Director, Account and Project Management

The Director, Account and Project Management, is responsible for leading the Account Management and Project Management functions. This individual will drive the creative and design strategy for Best Buy, leading a team of Account Managers focused on executing advertising campaigns for the Best Buy Brand and Seasonal campaigns, including Back to School, Holiday, Promotional events and more. They will also lead the Project Management function, overseeing the management of timelines/process against deliverables, and the orchestration of end-to-end project execution for integrated campaigns.

This leader’s responsibilities will span from team planning, development and performance to creative strategy, cross functional collaboration and campaign execution. They will also play a critical role on the Creative and Media Leadership Team to assist in resource planning discussions, reviewing creative, and identifying process and technology needs and innovations.

This role is hybrid, which means you will work some days at a Best Buy location and some days virtually from home or another non-Best Buy location. The specific work arrangements vary by role and team. The recruiter or hiring manager will provide more details during the hiring process.

What You’ll Do

• Lead a high performing team of 10 Account and Project Managers, including 4 direct reports, focused on executing advertising campaigns spanning all media formats and campaign types, ranging from lower funnel conversion driving tactics to larger integrated campaigns and media partnerships
• Lead Creative strategy for the Best Buy brand, leading teams’ work around brand design, campaign constructs, executional templates and brand architecture
• Co-lead the digital agency partnership and scope, delivering effective performance, operational excellence and efficiency, while driving innovation and technology
• Balance business inputs and brand strategy with creative processes and ad products to lead recommendations and continually optimize campaign deliverables, processes and team operations.
• Drive and inspire innovating thinking and solutioning across cross functional partners
• Partner with cross functional leaders to identify dependencies, navigate competing priorities to reach resolution and drive Marketing and the retail media business forward
• Lead team planning, structure, development and coaching
  
  

Basic qualifications

• 8 years in a fast-paced client-facing role in agency or marketing
• 4 years managing and developing people and teams
• 2 years of knowledge and experience across all media channels - digital, social, video and shoppable
• 2 years being a leader with strong partnership, communication, negotiation, and coaching skills
• 2 years managing a large team with a high volume of work and partners
  
  

Preferred qualifications

• Experience in retail media networks
• Salesforce Media Cloud and Workfront experience
  
  

What’s in it for you

We’re committed to helping our people thrive at work and at home. We offer generous benefits that address your total well-being and provide support as you need it, especially key moments in your life.

Our Benefits Include

• Competitive pay
• Generous employee discount
• Physical and mental well-being support
  
  

About us

As part of the Best Buy team, you’ll help us fulfill our purpose to enrich lives through technology. We bring that to life every day by humanizing and personalizing tech solutions for every stage of life — in our stores, online and in customers’ homes.

Our culture is built on deeply supporting and valuing our amazing employees who make it all possible. We’re committed to being a great place to work, where you can unlock unique career possibilities. Above all, we aim to provide a place where you can bring your full, authentic self to work now and into the future. Tomorrow works here.™

Best Buy is an equal opportunity employer

Position Type: Full timePandoLogic. Keywords: Campaign Manager, Location: Minneapolis, MN - 55423