Chief Growth Officer / CSD

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POSITION INFO:

A full service ad agency in Durban is looking for a Chief Growth Officer / Client Service Director

 

Are you a problem solver, a relationship builder, a strategic thinker, a negotiator, a planner, a communicator, a budgeter, an inspirer, a high performer? Then this is the role for you! Please note that the role is strictly BEE.

Key Responsibilities of the role:

• Manage and grow the agency’s client portfolio, creating year-on-year growth in brands and revenue
• Develop lasting relationships with key senior clients and brand owners, positioning the agency as the strategic partner and thought leader for their business / brand
• Strong new business and growth driver with current and prospective clients
• Inspire confidence, demonstrate clear leadership and provide strategic direction to the Account Management teams
• Drive cohesion, profitability and revenue growth across the agency
• Lead retainer and fee negotiations with clients
• Be an inspirational leader that builds an account management team which consistently performs at a high standard
• Foster integration across agency disciplines and operating unitsto ensure cohesive, high quality delivery to clients
• Create a culture that will bring the right people to the agency
• Problem solve and pursue innovative solutions and ideas for clients and the agency

Minimum Requirements

• 10yrs advertising agency experience
• Executive or Board level experience, ideally as a CGO or Client Service Director
• Proven experience of growing an agency
• Strategically minded, conceptually and creatively engaged
• Track record of generating value for clients and additional profit for the agency
• The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate having worked effectively within a leadership team or equivalent, understanding how to influence such a team of peers
• Proven leadership skills with a passion for developing people
• Accurate financial and budget control ability
• Post Grad (Marketing, Communications or Business)

 

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