Account Director, Portfolio

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$100K/yr – $125K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 4 days ago

Job Summary

Own and lead a portfolio of Kraft Heinz brands, driving integrated campaigns from planning to retail execution while shaping the operating model and developing high-performing teams.

  • Own end-to-end portfolio campaigns across multiple brands;
  • Build and lead cross-functional teams spanning Creative, Strategy, Production, and client partners;
  • Manage budgets, forecasting, and the operating model to ensure delivery of business results.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead the team across a portfolio of Kraft Heinz brands, ensuring work is strategically aligned, operationally strong, and executed with excellence.
  • Serve as an account lead for the Portfolio team, building trusted relationships with brand teams and becoming a go-to partner across the business.
  • Drive integrated campaigns across the full consumer journey, from brand and channel planning through to retail and shopper execution.
  • Partner closely with Creative, Strategy, Production, Omni, and external agency partners to deliver connected work that supports both brand equity and business results.
  • Oversee the development and delivery of multiple workstreams, including campaigns, agile content, scaled activations, and campaign support.
  • Lead project and program management across the portfolio, ensuring teams are clear on objectives, timelines, deliverables, budgets, and ways of working.
  • Assist in managing business operations, including scoping, financial oversight, forecasting, and overall P&L accountability.
  • Lead and develop account talent, including direct reports, while building a high-performing team culture grounded in collaboration, accountability, and excellence.
  • Help define and evolve the operating model for the new Portfolio Pod, establishing strong processes and clear cross-functional ways of working.
  • What You'll Bring

Requirements

  • 5-7 years of account experience within a creative, advertising, or integrated agency environment.
  • Strong experience leading 360 campaigns across multiple channels and consumer touchpoints, including through-the-line work that extends into shopper marketing.
  • Proven ability to manage complex, cross-functional programs across creative, strategy, production, and client teams.
  • Experience overseeing large budgets, with strong commercial acumen across scoping, forecasting, financial management, and reconciliation.
  • Experience leading both small and large productions involving talent including concepting through campaign delivery and trafficking
  • Understanding of how brand, media, commerce, and shopper objectives connect, with the ability to help teams deliver work that performs across the full ecosystem is ideal
  • Strong understanding of the paid media landscape and how to deliver against a paid media buy
  • Excellent client leadership, communication, and presentation skills, with the ability to build trust and influence senior stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated success leading and developing account teams in fast-paced, high-expectation environments.
  • Strong organizational judgment, problem-solving ability, and attention to detail.
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The Kitchen North America

The Kitchen is the inside agency for Kraft Heinz, based in Toronto & Chicago, built to craft culture-defining moments for the world's biggest feel-good food brands. What makes us different? The way we work. Our team of creatives, strategists, producers, designers, and content creators work directly with our brand partners to unlock creativity and deliver breakthrough ideas at the speed of culture.

Founded in 2021
Toronto, Ontario, CAN
167 employees (104 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$100K/yr – $125K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
64 (38% of company)
Median Tenure
1.2 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
6

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
151.5K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$13.4K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
58.7%
Direct
32.6%
Referral
6%
Social
2.2%
Paid
0.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~167
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Account Director, Portfolio

The Kitchen North America · Chicago, IL · Hybrid