Responsibilities

• Lead the Account Holistically - Serve as a senior day-to-day leader across a complex, high-volume automotive account - Own the client relationship, understand the business priorities, internal dynamics, field needs, and performance goals - Translate business objectives into clear strategic direction for the agency - Create clarity across workstreams, stakeholders, and agency teams so the account moves forward with purpose - Anticipate issues and identify opportunities before they become urgent - Bring strategic rigor to the entire account, not just individual projects
• Drive Creative Strategy, Direction & Performance - Translate project briefs into strong creative briefs grounded in client objectives, audience insight, and a clear strategic narrative - Provide substantive creative feedback that sharpens the work, in close partnership with the Creative Director and creative team leadership - Ensure every project has a clear story when it's time to present, connecting creative rationale to performance data, cultural insights, and business context - Drive projects like brand strategy, campaign concepting, and production from initiation to completion — not by writing the work, but by ensuring it is strategically sound and client-ready - Build and refine client-facing presentations that frame creative recommendations within a narrative of insight, strategy, and measurable impact - Ensure media and creative are working in concert to maximize the efficacy of every campaign, consistently pushing for stronger performance, not just delivery - Read and interpret media performance reports, partnering with media teams to solve performance challenges through creative strategy adjustments - Champion a culture of continuous improvement where creative is measured, iterated, and optimized — not just launched and forgotten - Make creative ideas easier to understand, easier to approve, and harder to dismiss
• Build Relationships with Marketing Directors & Key General Managers - Earn trust by showing up with insight, preparation, and creative solutions — not just status updates - Develop strong relationships with corporate marketing leaders, dealership marketing directors, and general managers - Work to create client evangelists: marketing directors and GMs who actively advocate for the agency's work because they have experienced its value firsthand - Ensure the agency has the right level of relationship depth at the right levels of the client organization

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in an advertising or marketing agency environment, with a strong track record in account leadership, creative strategy, or integrated campaign management
• Proven ability to lead an account holistically — managing the client relationship, shaping strategic direction, and driving creative work from concept through client-ready presentation
• Ability to build creative briefs, provide strategic creative feedback, and guide projects from concept through delivery
• Experience managing complex, concurrent projects with the operational discipline to keep multiple workstreams on track
• Exceptional presentation skills. Comfortable building and delivering strategic narratives to senior client stakeholders
• Strong relationship-building instincts with a track record of earning trust with clients who are operationally focused, not just marketing-minded
• The ability to read and respond to media performance data, partnering with media teams to improve creative effectiveness
• Confidence to lead conversations, influence decision-making, and sell in creative direction without relying on formal authority
• This role is fully remote

Preferred

• Experience with distributed businesses: franchise, multi-location, or regionally activated brands where corporate goals and local market needs don't always perfectly align
• Tier 2 / Tier 3 automotive experience
• Experience working within inter-agency or holding company team structures
• Background in cluster or multi-location retail marketing
• Bilingual English/Spanish or multicultural marketing background

Benefits

• Benefits including healthcare, 401K, vacation/PTO policy to be shared in greater detail during the interview process.
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