Who is Emotive?

Emotive creates ideas that change the way people feel about brands. In a world filled with too much marketing, most of which is ignored or ineffective, brands need empathy to overcome apathy and connect with their audience. That’s where Emotive can help.

Emotive is an independent creative company making ideas that live within advertising, entertainment and design. Part ad agency, part production company, part content distributor, Emotive is deliberately structured so it can respond to clients’ business issues or opportunities effectively, rather than default to ‘traditional comms’ as the answer.

The Emotive culture

Grow a culture and you’ll grow an agency. Nothing is more important, and we intend to hog the best people not just by creating great work, but by building a culture of independence, creativity and fun they just can’t bear to leave. At the heart of our culture are four simple values that act as the framework for how we roll:

1. Emotional intelligence 2. Honesty 3. Ambition 4. Fun.

We have a diverse mix of people at Emotive. They’re all ridiculously talented and none of them have a ridiculous ego. We’ll do everything to make the work better, except sacrificing the well-being of our people.

The Role

We are looking for a full-time Account Director (Optus) to join our amazing account management team and be part of realising the creative vision of the agency. Working in close partnership with the Business Director, you will have joint responsibility for the day to day running and processing of some fantastic accounts. This is great opportunity to join an award-winning independent agency with a ton of momentum, while being mentored and nurtured by a team of Business Directors.

The core purpose of this position:

Working closely with the Business Director and the broader agency team across strategy, design and creative, production and distribution, you’ll be responsible for delivering exceptional account management for end-to-end campaigns.

Reporting Lines:

Reports to:                                      Business Director (Lead)

Responsibilities:

As an Account Director at Emotive you’ll have certain key responsibilities, but we don’t see the following list as being your only contributions to the agency. In fact, what we are most excited about is what you pursue above and beyond your everyday duties in setting the scene for both your own professional growth and that of the account management team.

Knowledge/Skills:

– A minimum of 5 years’ experience in agency account management. We’re open to a SAM (minimum 1-2 years) looking to step up.
– Ideally a Bachelor’s degree in business/advertising or related fields.
– Key will be an ability to autonomously lead the creative development process from inception to output.
– Can-do attitude, passion, and inquisitive to learn and continually develop.
– Proactive – as an Account Director you’ll always be looking for ways to improve process as well as new ways to develop your skillset.
– Ability to communicate thoughtfully, clearly, and succinctly both internally and externally to senior-level clients.
– Ability to prioritise, meet deadlines, and stay calm under pressure.
– Ability to see the bigger picture, without an eye off the detail.
– Ability to develop scopes, manage budgets and timely reporting.
– Exceptional interpersonal skills.

Accountabilities:

– Supporting the Business Director across all areas of client management – strategy, creative, production, amplification:
> Offer input into strategy and creative
> Coordinate and follow through on internal creative reviews and client presentations
> Review presentations before they go to the client ensuring nothing has been missed
> Developing and nurturing client relationships
> Keeping projects on time and within budget
> Monitoring success of campaigns
> Managing external stakeholders
> Identifying opportunities for growth
> Prepare meeting agendas & contact reports
> Prepare & update project timelines
> Ensure all WIPS are up to date
> Assist in completing creative, production and amplification briefs (including the outputs doc).
– Be responsive.
– Work collaboratively with the broader agency team.
– Troubleshoot and flag any questions or concerns early!

Relationships:

– Cultivate your client relationships through thoughtful communication.
– Become indispensable.
– Foster fruitful and complementary working relationships with all other Emotive crew.

What Success Looks Like:

– Make everything run like clockwork!
– Positive results on client scoring and feedback.
– Positive feedback from all Emotive staff.
– Happy team.
– Happy clients.
– Highly effective campaigns.
– Making the role your own.

The Perks:

– Being part of a proudly independent and highly awarded team. The agency has remarkable momentum with nine new clients in 2021 on top of organic growth and a team of brilliant, passionate, and caring people with some impressive industry pedigree
– Flexible working – Emotive’s working style has been flexible since day one, not just since day Covid. It’s in our DNA and can be seen in flexible work weeks, employee location and full-time roles that can work from home 2-3 days per week, with agency processes and office space designed accordingly.
– The best creative agency office in the world –OK, that might be over the top…but it’s right up there. We’ve built a unique space on Coogee Beach. Designed for a flexible working approach, complete with bike and board racks, it overlooks the beach and the oval, giving you the chance to do the best work of your life, in the best environment you’ll ever work in.
– Fun, innovative and caring culture – The culture is casual, with very flat and approachable leadership structures meaning that anyone can talk to anyone. It truly is a safe and caring environment designed to help people do the best work of their lives.
– Paid maternity leave – 2 months paid maternity leave.
– New tech – Covering off the basics, whether you prefer a Mac or PC, you will be provided with the equipment that is best suited to your role when you join. Every laptop is refreshed at least every 3 years to ensure you are always working with quality tools. And we also reimburse you $75 per month to cover your mobile phone bill.
– The Dive Bar and a fridge that has your lunch sorted – The agency provides lunch, snacks and a well-stocked ‘Dive Bar’. We also have regular staff functions to get everyone together and celebrate all your great work.
– Birthdays off on us – life is too short to work on your birthdays – so take it off on Emotive.

Please send your application to jobs@emotive.com.au – we’d love to hear from you. Applications close 30th June 2022.