Digital Account Director
Location Dublin
Contract Full Time, Permanent
Salary From €60,000 DOE
THE OPPORTUNITY
This is a standout opportunity to join one of the world's most recognised global media agency networks in a senior digital leadership role. If you're a performance-minded digital specialist who thrives at the intersection of strategy and execution, this could be your next big move.
As Digital Account Director you will own the planning vision across all paid digital channels — aligning client objectives and KPIs into a single, cohesive performance strategy. Working alongside channel specialists and a high-calibre client service team, you'll shape how performance activity connects to the bigger brand story. You'll be a trusted face for clients, leading on key meetings, quarterly reviews and strategic presentations — with the full backing of your leadership team.
HOW YOU'LL MAKE YOUR MARK
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Set digital performance strategy and channel investment — owning the holistic paid plan aligned to client objectives.
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Act as the bridge between client service and specialist channel teams, ensuring brand strategy and performance activity move in sync.
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Develop and manage monthly budget forecasts and plans across the full performance mix.
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Oversee campaign optimisation across the performance team, driving delivery against agreed KPIs.
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Ensure correct tracking and tagging is in place — working closely with specialists on campaign setup and reporting.
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Champion best practice: elevating the quality of campaign delivery, innovation, and automation across the team.
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Lead consistent, insight-driven reporting — making data meaningful for clients.
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Own day-to-day client relationships for digital: building trust, managing expectations, and spotting growth opportunities.
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Lead client-facing presentations on strategy, campaign recommendations, and performance results.
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Manage finance administration and budgeting with accuracy and diligence.
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Contribute to wider team culture — training, award entries, industry events, and new business where relevant.
SOUND LIKE YOU?
You're a confident, commercially minded digital leader who brings both strategic clarity and hands-on expertise. You're as comfortable in a client boardroom as you are in the data.
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5+ years' experience in a digital role, ideally performance-focused and agency-side.
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Strong working knowledge of how to balance brand and performance objectives across digital channels.
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Solid grasp of search, social, and programmatic — and ideally SEO, CRO, and analytics too.
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Proven track record managing enterprise-level clients and significant budgets.
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Excellent numeracy skills and confident with MS Excel at an advanced level.
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A natural communicator — written, verbal, and in the room — who can present with conviction and manage client expectations with ease.
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Highly organised, deadline-driven, and unflappable under pressure.
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Detail-oriented without losing sight of the bigger picture.
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Genuinely passionate about the digital media landscape — curious, current, and always learning.
Equal Opportunities
Think Differently is an equal opportunities recruiter. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, religion, or any other characteristic protected under equality legislation. All applications are considered on merit alone.
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