Account Director

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Account Director | Permanent | Dublin | Hybrid Working

Dentsu is an integrated growth and transformation partner to the world’s leading organizations. Founded in 1901 in Tokyo, Japan, and now present in over 145 countries and regions, it has a proven track record of nurturing and developing innovations, combining the talents of its global network of leadership brands to develop impactful and integrated growth solutions for clients. Dentsu delivers end-to-end experience transformation (EX) by integrating its services across Media, CXM and Creative, while its business transformation (BX) mindset pushes the boundaries of transformation and sustainable growth for brands, people and society.

Purpose of the Role

As Account Director, you will lead one of the agency’s most strategic and high-profile client portfolios.

This role sits at the centre of a complex, fast-paced business spanning multiple brands, channels and workstreams.

You will be responsible for driving fully integrated, TTL media strategy across brand and commercial activity, working in close partnership with a broad network of internal specialists and external stakeholders.

The role requires strong collaboration with global counterparts, with an emphasis on consistency, governance, and best practice adoption.

You will play a key role in shaping how media supports brand growth, from long-term brand building to short-term activation, across a diverse mix of campaigns, including high-profile sponsorships, award winning partnerships and experiential activations.

This is a high-impact position suited to someone who thrives in a dynamic environment, is comfortable navigating complexity, and is motivated by delivering standout, visible work.

Key Responsibilities

Media Planning & Strategy:

• Lead integrated, TTL media planning and strategy across client briefs

• Translate client challenges into clear, insight-led plans with strong rationale

Client Leadership:

• Act as senior day-to-day lead, building trusted relationships with key stakeholders

• Manage complexity across multiple brands and a central/global client structure

Campaign Delivery:

• Oversee end-to-end delivery across campaigns, ensuring quality, consistency and timelines

• Drive integration across offline, digital and experiential stakeholders

Collaboration & Process:

• Work closely with specialists and central teams to align plans and outputs

• Maintain strong process, governance and ways of working across all activity

Performance & Growth:

• Lead reporting, learning agendas and optimisation

• Turn performance into actions and identify growth opportunities

Team & Commercial:

• Lead, support and develop your direct reports

• Own budgets, forecasting and financial accuracy

Qualifications + Skills

Essential:

• Significant experience within a media or communications agency, with a strong track record managing client relationships and delivering integrated campaigns across both offline and digital channels.

• Proven ability to manage complex client businesses with multiple stakeholders and workstreams

• Experience working on multi-brand portfolios, ideally within FMCG or similarly fast-paced categories

• Excellent client leadership skills, with confidence presenting to and influencing senior stakeholders

• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage detail while maintaining a strategic view

• Commercially aware, with experience managing budgets and financial delivery

• Demonstrated ability to lead, motivate and develop teams

• Knowledge of media landscape - Understanding of the media environment in Ireland and how to leverage it for client success.

Desirable:

• Experience working with large, multi-market or globally connected clients

• Understanding of retail media and its role within broader media ecosystems

• Exposure to large-scale sponsorships, partnerships, and experiential campaigns

• Experience working within structured global frameworks or transformation programmes

• Track record contributing to award-winning or industry-recognised work

What we offer

• This is a permanent role.

• The team is based in our Dublin office but operates under flexible working arrangements.

• As well as a competitive salary, you’ll enjoy a benefits package that you can tailor to your needs.

Inclusion and Diversity

At Dentsu, we embrace diversity and inclusion, valuing the unique perspectives and contributions of every individual. We believe that diversity fuels creativity and innovation, benefiting our employees, partners, and communities.

We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital status, or any other protected characteristic. Beyond recruitment, we strive to create an environment where everyone feels respected, supported, and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work.

We recognise the importance of work-life balance and are open to discussing flexible working arrangements for all roles. If you need reasonable adjustments due to a disability or medical condition during our recruitment process, please contact us at [email protected], quoting the reference number of the role that you are applying for. Your needs will be handled with respect and confidentiality to ensure an inclusive and accessible experience.

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