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VP, Client Leadership

Dentsu Creative

VP, Client Leadership

Chicago, IL
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Job Description

    Join a team transforming a top nutrition and wellness company’s global brand and digital experience, driving meaningful impact in everyday peoples’ lives.

    Since acquiring the nutrition brand Account, we have created a global brand strategy, creative platform and are currently in a very exciting new phase – we are bringing the brand to life through a global digital transformation.

    We work directly with senior leaders at dentsu and client teams, including C-Suite members and A-List talent. You have the opportunity to become a trusted partner to the internal team as well as clients proven through your ability to drive excellent work collaboratively.

    ROLE PURPOSE

    The Vice President (VP) will be a great client leader who is strategically-minded, entrepreneurial and always leading with the client business challenge. The VP must be very comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, exploring complex strategies and must be extremely digital in nature – from front end development through to true digital transformations.

    KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

    ·       Experience leading front and back end development (ideally global but not essential)

    ·       Experience identifying new business opportunities for growth across the account portfolio.

    ·       Assumes responsibility for an account portfolio, senior/executive client relationships and contributes as an agency leader.

    ·       Works in partnership with clients and their teams to identify client issues, expectations and requirements.

    ·       Thrives in a fast-paced environment, working in an agile environment.

    ·       Responsible for the financial stewardship of the account portfolio, accountable to executive management for quarterly and bi-annual business reviews.

    ·       Leads the tough conversations required in any client relationship from time to time, with the ability to balance client expectations and the best interests of the agency.

    ·       Fosters company culture by leading internal agency initiatives as well as contributes to training/ongoing education programs.

    ·       Responsible for the performance of direct reports and ultimately for the performance of the client-facing team members.

    ·       Champions and understands the clients’ business at the highest level.

    ·       Collaborates with the agency leadership team on key decisions impacting the staff and office.

    ·       Is not afraid to get “sleeves rolled up” and flex different skills as needed.

  • Qualifications

    Qualifications

    WORKING WITH US

    Joining Dentsu Creative, you will be part of a creative network, delivering ideas that are brought alive in new ways. Along the way, you will team up with inspiring people across the world and become part of a truly inclusive culture where everyone is given the opportunity to thrive and create the best work of their careers; always learning and always listening to shape ideas, create culture and change behavior. By bringing together the capabilities, experience and relationships of our collective experts, the opportunities for personal growth and development are endless.

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    WE ARE UNITED BY FOUR SIGNATURE STRENGTHS:

    BOUNDLESS CREATIVITY – KITSUNE FOX: In Japanese culture – the Kitsune Fox sees the future. We run towards the future, forever asking: what’s next? Our imagination has no limit. Our clients seek us out because we believe there is no problem we cannot solve with the power of modern creativity.

    INTELLIGENT SCALE - RYUJIN DRAGON: The Ryujin Dragon controls the ocean and the tides.  We flow the right talent around the right brief in the right moment, wherever it sits in the world. We scale our unique ideas with precision, using intelligent technology to make personal connections with millions around the world.

    OBSESSIVE CRAFT - ORIZURU CRANE: The Orizuru Crane carries the soul up to paradise. It inspires the most classic and iconic Japanese origami. We elevate the soul of our work with an obsessive focus on craft, nurturing the next-gen craft skills needed to soar in a modern world.

    RADICAL COLLABORATION - KOHAKU KOI: The Koi swim upstream against the tide, united as one. We chart new territory through the power of radical collaboration. We seamlessly connect Creativity, Media and CXM to imagine new solutions at the intersection of craft, data, culture, and innovation.

    OUR VALUES

    We believe our work can only resonate in the modern world if the people behind it reflect the modern work. We can only be truly relevant when we create a truly inclusive culture where everyone can thrive. That means – we are tough on the work but gentle with each other. We lead with empathy and are always listening and always learning. We support each other, we cheer for each other, we win together. We celebrate difference as the only way to make the work that makes a difference.

     

     

    Additional Information

    Dentsu (the "Company") is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee of the Company, on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage or citizenship, disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other legally-recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done that will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing an undue hardship on the Company. Please contact recruiting@dentsuaegis.com if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process or to request or discuss an accommodation in connection with a job at the Company to which you are applying.