Established in 2004, OLIVER is the world’s first and only specialist in designing, building, and running bespoke in-house agencies and marketing ecosystems for brands. We partner with over 300 clients in 40+ countries and counting. Our unique model drives creativity and efficiency, allowing us to deliver tailored solutions that resonate deeply with audiences.
As a part of The Brandtech Group, we're at the forefront of leveraging cutting-edge AI technology to revolutionise how we create and deliver work. Our AI solutions enhance efficiency, spark creativity, and drive insightful decision-making, empowering our teams to produce innovative and impactful results.
Role: Account Director (H/F)
Location: Paris, France (Office presence expected at minimum 2 days per week)
Please submit your CV in English
THE ROLE
As Account Director, you'll lead the day-to-day operations and strategic direction of the studio, reporting to the Business Director. You'll be accountable for the quality, consistency, and financial performance of the account, managing a team of Project Managers, Creatives, and Social Strategists while acting as a trusted partner to senior client stakeholders across Europe.
This is a role for someone who moves comfortably between the big picture and the detail: shaping a long-term client relationship on one side, and keeping a complex, fast-moving creative operation running smoothly on the other.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
Lead, develop, and motivate a multidisciplinary team including Project Managers, Creatives, and Social Strategists, with direct line management responsibility for five reports
Serve as the primary client contact, building senior-level relationships grounded in trust, transparency, and proactive strategic thinking
Develop a thorough understanding of the client's brand portfolio, marketing objectives, and audiences - translating insight into clear creative direction
Oversee the full creative process from brief to delivery: briefing, development, presentation, production, and distribution across social, video, POS, OOH/DOOH, and web
Identify, plan, and manage the internal and external resources needed to deliver briefs on time and to brief
Manage the financial health of the account, including budget forecasting, cost management, profitability tracking, and invoicing
Identify opportunities to expand the scope, tools, and services of the studio and develop compelling proposals to grow the relationship
Drive continuous process improvement, identifying and implementing efficiencies without compromising creative quality
Bring relevant industry trends, platform developments, and content best practice to the team and client on an ongoing basis
Build a studio culture that is collaborative, creatively ambitious, and oriented around delivering exceptional work
Budget and Financial Management
Oversee the studio's annual content budget and report financial performance against forecast
Present budget updates and account financials to client and OLIVER stakeholders
Accountable for the commercial health of the studio, including cost control, profitability, and invoicing accuracy
WHAT YOU BRING
A track record of leading content creation at a strategic level within an international environment, with strong grounding in social media content
Proficiency in English & French is required as we are a global business
Proven experience managing and developing multidisciplinary teams, including direct line management
Confidence building and maintaining senior-level client relationships based on trust, strategic partnership, and deep brand understanding
Strong project management capability, able to plan, prioritise, and manage complex, multi-market workloads under pressure
End-to-end content expertise: from concepting and production through to distribution, performance, and iteration
Comfort with financial tracking, budget management, and commercial performance reporting
Clear and credible presentation skills, with the confidence to lead senior client conversations
Experience in, or strong working knowledge of, the FMCG sector is an advantage
Gen AI and Agentic Thinking
Confident, strategic use of Gen AI tools to enhance studio output, efficiency, and creative quality
Ability to set quality standards and governance for AI-assisted work at studio or account level
Agentic approach to complex business and creative challenges — systematic, solution-oriented, and able to lead a team through ambiguity
Drives AI literacy and responsible adoption across the team; brings critical judgment to the evaluation of AI outputs
Formal qualifications are welcome but not required. Equivalent experience gained through work, study, volunteering, or self-directed learning counts equally.
Req ID: 18494**
Our values shape everything we do:
Be Ambitious** to succeed
Be Imaginative to push the boundaries of what’s possible
Be Inspirational to do groundbreaking work
Be always learning and listening to understand
Be **Results-focused **** **to exceed expectations
Be actively pro-inclusive and anti-racist across our community, clients and creations
OLIVER,* **a part of the Brandtech Group, is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All applicants shall be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, neurodivergence, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local laws. *
* OLIVER has set ambitious environmental goals around sustainability, with science-based emissions reduction targets. Collectively, we work towards our mission, embedding sustainability into every department and through every stage of the project lifecycle.*