HI, WE’RE HERO

We’re a highly awarded national independent that’s all about great people doing great work on great clients. We’ve been recognised at almost every major award show both locally and globally, including the Cannes Lions, D&AD;, AWARD Awards, Spikes Asia, Mumbrella, AdNews and B&T; Agency of the Year Awards, as well as being named Australian Agency of the Year at the New York Festivals, Campaign Brief and the World Independent Agency (WINA) Awards for both 2025 and 2026.

We exist to turn brands into HEROES. And our award-winning campaigns span the likes of Toyota, Mastercard, Microsoft, Crown, Commonwealth Super, Bakers Delight, Instax (Fujifilm), ENGIE, Worksafe and the Victorian Government. You can see our latest work at https://www.thehero.co/.

If that all sounds good, read on...

THIS HEROIC ROLE

We’re looking for a brilliant Melbourne Account Director who’s ready to take the leap into one of Australia’s most thriving creative independents. You know how to lead your clients towards category-defining work, as well as the team working with you. You know your clients (and their challenges) inside out, and you work tirelessly to build strong relationships with them.

You lead your campaigns and your teams autonomously, from resourcing to finance, whilst still being hungry for recent opportunities for your clients. You champion creativity and love collaborating with a team of individuals who share the same passion.



You will be eager to collaborate to ensure the best possible solutions for our clients, per our mantra of ‘Kaizen’, or continuous improvement, working with some of Australia’s most iconic brands.

WHAT YOU BRING:

· A minimum of 5+ years of deep creative agency and client leadership experience is essential.

· Genuine passion to work as part of a high-performance team across a variety of clients and industries.

· Proven account leadership of blue-chip brand campaigns recognised for their creativity and effectiveness.

· A track record of working collaboratively with planning and creative departments to push and protect the strategic and creative directions.

· Demonstrated collaboration with creatives to develop a career portfolio of truly great work.

· Understanding the fine art of balancing resourcing, budget, scope, time and expectations.

· Confidence running integrated campaigns and programs of work within a creative agency.

· Experience in nurturing and driving excelling senior client relationships, giving your clients confidence and stability.

· Strong attention to detail and organisational skills.

· Strong financial acumen in managing client and agency budgets, forecasts, job costing reports and job profitability.

SALARY

Commensurate with experience. Flexible/hybrid working arrangements are in place.

📌 ACCOUNT DIRECTOR, MELBOURNE
🏢 HERO
📍 Melbourne