Full-Time
Group Account Director
Antisocial
Posted on 9/17/2025
Thinkingbox
51-200 employees
Global creative agency producing brand videos
No salary listed
Toronto, ON, Canada
Hybrid
Mon-Thu in-office; Fridays optional remote.
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- 8+ years of account management and sales experience at a digital agency
- Knowledge and passion for the social and digital world
- A proven track record of hitting sales targets and delivering consistent revenue
- Self-motivated with strong initiative
- Outstanding leadership skills with a can do attitude
- Extremely organized and can multitask like a wizard
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent presentation skills
- Manage and develop senior level relationships with both existing and new clients
- Operational and strategic management for client relationships, client satisfaction and deliverables, and overall quality of projects and client servicing
- Proven business and revenue growth through their strategic leadership
- Successful day-to-day running of your accounts and their subsequent project deliverables
- Provide strategic clarity and creative ownership – both internally and with your clients
- Knowledgeable – in the industry, the categories of your clients and their business challenges
- Proactively identify and solve problems
- Support producers with managing client requirements, communications and balancing project schedules and budget, providing on-going support and development to ensure a motivated and efficient team
- Oversee multiple accounts to bring thoughtful, strategic ideas to the clients
- Financial management and accountability of your individual accounts – development of detailed scopes, accurate forecasting, annual account planning and finance planning to ensure profitability and efficiency
- Be a true partner to our clients having a ‘seat at the table’ supporting their marketing needs and decisions
- Contribute to a culture of excellence around creative use of social media in advertising and marketing
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Thinkingbox is a global creative collective that produces high-quality digital content to help brands tell their stories. It offers services in video production, animations, and digital media across North America and other regions through localized content. It partners with brands to develop and execute campaigns from concept through post-production, earning revenue from project-based work and ongoing collaborations. Its approach combines scalable end-to-end storytelling with localized content to help brands build recognition, engagement, and growth.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Vancouver, Canada
Founded
2009
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Chicago office expansion strengthens U.S. presence serving major North American clients like Adobe and Verizon.
- Alex Panousis as Chief Growth Officer brings 20+ years media experience to accelerate client acquisition.
- Corey Hankey's COO appointment enhances operational efficiency supporting multi-office growth across North America.
What critics are saying
- The Mill's shutdown inflated payroll costs through 30+ ex-staff hires, straining margins and integration.
- Rival agencies deploy AI-driven content tools cutting production costs 40%, eroding Thinkingbox's project revenue.
- Generative AI platforms automate video and animation production, threatening core craft-based business model viability.
What makes Thinkingbox unique
- Integrated creative collective spanning digital, experiential, content, and social services across North America.
- Established client roster including Apple, Adobe, Starbucks, Riot Games, and Nike demonstrates premium market positioning.
- Craft-focused production model emphasizing timeless experiential design differentiates from AI-driven competitors.
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Benefits
Hybrid Work Options
Flexible Work Hours
Paid Vacation
Paid Sick Leave
Health Insurance
Company News
LOS ANGELES, April 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Heist, a Thinkingbox company known for pushing the boundaries of brand storytelling through animation, motion, and live-action, today announced a significant expansion with key creative and production hires from The Mill. The move includes the opening of a new Chicago office to support the continued growth of The Heist and its parent company, Thinkingbox.Leading the expansion is Patrick Coleman, who joins The Heist as Executive Creative Director. Patrick brings an award-winning portfolio and a team of long-time collaborators from The Mill, marking one of the most significant team transitions in the design and animation space in recent years. He will oversee creative operations across North America, with a primary base in Chicago."I'm beyond excited to join the Heist family," said Coleman. "It's an incredible opportunity to bring along so many talented friends to strengthen an already thriving studio and help elevate it even further. The creativity, warmth, and 'can-do' attitude truly resonate with me—I'm thrilled to see what we do together!"Also joining from The Mill are Blake Nickle, now Director of Production, Chicago, and Jason Esser, Creative Director at Thinkingbox
To bring more of an AI-first mindset to the role, Clark joins from Thinkingbox, where she worked for nearly a decade, serving as managing partner, focusing on operations and production.
Today, Thinkingbox, the experience agency shaping the future of brands through craft and curiosity, announces Corey Hankey as its first-ever chief operating officer (COO).
Creative experience agency Thinkingbox has tapped Alex Panousis to take on the role of chief growth officer within the collective.