers learning and development opportunities, an unbelievable work environment with state of the art facilities and loads of perks!

To be in the running for this great role, you should have:

• Demonstrated experience overseeing client portfolios within an agency environment
• Experience in retail and understanding of the sector
• An entrepreneurial flair - you are always searching for ‘what’s next’
• A passion to seek out new ideas/ways of doing things and embrace change
• The ability to inspire, motivate and develop those around you
• A positive and solution focussed attitude
• Experience and confidence in preparing and presenting client forecasts
• Comfortability presenting and articulating ideas and concepts clearly
• A natural born leader who enjoys motivating and developing others
• The willingness to grow with and alongside the business
• Experience working leading and delivering digital campaigns (retail focussed - advantage)
• You love being part of a team!
• An open attitude and excited by change - you are a problem solver
• The passion to champion your team within the agency

 Are you interested?

To apply for this amazing opportunity, hit the apply button now!

Akcelo is committed to nurturing, creating and building a diverse environment. We welcome all applications from all walks of life.