Account Director

New York, USA (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive senior client services leadership for a Social-focused agency role, owning relationships, strategy, profitability, and team growth.

  • Own senior client relationships and drive social strategy across key accounts.
  • Must-have: 7+ years in agency client services with social experience.
  • Standout: Director-level leadership with budget ownership and cross-team collaboration.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Client Relationship Management : Building and maintaining strong, senior-level relationships, serving as the main point of contact, responsible for brand guardianship and working in true collaboration to ensure client satisfaction.
  • Strategic Leadership : Developing, presenting, and implementing long-term strategic marketing plans and campaigns that align with client business objectives.
  • Commercial & Financial Oversight : Managing account profitability, including forecasting, budgeting, reporting and negotiating contracts and fees. Accountable for the delivery of growth targets for key accounts.
  • Team Leadership & Mentorship: Leading, inspiring, and mentoring account teams (menagers and executives) to ensure high-quality, on-time delivery. Training the team on everything from client and account management to campaign delivery.
  • Client Services Development: Developing the agency’s approach to client services across paid and organic social, driving forward new business initiatives and implementing process improvement, working closely with the Senior Leadership Team.
  • Business Development : Identifying and converting organic growth opportunities with existing clients, as well as participating in new business pitches.
  • Creative & Strategic Direction: Collaborating with our Social, Creative and Paid teams to challenge, refine, and champion high-quality work.

Requirements

  • 7+ years in a client service role - agency-side and in Social.
  • Fluency in social and internet culture.
  • Someone who is creative, willing to roll their sleeves up, and, like us, believes a brilliant idea can come from anyone on the team.
  • Understanding of and experience working with on and off-platform social media metrics, and turning data into insights that can shape and optimize account strategies.
  • Excellent client engagement skills with the ability to proactively organise and influence clients and build strong and effective working relationships, and as importantly, the ability to train and lead a team to do this.
  • Excellent account leadership skills with developed financial and commercial acumen, strategic thinking, creative judgement and team management.
  • A proven track record of commercial growth across new and existing business.
  • First-rate communication skills, with the ability to be articulate in person and in writing and strong presentation skills.
  • The ability to manage and develop junior team members, nurturing their careers and helping them excel.
  • Experience managing invoices and budget sign-off for a team.
  • A highly organised individual with a keen eye for detail.
  • An enthusiastic and passionate person who genuinely cares about your work and wants to do your best.

Benefits

  • Enhanced maternity and paternity benefits
  • Global Company Bonus Scheme
  • 21 Days PTO + an additional day off for your birthday
  • Flexible hours: core hours are 10am - 4pm, with people set their own times
  • Work From Home: hybrid model (office 3 days, WFH 2 days)
  • Equality and inclusion-focused culture
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The Social Shepherd

2.5 Glassdoor

We're a social-first agency with offices in the UK & US, with a talented team of creative and data-driven marketers.Our core capabilities are Social, Paid, Creative, Influencer, Strategy & Insights.

Founded in 2018
London, England, GBR
74 employees (43 in marketing)
38% recommend to a friend

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
86.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
57.1%
Direct
32.6%
Referral
6.8%
Social
2.3%
Paid
0.9%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~74

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
39 (53% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
7