Group Head : Account Manager

About the role

Dentsuaegis is hiring a Group Head Account Manager for its Mumbai office, working on the Posterscope brand. This is a full-time, permanent position focused on client servicing, experiential and event marketing, and rural and retail activations.

Key responsibilities

• Build and manage client relationships across FMCG, Retail, Consumer, Rural and Lifestyle sectors, turning client briefs into experiential, retail, rural and event-led solutions.
• Identify new business opportunities and help pitch, proposals and revenue growth.
• Drive end-to-end client communication, keeping objectives, timelines, budgets and deliverables aligned.
• Conceptualise and run on-ground activations, brand experiences, events, launches and consumer engagement campaigns, managing them from briefing through post-event reporting.
• Work with vendors, production partners and internal teams, and collaborate with Creative, Strategy, Operations, Analytics and Client Servicing teams.
• Plan and execute rural marketing initiatives and retail activations, including in-store experiences and trade engagement.
• Develop SOPs and execution frameworks, track campaign performance and report insights to clients.
• Manage multiple projects, vendors and agencies while meeting quality, budget and timeline targets.

Required profile

• 6-8 years of experience in client servicing, experiential marketing, events, activations, retail marketing or rural marketing.
• Strong understanding of on-ground activations, experiential campaigns, events and retail marketing.
• Hands-on experience in rural markets and regional activations is an added advantage.
• Willingness to travel extensively for on-ground activations and events.

Required skills

• Client management, business development and stakeholder management.
• Innovative campaign ideation and project management.
• Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation and project management skills.