Account Director, Strategy

TITLE: GROUP DIRECTOROF STRATEGY

REPORTING TO: MANAGING DIRECTOR

The Group Director of Strategy is responsible the day-to-day operationof their individual client group. In conjunction with the Managing Director, he/she will actively participate in the maintenance of standards for all the functions of their respective group including philosophies, systems and procedures.

He/she is also responsible for the administration of their group with respect to leading and conducting recruiting, performance evaluations, salaryreviews, career development and staff planning.

He/she is the key contact with senior client representatives on the business and is responsible for maintaining the client relationship and internal relationships with senior accountgroup and Broadcast Managers.

Champion, hands-on leader, professional, leads by example,sound judgement, creative, strategic, business savvy, decisive, drives the business, financially minded, collaborator, persuasive, relationship builder, partner, flexible, celebrator, transparent.

• Fiscal accountability to senior management in terms of client revenues
• Responsible for overall media planning process
• Manage relationship with all key senior partneragency personnel
• Creative and strategic involvement in all areas of clients' business
• Accountability for providing strategicinsight into clientbusiness
• Ensure qualitycontrol of
  StrategicPlanning
  process and principles of OMD Design have been applied in the media plan development process
• Plays key role in agency strategic planning seminars
• Ensure creativedevelopment and executionof plans/buys
• Oversee trainingand mentoring of team
• Responsible for timely completion of all performance evaluations for directreports
• Ensure accurateand timely preparation of reports/analyses to clients
• Fiscal accountability to senior management in terms of client revenues
• Initiate and run departmental projects (training initiatives with vendors, new business involvement, etc.)
• Assist in new businessdevelopment
• Financial accountability of group
• Foster strong relationships with senior clients,key agency personneland media suppliers
• Increase revenueof existing clientbase
• Further the growth of key media professionals withinthe group
• Participate in Company run projects/initiatives
• Embrace and communicate corporateculture amongst department

OMD is a great place to work
with friendlyand dynamic team memberswho are committed to creating a fantastic culture. Of course, we continue to work from home and staying very well connected. Some perks we offer are:

• Virtual Monthly Town Hall Meetings
• Comprehensivein-house training program
• Full complement of health benefits(My )
• Flex Work Arrangement and Work Life Balance initiatives
• "Special Days" (extratime-off days aroundstatutory long weekends)
• Rewards & Recognition program when you go above and beyond the call of duty

OMD is dedicated to cultivating a workplace that not only respects but actively champions Inclusion, Diversity and Equity through Action (IDEA). This commitment ensures that our workforce composition intentionally reflects the rich cultural mosaic of Canada with representation from various dimensions of diversity. It also drives how our team members, leadership, client services, employment practices, and relationships with all stakeholders are shaped.