The discipline of Account Management exists to create an environment for great work to thrive. Account Management sets the tone, pace and ways of working. The Account Department have to weigh and balance client needs with agency ambitions to determine the vision, and then make sure everyone is clear on that vision and how to get there. Despite the title, Account Management doesn’t manage accounts, they ultimately drive businesses.

The Account Director is the day-to-day lead of the team, the work and has oversight of the process at scale. Beyond process and creative output, they are strategic partners to the day-to-day and senior clients. They work closely with the Group Account Director and Executive Group Director to set the tone and pace of a business, and help to ensure that both vision and tone are understood and reflected by all on the team.

Essential Functions

• Drive the client relationship by knowing their organization and business inside and out, act as their trusted partner and lead daily contact
• Strong input on strategy and a clear point of view on creative work
• Provide guidance and training to the rest of the team and confidently manages without authority
• Responsible for agency delivery at highest quality across all projects
• Gets the best work out of the client, the agency and the team, and fosters an environment where everyone feels supported and brave about ideas
• Trusted leader of the agency team who can articulate macro business context and agency ambition, and can mobilize the team
• Possesses a clear understanding of our business and the triggers and drivers of profitability
• Senior day-to-day clients' trusted voice and partner, and can proxy for the Group Account Director when meeting the senior clients
• A clear and well-articulated point of view on the client’s business and ensures the internal team understands the client’s aims and goals
• Brings an informed and independent point of view to strategic thinking and the creative work
• Strategizes and architects the agency’s best approach to situations, thinking several steps ahead with all the potential repercussions
• Clearly articulates the agency’s agenda and point of view
• Confidently manages divergent opinions—internally and externally—creating an aligned path forward
• Possesses nuanced understanding of the agency business, and proactively advises the Group Account Director on thoughts and opportunities for organic growth
• Understands when and how the Group Account Directors need to be involved internally and externally, and can clearly and concisely brief the Group Account Directors on situations, potential solutions and desired outcomes
• Manages staffing allocations and flighting to ensure we’re set up for success while working efficiently and profitably
• Understand how to build a staff plan and fee proposal, and provides input on annual statements of work with an informed point of view
• Opens and closes meetings by providing clarity and direction, and confidently guides conversation throughout to desired outcome

Qualifications

• Possesses a Bachelor's degree and advertising agency experience
• Advanced knowledge of Excel and Keynote
• Familiarity with accounting/math principles
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• High attention to detail
• Strong time-management and organizational skills
• Strong client-service orientation
• Flexible to evolving responsibilities and last-minute changes
• Influential and effective leadership skills
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and high-pressure environment
• Ability to work more than 40 hours per week

Second Child is hiring a motivated, organized, positive, and skilled Assistant Editor to support our team of editors, animators, and audio engineers.

We are looking for someone who is smart, creative, detail-oriented, a self starter, and flexible; possesses the ability to prioritize requests and manage multiple projects across various deadlines; a gift for systems and finding the most efficient solutions to problems; and a desire to craft moving images with the latest technology and techniques. Above all, they must have a positive, collaborative personality and a never-say-die attitude.

Responsibilities:

• Ingest, transcode, sound-sync, and/or organize dailies and other assets at the start of edit jobs
• Verify footage against script supervisor notes
• Gather, organize, and check all non-footage assets for accuracy and functionality
• Facilitate communication and management of specs, footage, assets, drives, and postings between production, edit, and post-production partners
• When directed to do so by editors and producers, assemble footage or create rough cuts in advance of an editor making a fine cut
• Create alternate versions, lifts, or variations as directed by an editor or producer
• Troubleshoot technical problems and liaise with IT to manage all hardware and software
• Create, distribute, and revise client postings on behalf of editors/animators
• Assist editors and animators in preparing materials for internal and external finishing sessions
• Attend, track, and troubleshoot internal and external finishing sessions, including color grading, visual FX, Flame/conform, and audio record and mix.
• Receive, execute, and track Web posting, file, and other requests from clients under the supervision of Post Producers
• Track, QC, and confirm delivery of all final deliverables in collaboration with Post Producers
• Take an active role in developing new procedures and systems to improve response times, accuracy, and reliability for clients across all post production projects
• As needed, cover late night and weekend work assignments
• Help maintain edit and animation suites for optimal editing workflow and client service
• Occasionally assist on small shoots which may include camera operation, basic lighting, and audio recording

Qualifications:

• At least 1 year of professional experience in a post production environment is required
• Experience working in a commercial post production studio or the production department of a creative agency is preferred
• A degree in Film, Animation, Visual Studies or other moving image-related fields preferred.
• A creative mind and well-developed taste in film, music, and other popular culture is required
• Extensive experience with and nuanced understanding of NLEs and other post-production software is required, specifically the Adobe suite: Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop,
• Illustrator, Audition, Media Encoder, and associated plugins. (AVID, ProTools, Cinema 4D and all others are a plus)
• Knowledge in sound design and mixing is a plus.