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The Design Account Director is a senior client partner responsible for leading strategic relationships, driving business growth, and ensuring the delivery of outstanding design work. This role requires a balance of strategic thinking, business acumen, and creative appreciation to guide clients and internal teams toward shared success.

We’re searching for a Design Account Director to manage the day-to-day operations of key branding accounts, creative asset management and execution, while establishing strong relationships with agency partners and clients at the appropriate level. The Design Account Director will demonstrate brand design expertise and act as a key contributor to client and agency initiatives, understanding our client’s markets, business model and business problems to serve effectively as a trusted advisor. You’ll also inspire others to build active brands by consistently demonstrating persuasive skills with colleagues.

Reporting Relationships: This position reports directly to the Head of Design for Leo Design.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary deisgn client lead , building trusted, long-term relationships with senior stakeholders.

• Oversee multiple projects and accounts, ensuring work is delivered on time, on budget, and at the highest standard.

• Develop and deliver project design briefs, in collaboration with strategic planner as required Lead creative and production collaboration with integration partners

• Collaborate with Leo Toronto as a Design subject matter expert – working closely with Creative, Strategy, and production teams to champion work that meets both client objectives and creative excellence.

• Proactively identify and pursue new business opportunities within existing accounts.

• Contribute to agency thought leadership, representing Leo Design in pitches, presentations, and industry events.

• 6-8 years of Brand Design experience and strong client relationship management skills

• Solid knowledge/experience executing for various channels incl. digital, social, print, OOH

• Strong understanding of brand strategy, design processes, and creative workflows.

• Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.

• Ability to manage Branding process and agency/client teams with oversight from senior business lead.

• Strong team mentality with the ability to function at a high level in both lead and supports roles with various personalities.

• Proactive and strategic thinker, demonstrates initiative, solutions-oriented

• Demonstrated ability to grow existing client relationships

• Leadership experience with the ability to inspire teams and build client confidence.

• Excellent management skills - ability to manage processes successfully to set teams up for success and deliver against key milestones and deliverables.

• Ability to work well under pressure, to manage and support multiple projects - multi-task, prioritize and adjust quickly to changing priorities

Leo Toronto is an equal opportunity employer with a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion. Drawing on valuable perspectives and insights from our unique workforce allows us to continue sharing our best work with the world. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals and will provide appropriate accommodation for candidates with disabilities or accessibility needs throughout the recruitment process, upon request. Please contact our recruiter for any questions, accommodations or specific requests.