I’m a multi-disciplined strategic marketer and agency account leader with 20+ years of experience in the U.S. and APAC. I’ve spent most of my career at founder-led independent creative agencies, working across diverse brands and verticals, launching integrated campaigns, and spearheading repositioning initiatives. Clients include American Express, Chase, Deloitte, Voya, Bacardi, Smirnoff, Johnson & Johnson, and Covetrus. I've helped these global brands remain relevant and culturally fluent to increasingly diverse audiences.I was not always in client services. I studied design and worked my first decade as a digital creative. Seeing the gaps between client and agency, I realized my true value in facilitating relationships. I have loved serving my clients, taking their gnarly challenges head-on to generate outcomes. My marketing philosophy is people-centric, first understanding audiences and then driving platform and channel accordingly.I leverage my creative and account management expertise to lead high-performance teams and manage complex client portfolios. Most recently, I was Senior Managing Director of NYC-based creative agency The Mixx. I drove record revenues through double-digit account growth and new logo pitch wins.Over the past 5 years, I have helped:- The Mixx scale to record revenues and double the team size. - Ricoh USA’s $4M AOR as Group Account Director, leading an IAT of five agencies and a team of 30. - Ricoh USA close an additional $100M (+11%) in services sales by repositioning to a solutions provider.- Amex Backing Change lift grant applications by 134% and triple site visits YOY from Black-owned businesses. - Chase Sapphire and Freedom launch their first dedicated marketing plays to the LGBTQ+ community, winning gold and silver 2023 Ogilvy ARF Awards. - Johnson & Johnson launch Abiliti by ACUVUE globally to treat the growing childhood myopia epidemic. I'm currently seeking agency-side SVP Group Account Director opportunities and exploring client-side Senior Brand Marketing Director roles. If you’d like to work together, feel free to connect via LinkedIn or reach me at hi@iamphilsmith.com.You can see my portfolio at www.iamphilsmith.com. Skills: Strategic Account Management, Senior Client Engagement, Account Growth, New Business Pitching, Agency Leadership and Team Management, Cross-Functional IAT Collaboration, Scoping and Budget Management, Strategic Planning, Integrated Marketing Campaigns, Full Funnel B2B and ABM, Multicultural Campaigns, Creative Development, Audience and Segment Definition