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Executive Director Account Management

Wunderman Thompson (DBA VML)
$155,000-$390,000 USD
United States, New York, New York
May 27, 2025
WHO IS HUDSON ROUGE? Hudson Rouge (a VML company) is a luxury boutique marketing and communications agency that works solely on luxury brands and is the exclusive agency of record for the Lincoln Automotive business across all channels. We combine brand strategy, media strategy, activation, digital, social, earned media, production and analytics to provide exquisitely crafted creativity. We are a small group of people spread across several offices - New York, Detroit, Shanghai, Toronto, and Mexico City - and we care for each other as much as we care for our clients. We are an agency that prides itself on doing the un-usual, and we also look for unusual talent: people who are excited about doing their best work and want to grow with us. We are an agency that prides itself on the highest levels of craft and concept, THE OPPORTUNITY Executive Director Client Engagement In this role you will: Manage the overall Client Engagement practice for Hudson Rouge across North America Proactivelyidentifyopportunitiesforpracticeevolution Engage with C-level clients across the business, developing, maintaining, and strengthening senior level relationships with key clients Expert in understanding and addressing clients' business problems, and determining how to strategically engage, grow and integrate complementary agency practices to deliver a vision and solutions to address them Leadextensiveandcritical engagementswithclients Support/providestrategicdirectionrelatedto clientandprojectchallenges Responsiblefor transparent businessandoutcome communicationto allaudiences: internal, external, and clients, as appropriate for each group Engagewithotherdepartmentleadsandofficeleadstoenablethecapabilityofthedepartmentand execute the agency'smission andpositioning Serveaspoint ofcontact for agencyandclient seniorleadership Supportnewbusinessopportunitiesforengagedclientsandprospectiveclients Support organizational resourcing based on client needs (communicating, managing, executing) and oversee the management of department head count Responsible for interviewing and making recommendations to hire at the Director levels as well as oversee resources acquisition for all levels junior Modeldesiredclientpartnershipandbusinessleadershipbehaviors, notably partnering with other members of the agency leadership team to ensure: Marketing/strategic rigor World-class creative excellence Cross-channel integration Go-to-market innovation and performance Data-driven decisions Operational excellence in a way that fosters empowered teams Entrepreneurial spirit Financial performance Activelyengageintheprofessionaldevelopmentofdirectreports You are/have... At least 15-20 years of experience, including large-agency integrated or client-sideexperience Extensive experience in team, resource and large departmental or functional management of20+ individuals Provenperformanceinleadingandbuildingeffectiveteamsandpracticestotheirbestresults Premium/luxury brand knowledge and/or experience Automotive experience a strong plus Passionate about world-class, award-winning creative work - and are a transformative "spark plug" to drive projects, briefs, teams and work to get there Just as passionate about "winning" in the marketplace - a desire to follow campaign performance, optimize, learn, grow and try new things to help give our work and our clients an edge A deeply curious person with an appetite for understanding business and industry drivers, competitor activity, brand intel, consumer insights and emerging consumer trends. Emotional intelligence that helps you lean into the culture of the agency and bring people along with you Global awareness (all the better -- if you are a global citizen) The base salary range for this position at the time of this posting is indicated below. Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications. We offer a competitive benefits package, click WPP Benefits for more details. _ $155,000 — $390,000 USD We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we've adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office an average of four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process. WPP (Hudson Rouge) is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to characteristics. 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