Account Director

We are looking for an Account Director to manage and execute a robust plan to drive global thought leadership around Microsoft Corporation's broad Trustworthy Computing efforts.

This group of smart, hardworking, creative and passionate people is recognized for delivering excellence in strategic counsel and seamless execution worldwide. The team's work has been highlighted in the industry and within the agency.

Responsibilities: Responsibilities will include client and team day-to-day management.

• Manages high-level influential relationships and shapes broad industry themes, messages and storylines with key press.
• Leadership role in strategic agency business planning as well as account staff development.
• Proactively craft and place stories, shape broad industry themes and story lines, and negotiate client inclusion in coverage.
• Solicit feedback from influentials regarding their perception of your client/s, competition and industry position and share with team and client as appropriate.
• Coach team and broader account staff on agency "best practices" in engaging with influentials story placement and packaging.
• Provide strategic communications counsel to executive-level clients and serve as a strategic resource and champion to clients, based on knowledge of the client's industry, technology and major products/services; competitors' products and strategies; and emerging technology and industry trends/issues.
• Manage client relationship and client satisfaction. Hold regular meetings and/or maintain regular phone or written contact to keep senior-level clients apprised of WE work progress, address issues that appear and, solicit feedback from clients, and assess PR results against client expectations. Manage the development of client scorecards and resulting actions.
• Forecast, propose and track budgets. Manage a single or multiple accounts in client(s) annual budget.

Qualifications:

The successful candidate will have experience creating and implementing communications for an environmental sustainability campaign. The team works in both traditional and non-traditional influential models in PR, AR and Public Affairs to strengthen perceptions of innovation and customer trust in computing across multiple audiences, including, technical, business, consumer and environmental.

• Experience managing campaigns at a large company or environmental organization is desired.
• Candidates should have an understanding of environmental publications and media landscape.
• Existing relationships with global environmental NGOs, analysts, and reporters is a definite plus.
• Experience working on other corporate social responsibility campaigns would also be useful.
• Applicant needs to be a self starter; a strong proactive storyteller; have solid crisis communications experience and be a motivating team player and leader.

To Apply:

Please apply online here.