Account Director

Responsibilities: - Developing the overall strategy and internal and external workflow processes for both our sales and account team - Lead a team of account managers, account supports and project managers - Conducting briefings, externally as well as internally - Starting up and following up on projects and campaigns including community building, social content creation, social advertising, influencer marketing, podcast strategies,... - Managing the financial performance of our accounts - You work across multiple topics and types of content, but you have the ability to develop a broader industry network of clients and contacts. - You develop and demonstrate an understanding of the client’s business, their needs, expectations, and requirements. - Developing long-lasting and qualitative personal relations with our clients. Requirements: - You have 5+ years of relevant experience in digital strategy/content, social media strategy, managing large client accounts and overseeing internal team members and external partners and freelancers. - You entertain a strong knowledge or experience in social storytelling, marketing and advertising, with a particular emphasis on social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn,...) and a keen interest in the possibilities of each platform. - You feel challenged by a small but steadily growing agency, where you can move both fast and creatively, and your input has a real impact on the daily operations. - You are a real people and community-minded person with highly developed social skills. - You know how to use fresh tools and technical possibilities in order to obtain your client’s strategic goals. - You are organised, with strong attention for detail and management skill. - You have excellent written and verbal communication skills. - You possess the ability to work on your own and/or in small, complementary teams - You should be keen to give and receive feedback and constantly develop your skills. - You should feel comfortable working within a company with people from different cultural backgrounds. Nice to have’s: - You’re passionate for our main Chase topics: urban music, culture, travel, art, lifestyle, society - You’re a native Dutch speaker, with strong English and French skills - You might have a degree in audiovisual-, communication-, marketing- or digital media (but we are not really interested in your degree, we care about your talent, skills and experience) - You’re a podcasting addict - You have some Spotify lists ready to fuel our Sonos speakers - You can get to downtown Ghent without crossing half our country - Your brain is almost directly linked to the internet and you have an ‘always on’ attitude.