Account Director (Ford) - 14 month contract

Who We Are VML, part of WPP, is a leading creative company that combines brand experience, customer experience, and commerce, creating connected brands to drive growth. VML is celebrated for its innovative and human first, award-winning work for blue chip client partners including AstraZeneca, Colgate-Palmolive, Dell, Ford, Microsoft, Nestlé, The Coca-Cola Company, and Wendy's. The agency is recognized by the Forrester Wave™ Reports, as a Leader among Marketing Creative and Content Service Providers, Commerce Services, Global Digital Experience Services, Global Marketing Services and, most recently, Marketing Measurement & Optimization. In addition, VML’s specialist health network, VML Health, is one of the world’s largest and most awarded health agencies. VML’s global network is powered by 26,000 talented people across 55+ markets, with principal offices in Kansas City, New York, Detroit, London, São Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore, and Sydney. About WPP WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com . Account Director (Ford) - 14 month contract About the Role We’re looking for an Account Director with a strong background and leadership in digital marketing spaces, in particular enterprise websites. Our ideal candidate has extensive experience leading cross-functional web teams focused primarily on content elements of an enterprise CMS platform. You also work with data and analytics teams to distill information and insights into strategic recommendations and impactful creative briefs. You’re a collaborator, working with various internal teams and disciplines to understand where site fit into a communication plan and how to execute initiatives from start to finish. You also have a strong background in working alongside clients, both in understanding business objectives and translating them into sound marketing strategies and communications plans. To be successful in this position, you should be able to identify new opportunities and proactively address concerns. You should also be adaptable and a catalyst for positive growth and change. If you’re passionate about websites and digital strategy, organized, and are a great team player, let’s have a conversation. You Will Work with a cross-functional team including creative, project management, content strategy, data and analytics as well as AEM author and QA roles Be responsible for delivering well crafted, strategic project proposals and briefs based on site strengths and best practices as well as the consumer experience with client’s business objectives in mind Be the point person for agency and clients ensuring clear understanding of their direction/objectives and the ability to provide and action effective solutions on site when applicable Lead client facing meetings, including but not limited to team status, prioritization discussions, project recommendations, and cross tier initiatives (involving more than your direct client) Participate in larger client engagement discipline discussions, providing updates or asking questions related to work that may impact site Educate internal and client stakeholders on the role of enterprise site within the broader communications ecosystem Develop and manage a site roadmap for the year, reporting on what was delivered, delayed, or replaced based on evolving business priorities Contribute proof points against bi-annual agency evaluations and Quarterly Business Review documentation Provide a business perspective when reviewing client facing reports and presentations from the analytics team Look for opportunities to improve the…