Account Director

As an Account Director at iFoundries, you will be the primary heartbeat of our client relationships. You aren't just a point of contact; you are a strategic orchestrator. You will translate client business goals into actionable briefs for our Creative, Tech, and Performance Marketing teams, ensuring that every deliverable aligns with our standard of excellence and the client's ROI.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

- P&L Responsibility: Responsible for Individual and Team P&L, planning of Targets and management of Budgets.

- Client Advocacy & Strategy: Act as the direct consultant for clients, understanding their business objectives and providing marketing-led solutions.

- Cross-Functional Orchestration: Manage the end-to-end delivery of projects by coordinating with the marketing operations managers for Creative, Tech, and Performance teams.

Creative: To ensure brand alignment and high-quality aesthetic output.

Tech: To oversee web/app development and technical integrations.

Performance: To monitor campaign KPIs, SEO/SEM, and data-driven growth.

- Scope & Resource Management: Define project scopes, manage timelines, and source and manage external vendors to ensure seamless delivery.

- Commercial Growth: Identify opportunities for upselling or cross-selling iFoundries' services that genuinely add value to the client's ecosystem to the Sales Team.

- Quality Control: Review all team outputs before they reach the client to ensure they meet the brief and the "iFoundries" standard of quality.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES & SKILLS

5+ years of experience in a digital agency or marketing environment.

Education: Diploma in Marketing, Communications, Business, or a related field. Must have managed a portfolio of at least 5-7 active accounts simultaneously.

Native-level proficiency in English (Written and Spoken). And Proficiency in a second language (Mandarin/Malay/Tamil) is a strong plus.

The "Marketing Generalist" Mindset: Strong foundational knowledge of digital marketing (Social, Content, Search, and Lead Gen).

Integrated Strategy: Ability to look at a client's problem and decide if the solution is a Tech fix, a Creative fix, or a Performance fix.

Technical Literacy: Understanding of how CMS, APIs, and web architectures impact a project's timeline. A plus point is ability to read a sitemap and understand what an API integration entails.

Creative Intuition: Ability to distinguish between "good" design and "strategic" design that converts.

Project Management: Proficiency in systems-based workflows (e.g., ActiveCampaign) to keep internal teams on track without micromanaging. A plus point is having knowledge of Agile or Scrum to interface with Tech team.

High-Stakes Communication: Exceptional ability to manage expectations, navigate difficult conversations, and present complex ideas simply.

Stakeholder Management: Ability to push back on a client's unrealistic deadline while simultaneously motivating the internal Creative team to hit it.

Team Leadership: Ability to lead and support team members in achieving targets and resolving issues

Commercial Acumen: Identifying when a client needs a Performance Marketing audit or a website refresh

Agility: Ability to pivot mid-campaign if the data (Performance Marketing) shows the current creative isn't hitting the mark

Pay: $5,000.00 - $6,500.00 per month

Work Location: Remote