This is a 12 month fixed term employee contract initially, with a likelihood of extension

DEPT® is a Growth Invention company built to help the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, our 4,000+ specialists deliver growth invention services across Brand & Media, Experience, Commerce, CRM, and Technology & Data. We’re 50|50 tech and marketing, partner-led, and first to move. Clients include Google, Lufthansa, Meta, eBay, and OpenAI. We have been certified B Corp and Climate Neutral since 2021.

JOB PURPOSE This role is part of our Global Studios team. We create emotive yet conversion-focused ideas, products and campaigns at scale and speed. Our specialty is hyper-personalised, digital communications that change perceptions, shape new behaviours, and shift market share for our clients.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Work in partnership with senior clients to develop annual strategies

Oversee teams to develop brilliant digital content (creative, production)

Lead, line-manage, motivate, and inspire your team

Manage briefs from start-to-finish, ensuring successful delivery to deadlines across multiple campaigns

Liaise with clients and manage expectations

Communicate feedback to designers, copywriters and developers

Ensure feedback requirements are met whilst protecting eBay’s values/brand

Plan and manage workloads of the team, keeping the Group Account Director and clients apprised of capacity

Build a full understanding of eBay’s business, strategies, objectives, brand, audiences and challenges, advising on the communications solution that best meets their needs, with a view to becoming their trusted adviser





Work closely with creative and strategy teams and to have oversight of all statements of work/proposals

Maintain a strategic overview of assigned accounts – running regular internal client-facing account reviews

Effectively lead teams and inspire others to achieve goals through innovation, quality, and excellence

Match project tasks with opportunities for development so that employee potential is utilized to the maximum

Conduct performance reviews of team members and identify areas for improvement, give feedback, and recommend for promotions or salary increases

WHAT YOU BRING

A fast learner with a solutions-oriented mindset and strong attention to detail

Experience delivering a broad range of multi-channel marketing communications including digital and direct

Extremely organized and able to prioritize projects, partnering with other teams and clients to manage expectations

Able to talk about tools and processes used for project management, in addition to creative approach or business strategy

Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines with ease and efficiency

Deep understanding of production and interactive processes and experience reviewing creative

Commercially driven with experience handling budgets and timelines

Proven business development experience and success





Resource management skills and ability to handle complex / sensitive issues

Experience leading others directly and managing a team

WE OFFER

A flexible hybrid working policy to enjoy the best of both worlds.

Early Finish Fridays, kickstart your weekend early with alternating early-finish Fridays.

15 days paid holiday annually, increasing with length of service (plus Public Holidays).

Birthday Leave, a paid day-off each year.

Access to dedicated mental health resources including enhanced sick pay scheme, employee assistance programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders.

DEPT® Allowance, a dedicated company contribution to spend on either your professional development or personal wellbeing.

Refreshments are provided in the office all week.

Enhanced family friendly policies to support parents.

Learning and Development, continuous growth opportunities through internal training, and “inspirational talks” guest speakers.

Buddy Program, you will be paired with a ‘Buddy’ to help you navigate your first weeks’ at DEPT®.

A Certified BCorp Agency and is multi-award winning “Agency of the Year”.

Awesome clients. Whether big or small, local or global — at DEPT® you’ll get the chance to work with clients of all sizes and across all industries. And we celebrate all of our successes together

Global DEPT® Cares Month , an annual initiative where our teams donate their professional skills and time to support local charities and pr-bono projects.

The anticipated annual salary range for this position is $100,000 – $120,000 CAD. Salary is based on relevant experience, expertise, and organizational impact.

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📌 Senior Account Director (Winnipeg)
🏢 DEPT®
📍 Winnipeg