VCS is looking for the Account Director to join in the PR Department, Consumer Communications of Marketing Leading Advertising Agency in Yangon.

The Responsibilities :
*Together with the Head of PR, establish a consumer team (within PR), growing current clients and actively seeking new business opportunities.
*Lead and develop a team that plays an integrated consumer role – consumer PR (media relations), activations/experiential, influencer engagement, with a strong understanding of social.
*Work closely with other senior agency staff in conceptualizing, writing and implementing creative and meaningful integrated communications strategies.
*Serve as senior agency contact to a group of accounts, ensuring client satisfaction; bring value-added approach to all issues and projects; while directing team members to be daytoday
contacts.
*With Senior Managers and Mangers, develop and manage projects/programs, including implementation plans, evaluation mechanisms, staffing plans and timelines.
*Develop and manage budgets and business plans in concert with established corporate fiscal goals, maintaining and monitoring account profitability.
*Contribute to forecasting/projections with Head of PR.
*Direct development of range of materials in English/Myanmar, developed by account team including client memos, press releases, speeches, articles, brochures, presentation and
collateral materials.
*Helps team apply knowledge of the creative process, graphic and video production, as well as IT and emerging media.
*Have a strong understanding of the influencer landscape, and lead the team to successfully develop and manage multiple talent relationships/contracts.
*Effectively support clients as they deal with crisis or issues situations, while using it as a teaching moment.
*Manage, motivate and develop staff members ensuring a high level of client service and delivery on client, practice and agency objectives.
*Participate in hiring, assessment and career development activities.
*Identify strengths and weaknesses of team members, providing guidance and counsel on job performance and career development as appropriate.
*Provide leadership in developing and presenting new business programs for potential and existing clients.
*Be an active member of the client and target community; cultivate relationships with influencers and other key external business partners; engage with clients appropriately to cement relations
and better understand their business and issues.
*Partner with colleagues within wider network of communications practitioners to generate business and service integrated accounts.
*Ensures the team can articulate the agency’s vision, goals, practice areas, products and overall capabilities.
*Routinely contributes to agency growth and performance as project, team, group and agency leader.

*An experienced PR practitioner who continually seeks new ways to learn, improve and contribute.
*Experienced in building and protecting brand reputations.
*Has their finger on the pulse of Myanmar (Yangon) (Or can quickly learn) – what is hot and not, consumer trends, etc.
*Ability to build a team of integrated consumer pr professionals skilled in brand PR, activations/experiential, influencer engagement, with a strong understanding of social.
*Brings creativity to all they do.
*Confident in advising clients on issues/crisis situations and can develop and activate proactive/mitigation plans.
*Thinks big picture while being detail oriented.
*Equal shares of entrepreneurial and corporate attitudes. Myanmar is a ‘hands on’ market so strong work ethic required and the ability to lead by example.
*Commercially savvy, demonstrating business benefits to clients.
*A strong commitment to training and mentoring. One must be inspired to pass on skills and develop talent.
*Culturally aware and sensitive to working with teams of mixed nationalities.
*Adaptable and resilient – working in Myanmar can be unpredictable at times.
*Positive and committed to being a part of the development of the PR industry.
*Ambitious and excited by the opportunity. Need to relish the chance to live in Myanmar at this time.