Freelance Account Director- CPG

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$46/hr – $71/hrSenior LevelTemporary

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end brand stewardship for a major CPG client, aligning brand, promotions, social, and digital programs with business objectives and leading cross-functional teams to deliver on-time, on-budget outcomes.

  • Brand leadership: translate business objectives into briefs and strategic direction for creative, media, and analytics teams.
  • Cross-functional delivery: oversee scopes, timelines, budgets, and multi-disciplinary workstreams while mentoring mid-level and junior talent.
  • Stakeholder partnership: partner with senior clients and SVP-level leaders to safeguard delivery and drive business growth in a competitive landscape.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead the day-to-day stewardship of a major CPG brand across brand, promotional, seasonal, social and digital work.
  • Act as a trusted client partner, confidently guiding senior stakeholders.
  • Partner closely with an SVP, Account Director to grow the business in a competitive landscape.
  • Translate business objectives into clear briefs, strong strategic direction and actionable feedback.
  • Oversee scopes, timelines, budgets and cross-functional workstreams.
  • Collaborate seamlessly with creative, strategy, media, production and analytics teams.
  • Mentor and support mid-level and junior talent while keeping work moving efficiently and on time.

Requirements

  • Proven leadership on large, complex CPG accounts with heavy production demands.
  • Deep experience delivering integrated campaigns across broadcast, digital video, social, print and OOH.
  • Comfort using data, performance insights, and retail considerations to inform creative decisions.
  • Polished communicator with strong client presence and sound judgment.
  • Calm, solution-oriented leader who thrives in fast-paced environments.
  • Strong financial stewardship across scopes, burn, forecasting and staffing.

Preferred

  • A fresh strategic or cultural perspective that elevates audience relevance
  • Strong storytelling and creative-evaluation instincts within retail environments
  • Experience with high-volume social content, talent-driven work or creator ecosystems
  • A track record of introducing smarter processes or efficiencies.

Benefits

  • medical coverage
  • dental
  • vision
  • disability
  • 401K
  • parental and family care leave
  • family forming assistance
  • tuition reimbursement
  • flexible time off
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