Account Director (Junior)
Description
What you'll do
Your mission will be to lead the management of different accounts and projects, ensuring an excellent relationship with clients and coordinating internal teams so that ideas turn into high-quality projects.
We are looking for someone who combines strategic vision, organizational capacity, and client orientation. A person who knows how to anticipate, make decisions with sound judgment, and make things happen without losing sight of the details.
Your day-to-day will be very varied, because you will work with different clients and types of projects: from social media accounts to creative campaigns, branding and strategy projects, or advertising productions.
About the company & team
You will join the Accounts team at Hamlet in a newly created position, reporting directly to the Head of the area.
You will work hand in hand with other Account profiles and cross-functionally with the Strategy, Creativity, and Social Media teams, coordinating very different projects for different clients.
You will have a reference role for both clients and internal teams. Although you will not have direct reports, you will assume project coordination and support the team in decision-making and resolving challenges.
You will join at a time when Hamlet continues to grow, with the opportunity to assume real responsibilities from the start and continue developing towards an increasingly complete account management career.
Hiring process
Apply to the vacancy.
Structured interview: If you meet the requirements, your Talent Partner will contact you so you can resolve doubts about the position and to start getting to know you beyond your CV.
Practical case: In case both parties consider there is a fit, we will send you a practical case so we can see you in action👩🏻💻.
Interview with Hamlet: If you have nailed the case, we will schedule a couple of interviews (online and in-person) with Hamlet so you can get to know each other in person and confirm the fit of the opportunity for both parties.
Throughout the entire process, you will have direct contact with your Talent Agent to resolve any doubts or concerns.
If you have made it this far, you could be the person we are looking for. Apply to the vacancy!
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Mode of Study
Modality: Hybrid
Location: Barcelona
Additional information
At Candee, we are managing this Video Editor position for Hamlet.
What is Hamlet Strategic Makers?
Hamlet is a strategic consultancy and creative agency that works from "business meets culture." A team of obsessive optimists who combine strategy, creativity, and execution to build projects that truly impact how we do things. They are not consultants, they are Strategic Makers. Curiosity guides everything they do.
What makes Hamlet a unique place?
According to what the Hamlet team has told us, the best part of working here is:
💥 Real strategic projects, with brands that trust and leave space to build something that transcends the campaign.
🧠 A culture of trust, judgment, and ownership, where thinking happens before doing and every person has a key role in the process.
🧩 The perfect balance between top talent and human quality: zero posturing, lots of camaraderie, and a real desire to collaborate.
Your main responsibilities will be
Lead the relationship with different clients, becoming their reference contact, understanding their needs, and providing judgment and solutions that generate value.
Manage several accounts and projects simultaneously, with different levels of complexity, ensuring efficient planning, good execution, and fulfillment of committed obligations.
Coordinate internal teams from Strategy, Creativity, Social Media, and other involved specialists, facilitating communication, aligning priorities, and ensuring that everyone is clear on the direction to move forward.
Participate in the development and supervision of proposals and projects, from interpreting the briefing to presenting to the client, providing a strategic perspective and ensuring that solutions respond to their objectives.
Supervise the quality of deliverables, reviewing proposals, presentations, strategic plans, and campaigns to guarantee they meet Hamlet's standards.
Prepare and manage project budgets, monitoring their execution and coordinating with the Administration team to ensure that billing milestones are correctly activated.
Anticipate needs, risks, and possible incidents, both for clients and teams, identifying opportunities for improvement and proposing solutions before problems arise.
Provide support to the team when necessary, combining your supervisory role with the ability to get involved in operational tasks whenever needed to ensure projects continue to move forward.
What are they looking for?
We are looking for a person with solid experience in account management within the agency world, capable of working autonomously, providing judgment, and coordinating projects of a certain complexity.
You could be the perfect person for this position if:
You have experience in account management within creative, advertising, or communication agencies, ideally in a Senior Account Supervisor position or in an initial stage as an Account Director.
You have worked with accounts of a certain scale and complexity, managing different clients and projects simultaneously, with direct communication and responsibility for their evolution.
You have experience in communication projects and creative campaigns, and you understand the dynamics of social media account management, where different needs, teams, timings, and deliverables coexist.
You have the judgment and autonomy to lead client relationships, present proposals, manage expectations, and handle complex situations with confidence.
You master project management and coordination, from resource planning and organization to budget preparation, deliverable supervision, and meeting deadlines.
You have a high level of English, which allows you to hold conversations, manage meetings, and deliver presentations to clients fluently.
Additionally, it will be a big plus if:
You have participated in advertising or audiovisual productions, such as shoots, TV spots, or multi-format campaigns, and you know their working dynamics.
You have experience or knowledge in brand strategy and communication projects, such as positioning, rebranding, or the development of communication strategies and plans.
You speak Catalan, as it is the usual language of communication within the team, although it will not be an excluding requirement.
And, of course, we want you to connect with the way of understanding work and the Hamlet culture:
You always seek excellence and have a high quality standard; you care about detail and push ideas to take them one step further.
You work with ownership and autonomy, taking responsibility for projects from start to finish and acting as if they were your own.
You have the mental agility to handle changes, unforeseen events, or new challenges and quickly find the best way to move forward.
You move with rhythm and dynamism, knowing how to prioritize, execute with speed, and organize yourself in a way that also facilitates the work of the rest of the team.
You enjoy working in a collaborative way, sharing judgment, giving feedback, and helping collective work grow.
You have curiosity and proactivity as standard and you like to question the established, you look for new references, explore trends, and provide value beyond what is strictly your responsibility.
You are an ambitious person who seeks to elevate the impact of work, detect opportunities, and continue growing professionally.
You possess optimism and enthusiasm as part of your nature and approach challenges with a constructive and solution-oriented attitude.
You have an updated cultural perspective and a constant curiosity to understand what is happening outside your own discipline.
What do they offer?
🕐 Flexible hours.
🏡 Hybrid model, with periodic in-person meetings in the office on designated days.
🌴 Flexible vacations.
💬 A mature collaborative environment, with a lot of direct interaction.