Client Director

At STAN, Client Directors are strategic sparring partners – not classic account managers. They lead demanding client relationships at the highest level, shape strategic discussions, identify opportunities before they arise, and ensure that every collaboration reflects the quality, ambition, and mindset that STAN stands for. They take holistic responsibility for their clients' success while actively contributing to strategy, growth, and excellent creative work.

Client Leadership & Strategic Partnership

• Become a trusted sparring partner for our clients and build relationships that go far beyond individual projects.
• Take full responsibility for the success, development, and growth of your client portfolio, ensuring that no detail is lost and every collaboration creates exceptional added value.
• Identify client needs, business challenges, and new opportunities before your clients identify them themselves.
• Confidently advise CEOs, founders, CMOs, and other executives on topics such as corporate strategy, brand development, cultural relevance, innovation, partnerships, and growth.
• Lead strategic discussions, moderate workshops, and guide complex stakeholder processes with clarity, confidence, and persuasiveness.

Strategic Consulting

• Develop strategic narratives, positioning, cultural platforms, and growth strategies with lasting impact.
• Translate complex entrepreneurial challenges into clear strategic recommendations and actionable solutions.
• Develop strategies, sharpen messages, optimize presentations, and question thinking approaches to elevate every piece of work to the next level.
• Work closely with the STAN Founders as well as the teams from New Business, Strategy, Creative, Production, Social, and AI to translate strategic thinking into exceptional execution.
• Connect ideas, industries, and opportunities in unexpected ways, thereby creating strategic competitive advantages for our clients.

Client Success & Quality

• Take overall responsibility for the client relationship – from strategic alignment to final execution.
• Act as a quality gatekeeper for all client projects, ensuring that every piece of work meets STAN's creative standards.
• Continuously challenge ideas, refine outcomes, and elevate the strategic and creative level together with the teams.
• Ensure that projects are executed with the highest quality, consistency, and attention to detail.

Growth & Business Development

• Identify potential to expand existing client relationships through new projects, strategic partnerships, and long-term retainers.
• Develop proposals, scopes of work, and strategic recommendations that create sustainable added value for both our clients and STAN.
• Build trusting relationships that lead to long-term partnerships, follow-up projects, and referrals.

Relationship Development

• Develop long-term partnerships based on trust, credibility, and excellent service.
• Identify opportunities to further develop existing client relationships and build sustainable collaborations.
• Become a valued part of your clients' teams through proactive thinking, reliability, and strategic leadership.
• Confidently represent STAN in client meetings, workshops, international presentations, and industry events.

Leadership

• Lead interdisciplinary teams with empathy, clarity, and high quality standards.
• Inspire and mentor colleagues and create an environment where exceptional work can emerge.
• Take responsibility rather than just coordinating – by leading by example and actively contributing to strategic and creative outcomes yourself.

Strategic Leader

• Minimum of 6-8 years of professional experience in a leading creative agency, brand consultancy, or strategy consultancy.
• Extensive experience in managing international clients and complex stakeholder structures.
• In-depth understanding of corporate strategy, brand development, cultural strategy, innovation, experience design, and integrated communication.
• Demonstrated experience in developing strategic recommendations and presenting them compellingly to executives and decision-makers.

Hands-on Consultant

• You don't just coordinate specialists, but actively work on the content yourself.
• You develop strategies, optimize presentations, moderate workshops, sharpen messages, and question thinking approaches.
• You combine strategic excellence with entrepreneurial understanding and an exceptionally high quality of execution.
• You identify opportunities early, solve problems proactively, and drive projects forward with initiative.

Relationship Manager

• You build trust before business is discussed.
• You develop long-term partnerships rather than merely managing projects.
• You know how to inspire, challenge, and convince clients without jeopardizing viable relationships.
• You impress with confidence, presence, and sound judgment at the executive level.

Entrepreneurial Thinking

• You identify opportunities to sustainably develop client relationships through strategic thinking and trusting partnerships.
• You are comfortable with proposals, scopes of work, and long-term collaboration models.
• You understand how excellent client management enables sustainable business growth.

Quality Standards

• You have an exceptional sense for quality and the highest standards for every detail.
• You elevate the quality of every piece of work and inspire those around you to pursue the same standards.
• Creative excellence and measurable business success are equally important to you.

Personal Attributes

• Curious, entrepreneurial, and naturally proactive.
• Calm and confident – even in dynamic or uncertain situations.
• Passionate about culture, creativity, AI, innovation, and the future of brands and companies.
• Excellent English language skills, both written and spoken (near-native level), are a prerequisite. Additional language skills such as German, French, or Arabic are an advantage.
• Experience or interest in Women's Health is a plus.

Availability

• Residency in the USA, ideally in New York or Los Angeles.
• Collaboration begins initially on a freelance basis with the prospect of transitioning to a permanent position in the long term.

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