Application Guide

How to Apply for Director, Client Services - AntiSocial

at Thinkingbox

🏢 About Thinkingbox

AntiSocial is a social-first digital marketing agency within the Thinkingbox family, known for bold campaigns and innovative solutions for top brands. The culture is vibrant, inclusive, and fun—think office dogs, monthly events, and a collaborative team that values creativity and connection. Working here means joining a diverse group that delivers cutting-edge social and influencer strategies.

About This Role

As Director of Client Services, you'll be a senior strategic partner to clients, leading high-performing account teams and driving organic growth. You'll sit at the intersection of client leadership, strategy, creative, production, and business growth, ensuring work is both creatively ambitious and commercially successful. This role is pivotal in maintaining trusted client relationships and delivering exceptional results for the Los Angeles team.

💡 A Day in the Life

A typical day might involve leading a client strategy session, reviewing creative concepts with internal teams, and identifying opportunities to expand services with an existing client. You'll also mentor account managers, troubleshoot production issues, and ensure deliverables meet both creative and commercial goals. Expect a mix of high-level strategy and hands-on team leadership.

🎯 Who Thinkingbox Is Looking For

  • Proven experience leading client services in a social-first digital agency, with a strong grasp of influencer marketing, content production, and campaign strategy.
  • A strategic thinker who can translate client objectives into clear opportunities for creative and production teams, balancing creativity with commercial viability.
  • Demonstrated ability to build and maintain trusted relationships with senior clients, driving organic growth and account expansion.
  • Experience managing and mentoring high-performing account teams, fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture.

📝 Tips for Applying to Thinkingbox

1

Highlight your experience in social-first digital marketing, specifically with influencer strategies, creator partnerships, and content production—these are core to AntiSocial's work.

2

Showcase your ability to grow accounts organically by providing concrete examples of revenue increases or expanded scopes with past clients.

3

Emphasize your leadership in managing cross-functional teams (strategy, creative, production) and your skill in translating client goals into actionable briefs.

4

Demonstrate cultural fit by mentioning your enthusiasm for a collaborative, fun, and inclusive work environment—AntiSocial values connection and creativity.

5

Tailor your resume to include metrics: client retention rates, account growth percentages, team sizes managed, and campaign performance results.

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

['Your track record of building trusted client relationships and driving organic growth in a social-first agency context.', "Specific examples of how you've led high-performing teams and fostered collaboration across strategy, creative, and production.", 'Your understanding of the intersection between creative ambition and commercial success, with evidence of balancing both.', "Your passion for social-first marketing and alignment with AntiSocial's culture of creativity, inclusivity, and fun."]

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → Explore AntiSocial's website and social media to understand their client roster, campaign style, and recent work—especially in influencer and social-first campaigns.
  • → Research Thinkingbox, the parent company, to understand its broader capabilities and how AntiSocial fits into the family.
  • → Look into the Los Angeles market and key industries AntiSocial serves to anticipate client needs and competitive landscape.
  • → Check out employee reviews or press releases to get a sense of company culture, values, and recent growth or changes.

💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 How do you approach building trusted relationships with senior clients while also pushing for creative excellence?
2 Describe a time you identified and drove organic growth within an existing account. What was the outcome?
3 How do you manage cross-functional teams to ensure client objectives are translated into effective creative and production work?
4 What strategies do you use to mentor and develop account teams, especially in a fast-paced agency environment?
5 How do you balance commercial goals with creative ambition when leading client accounts?
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Focusing only on general account management without highlighting social-first or influencer marketing experience—this role requires specific expertise.
  • Neglecting to provide quantifiable results (e.g., client growth, retention, campaign metrics) in your application.
  • Showing a lack of cultural fit by not acknowledging the collaborative, fun, and inclusive environment that AntiSocial emphasizes.

📅 Application Timeline

This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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Offer

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