Job Description
Who We Are TBWA\Media Arts Lab (or MAL as you'll hear us called) is the bespoke global advertising agency dedicated solely to Apple. Our mission is to create smart, simple and iconic work that transforms business and makes culture for the world's best brand. Role The Account Director is a senior role running the origination workstream of the Apple business across Southeast Asia. Account Directors at MAL must be natural leaders and communicators, able to juggle multiple responsibilities. Influence at MAL only works when people are hands on with the business vs. solely having leadership roles. It allows for greater understanding of the ins and outs of the business and how the client and the agency works organizationally. Someone who can learn the Apple and MAL way but is also experienced, strong-minded and mature enough to be able to challenge how things are done, both internally as well as with the client. We’re looking for a leader who will collaborate and listen, but will have the confidence to make decisions for the greater good of the agency and demonstrate the positive impact change can have on people and the entire organization. Responsibilities The Business: · A strategic and big picture thinker. · Ability to operationalize and align different disciplines around the core campaign objectives; from Comms, Creative and Strategy through to Social, Digital & Production. · Someone who can identify opportunities for growth; whether that be the evolution of a brief, or new business across the pod. · Shepherd, and champion ideas – make the work better by bringing fresh thinking and relevant POVs to the table while ensuring it is strategically sound and culturally relevant. · Someone who challenges the status quo and pushes the team to operate in spaces that MAL has not been to before. · A partner to the Creative and Strategy pod leads. Collaboration & People Management: · Strong client partnership skills: ability to scale up and down as necessary. · Experience partneri
