Account Director

New York City, NY (Remote)

$95K/yr – $110K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 2 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own the day-to-day lead on the agency’s largest integrated accounts, delivering strategic counsel and hands-on earned media leadership.

  • Own the health of the account including scope, budget and renewals
  • Personally pitch and secure top-tier national coverage

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the senior day-to-day contact on the agency's largest integrated accounts
  • Provide ongoing, consistent strategic counsel that builds client trust
  • Present recommendations, plans and results to client leadership
  • Own the health of the account, including scope, budget and renewal conversations alongside agency leadership
  • Develop and implement public relations strategies aligned to client business goals
  • Build campaigns from a blank page: product launches, brand moments, media and influencer events, creative mailers
  • Bring fresh angles and trend-jacking opportunities to the table before clients ask for them
  • Partner with the influencer, paid, social and affiliate teams to build plans that work together rather than in parallel
  • Own the earned media strategy on your accounts: the story angles, the target outlets, and the pitching calendar
  • Personally pitch and secure top-tier national coverage. This is a hands-on role, not an oversight role.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, or a related field
  • 8+ years of agency experience in the consumer, lifestyle or CPG space
  • Demonstrated experience as a day-to-day client lead, not solely a contributor
  • Experience managing and developing people
  • Working knowledge across at least a few of: earned media, influencer, affiliate, paid media, events
  • Strong, current media relationships and a portfolio of top-tier placements you secured yourself
  • Hands-on experience writing pitches and press materials that get picked up, not just reviewing someone else's
  • Fluency with media databases and monitoring tools such as MuckRack, Cision or Qwoted
  • Comfortable using AI tools day to day, with examples of how you've used them
  • A real willingness to try new technologies and adopt new tools quickly

Preferred

  • Preferred: affiliate platform experience (LTK, ShopMy, Impact) and experience in baby, parenting, toys or wellness categories

Benefits

  • Unlimited PTO
  • Paid time off between Christmas and New Year’s
  • Fabulous Fridays, the office closes at 3 pm!
  • 401K with a 3% company match, after your initial 3 months
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Medical and Dependent Care FSA
  • Company-paid Life Insurance
  • Company-paid Long Term Disability
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Brilliant Agency

Brilliant is not just our name—it’s our standard.Since 2008, we’ve been building brands, launching category-firsts, and turning creative ambition into measurable results. We’re a full-service performance agency—but more than that, we’re your strategic partners, creative firepower, and competitive edge.From breakthrough brand storytelling to global influencer strategy, we move fast, think big, and execute with precision.We don’t just collaborate—we plug right in.Expect a team that’s organized, proactive, and genuinely invested in your success. We bring clarity, performance marketing expertise, and personality-hire energy to everything we do.Big ideas. Bold strategy. That’s Brilliant.

Founded in 2008
Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
51 employees (29 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$95K/yr – $110K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
28 (55% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
5

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
2K
Traffic Source Mix
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31.8%
Direct
45.2%
Referral
5.6%
Social
16%
Paid
1.3%

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Current headcount: ~51
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Account Director

Brilliant Agency · New York City, NY · Remote