Account Director

New York City, NY (On-site)

$100K/yr – $110K/yrSenior Level6+ years expFull time

Posted 4 days ago

Job Summary

Own and lead client campaigns end-to-end, guiding strategy from inception to execution while mentoring junior staff, managing high‑level client conversations and budgets, and maintaining strong cross‑functional relationships across accounts.

  • Lead strategic development for client campaigns and craft concise briefs
  • Mentor and manage junior/mid-level staff and oversee cross-team collaboration
  • Own KPI setting, budget management, and senior leadership support

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Be a dedicated, positive and enthusiastic team player and maintain strong working relationships
  • Ensure all accounts are being run impeccably by respective teams
  • Lead all junior and mid-level staff, mentoring, nurturing and delegating as needed
  • Provide a strong support for senior leadership, serving as a reliable, proactive, solution-oriented and valuable member of the team
  • Lead strategic development for all client campaigns, from inception to implementation and execution
  • Demonstrate the ability to construct a clear, insightful and succinct strategy and brief to put your team members on the path to successful ideation
  • Display a very high-level of writing proficiency – this extends from succinct communication via email through to the creative capabilities of a press release and client plans
  • Assume full responsibility for all accounts, managing high-level discussions (i.e. strategy, budget, etc.) with clients as required
  • Cultivate strong relationships with clients and all client partners, serving as the day-to-day client lead across the account
  • Clearly display an ability to pre-empt and understand the way your core client/s think and strategize about their brands, enabling you to establish your leadership and problem-solving skills

Requirements

  • 6-9 years of experience at an agency demonstrating leading and motivating a team and driving communications strategy, planning and execution
  • The ideal candidate will be a consumer PR generalist who has experience across major CPG, sprit/beverage and lifestyle brands

Preferred

  • Creator marketing, sports, and music experience is a plus
  • Fluency in Spanish is a plus

Benefits

  • a comprehensive employer subsidized benefits package which includes group medical, dental and vision coverage, Health Savings Account, 401k retirement plan with annual company match, employee wellness, commuter benefits and cellular phone allowance, generous paid time off and employee volunteer day to encourage social responsibility giving time to the non-profit, community service or charity of your choice.
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M+C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment NA

Creative Communications agency that connects brands with consumers. We specialize in passion point marketing.

Founded in 2011
New York, New York, USA
31 employees (6 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$100K/yr – $110K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
5 (16% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
34.2%
Direct
40.7%
Referral
12.8%
Social
9.4%
Paid
1.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~31

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Account Director

M+C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment NA · New York City, NY · On-site