Account Director at Apartamento Studios, Barcelona

Apartamento Studios is looking for a highly organised and motivated Account Director for Apartamento Barcelona office.

Apartamento Studios is a creative consultancy founded in 2017 by Nacho Alegre, Omar Sosa, and Marco Velardi. We understand that people want to be inspired as they seek better and more meaningful lives, so the focus of our work is on building authentic relationships that are propelled by a shared long-term vision. Integrating culture, strategy and design under one roof, we help businesses create value for their teams and audiences.

A minimum 5/7 years experience in a similar role is required. You will work autonomously building client relationships and translating each project needs into a clear roadmap for the teams.

Key skills/Experience

• Responsible for developing and maintaining trusted relationships with clients and collaborators, understanding their needs at every stage of a project.
• Strong communication skills, whether presenting the agency ideas to the client or briefing internal project teams, with high attention to detail orally, in writing and with numbers. Preferably native English or bilingual English/Spanish.
• Experience managing small to large scale projects from initial scoping and negotiating, through development, to final delivery and billing.
• Working collaboratively with our Design Director, in order to prepare budget based on scope of work and predict resource requirements to reach objectives.
• Develop and manage a detailed project schedule and work plan, managing resources in an effective and efficient manner, while tracking projects’ costs in order to meet budgets.
• Ensure smooth day-to-day running of the accounts/projects, with a close eye on deadlines.
• Capable of reporting and analysing project performance, providing project updates on a consistent basis to various stakeholders within the company.
• Strong leadership, cares deeply about the team and proven people management skills.
• Think laterally and be prepared for a variety of circumstances.
• You have a broad interest for design and creativity, and obviously an enthusiasm for the brand Apartamento.