Account Director (Freelance)

New York City, NY (On-site)

$46/hr – $74/hrSenior Level7+ years expTemporary

Posted 2 days ago

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Job Summary

Own and lead client initiatives by shaping goals and marketing strategies, guiding cross-functional teams, and turning data-driven insights into measurable results while maintaining strong client relationships.

  • Own and drive client goals and outcomes
  • Lead multidisciplinary teams across brand strategy and production to deliver strategic, creative programs

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Partnering with clients to develop their goals and marketing strategies, adding strategic value, and ensuring that they get the best results from the whole agency team
  • Displaying powerful presentation skills that invite participation and effect desired outcomes
  • Ensuring work is client-ready by paying astute attention to detail
  • Leading cross-capability teams to deliver creative thinking and powerful ideas that meet client objectives
  • Using analysis to drive decisions (as opposed to taking orders) in a way that yields sustained, measurable results
  • Serving as the voice of the client internally and the voice of the agency externally – and acting as the trusted voice of the customer by bringing insights into creative strategy and marketing program development
  • Fostering an environment of partnership with other capabilities (e.g., Brand Strategy, Integrated Production)
  • Acting as mentor and trusted advisor to team members
  • Keeping sustainable, long-term client relationships by mitigating risk and ensuring account profitability
  • Partnering with Senior Leadership to set goals and plan for future fiscal year(s), and working closely with Delivery Management and Client Finance on forecasting, billing, and reconciling fee and PT budgets

Requirements

  • An unwavering passion for marketing, and an unstoppable drive to bring the best work to life
  • Four years of college education and seven to nine years of experience – including five years at a creative agency (both client side and digital agency experience desirable); MBA degree preferred
  • Strong experience managing client relationships, managing a marketing team, and developing marketing strategy
  • Superior analytical skills and strategic thinking – you’re strong on both IQ and EQ, as adept at reading data as you are at reading clients
  • Effective time-management, impeccable organization, and the flexibility to adapt quickly to changes
  • Proven project management and performance management skills – you’re known for your ability to coach and develop talent, inspire and drive change, and bring varied groups together to collaborate effectively
  • Superb communication and presentation skills – you’re articulate, straightforward, and engaging
  • Demonstrated budget management and resource planning experience
  • Familiarity with prompt-based interaction and commonly used generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Google Gemini, DALL·E, Midjourney) is a plus, especially for tasks like ideation, research, or content generation.

Preferred

  • Familiarity with prompt-based interaction and commonly used generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Google Gemini, DALL·E, Midjourney) is a plus, especially for tasks like ideation, research, or content generation.

Benefits

  • Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.
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Publicis Groupe

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Founded in 1926 by Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet, today Publicis Groupe is the second largest communications group in the world and a leader in marketing, communication, and digital business transformation, led by Arthur Sadoun, the third CEO in its history. Publicis Groupe is positioned at every step of the value chain, from consulting to execution, combining marketing transformation and digital business transformation. Publicis Groupe is a privileged partner in its clients’ transformation to enhance personalisation at scale. The Groupe relies on ten expertise concentrated within four main activities: Communication, Media, Data and Technology. Through a unified and fluid organisation, its clients have a facilitated access to all its expertise in every market. Present in over 100 countries, Publicis Groupe employs around 103,000 professionals. Website: www.publicisgroupe.com X: @PublicisGroupe Instagram: @publicisgroupe YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/publicisgroupe Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/publicisgroupe

Founded in 1926
Paris, Ile de France, FR
34K employees (11,817 in marketing)
75% recommend to a friend
84% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
526.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
33.4%
Direct
38.4%
Referral
11.8%
Social
15.8%
Paid
0.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~40.2K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
8,687 (22% of company)
Median Career Experience
15 years
Median Tenure
3.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
59

Funding

Total Funding
$1.4B
Last Raise
$1.4B
Post IPO Debt, 10 months ago

Funding History

  • Jun 2025
    Post IPO Debt • $1.4B

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