Account Director

Bethesda, MD (Hybrid)

$100K/yr – $125K/yrDirector/Executive8+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive senior strategic leadership for client accounts, shaping integrated growth initiatives across cross-functional teams.

  • Own strategy development and cross-functional client leadership
  • Must-have: 8–10+ years in agency account management with integrated campaigns
  • Standout: Responsible for revenue, staffing, and risk management across accounts

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a senior strategic advisor to client leadership teams
  • Develop a deep understanding of client businesses, competitive landscape, customer behavior, and market dynamics
  • Translate business challenges into clear strategic direction and actionable opportunities
  • Identify and drive organic growth opportunities across accounts
  • Lead high-impact client conversations with confidence, clarity, and sound judgment
  • Anticipate risks, surface challenges early, and guide teams toward solutions
  • Build alignment and trust across client and agency stakeholders
  • Ensure the agency consistently delivers high-quality work and strong client partnership
  • Partner with Strategy, Creative, Media, and Production teams to shape integrated marketing solutions
  • Guide the development of campaigns and initiatives from brief through execution

Requirements

  • 8–10+ years of account management experience in an agency
  • Experience leading complex, integrated marketing initiatives across channels
  • Strong business acumen and strategic thinking skills
  • Proven ability to grow client relationships and identify new opportunities
  • Deep understanding of the creative development process and integrated campaign execution
  • Experience managing account financials, forecasting, staffing, and scopes of work
  • Confidence leading senior-level client conversations and presentations
  • Strong leadership presence with the ability to align and motivate cross-functional teams
  • Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment

Benefits

  • Hybrid flexibility - RP3 is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, so if you are DMV-based, that is definitely a bonus — but not a barrier. If you can get here by train, plane, or automobile, you are in the running. We want the right person, wherever they are.
  • A culture built on curiosity, kindness, accountability, and wildly original thinking
  • Company-paid health, life, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance
  • Employee-paid dental and vision plans
  • 401(k) with immediate employer match
  • Inclusive, world-class family leave policy
  • Generous PTO - including Annual Leave, Sick Leave, Paid Holidays, Personal Time, and Karma Days
  • Summer Fridays - we shut down at 2 PM every Friday from Memorial Day to Labor Day
  • Voluntary benefits including commuter benefits and pet insurance
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Advertising Agency est une agence de communication visuelle, de Marketing et de conseil en publicité.Advertising agency, crée, conçoit et réalise tous vos supports de communication Online et Offline.

Founded in 1989
Sartrouville, Île-de-France, FRA
481 employees (253 in marketing)

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~481

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
127 (26% of company)
Median Career Experience
8 years
Median Tenure
0.7 years