Strategic Account Manager

Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to express my interest for a Strategic Planner position in your agency. After a seven-year experience in Design Agencies in Paris, I decided to follow my partner in San Francisco, next September, to live a new personal and professional experience for 2 years. This situation is for me a chance. Indeed, since I started working with International Clients with Global Design Objectives, I knew that an experience abroad would be the next challenge of my career. I started in 2006 as International Account Manager. In a team of 5 people, we handled the agency’s largest client: Danone Worldwide. I was in charge of defining and implementing Design Guidelines all around the world for several Brands as Activia, Actimel, Milupa, etc. I then got a promotion and became Strategic Planner in a team of 3 people. It was a fantastic experience where I learned how to build strong strategies for local and international clients as Danone (Dairy, Baby Food and Waters), Campbell’s, Mars, Bel... I made several International Business trips with my CEO, to present Strategic Recommendations and Creations, mostly in Jakarta for OT Group (2cd largest FMCG in Indonesia) but also in Dubaï, Egypt and Tunisia to contribute to Brand Seminars. I am currently an International Account Director in a medium agency of 20 people. I manage a team of 5 people and play an active role in their professional development. I am taking care of the agency’s largest client: Orangina Schweppes Group, and also juggle a range of other pitches and clients, assignments and budgets, in order to develop the business. Passionate, motivated and efficient in both Strategic Planning and Client Servicing, I would like to use my acquired knowledge to bring to my future company: Inspiration: We all need Curiosity & Openness to find the Big Idea. I will bring you inspiration from my experience and benchmarking brands around the world. Conviction: I am passionate and I have the ambition to take the team and the brand somewhere unique. Never give up; there is always a solution. Cross-Culture: Different perspectives bring inspiration and big thinking. I will give you my “French touch” but also my International point of view. Collaboration: The magic happens when all the team participate in the process. For me it’s the only way to deliver work that is both strategically relevant and outstandingly creative. If my profile interests you and I am sure it does, it would be a pleasure to meet you to discuss your needs and the possibility of joining your Team. I look forward to hearing from you. Best Regards, Laure Thibaut

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