Account Director

M+C Saatchi Performance is a global digital media agency, connecting brands to people. We deliver business growth for our clients through effective, measurable, and evolving digital media strategies.

ABOUT THE ROLE The Account Director is the Client Partner’s strategic and operational right hand, responsible for owning senior client relationships, driving business impact, and ensuring high quality delivery across a multi-market account. This role is a blend of strategist, operator and people leader.

This role could be based in either Jakarta or Bangkok.

Key responsibilities

Lead senior client relationships and act as a trusted strategic partner

Translate ambiguous business problems into clear strategy frameworks and narratives

Be proactive in anticipating client needs, shaping agendas, and addressing issues before they escal

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Full funnel acumen

Lead full-funnel thinking across branding and performance

Manage the trade-offs between short-term efficiency and long-term brand building, and frame decisions clearly to senior stakeholders

Encourage experimentation that is hypothesis-led and grounded in business impact

Operational excellence

Drive structure, timelines, and clarity across complex multi-market programs

Own quality control of regional decks, frameworks, and narratives

Align multiple stakeholders across markets, functions, and partners

People leadership & culture

Coach and develop Senior Managers, Planners, and cross-functional leads

Act as a culture carrier and role model for ways of working

Raise delivery standards while protecting team health and morale

Industry knowledge & continuous learning

Stay ahead of shifts across media, martech, measurement, creative and translate these into practical implications for the client

Bring external POVs, case studies, and benchmarks into client conversations

Foster a learning culture by sharing best practices and emerging opportunities with the team

ABOUT YOU

8–12+ years in media agency having SEA market exposure

Experience working with large regional clients involving senior stakeholders

Strong working knowledge across core digital channels (search, social, programmatic), with depth in at least 2 and strategic fluency across the full mix

Comfortable navigating industry research and insight platforms (e.g. WARC, Sensor Tower, Similar Web, GWI)

Confident communicator with calm senior presence

Commercially grounded and delivery oriented

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Sunday 01 March 2026. ABOUT US What you can expect from working at M+C Saatchi Performance A vast insight into the world of digital marketing and in-depth knowledge across search and social advertising.

Experience working on regional projects across client verticals.

Experience working on digital advertising campaigns for large, global brands

Experience in working with a vibrant team in an agency environment

Insight into the M+C Saatchi Group

M+C Saunchi Group was founded in 1995 and is now the biggest Independent creative agency group in the World. Founded on one core principle, Brutal Simplicity.

M+C Saatchi Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer which does not and shall not discriminate, celebrates diversity and bases all hiring and promotion decisions solely on merit, without regard for any personal characteristics. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please make us aware as part of your application.

All employee information is kept confidential according to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

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