Also called: Client Services Director, Group Account Director
Manages an ad agency's relationship with big clients and makes sure the agency delivers.
You meet with a sportswear client about next year's goals, smooth over frustration about a delayed shoot, and get your agency's teams moving on the plan.
Estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 8 years after high school. Bachelor's in advertising or business; many years of agency experience.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Advertising, Business, Communications.
Growing slowly. Steady at large agencies.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI writes status reports and decks; keeping a big client's trust when things go wrong stays human, though agencies are thinning.
Classes: Speech and debate, English Language Arts, Business elective, AP Psychology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-2011.
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