Account Director, Commerce

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$115K/yr – $125K/yrSenior Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 6 days ago

Job Summary

Own and lead core client engagements for digital shelf programs, shaping strategy, content optimization, and cross-functional delivery across Strategy, Creative, Production, and Operations to drive account health and growth.

  • Own client relationships and scoping for digital shelf initiatives.
  • Coordinate multi-team workflows across Digital Shelf Strategy, Discoverability, Copy, Design, Production, Operations, and Delivery.
  • Track budgets, timelines, and deliverables to ensure profitability and client satisfaction.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the primary day-to-day client lead for digital shelf content and creative engagements.
  • Build trusted relationships with stakeholders across eCommerce, Brand, Marketing, Sales, Shopper Marketing, and Content teams.
  • Consult with clients on retailer content challenges and opportunities, translating business priorities into clear recommendations and action plans.
  • Guide client conversations on PDP content, search and discoverability, conversion-focused creative, content governance, and scalable ways of working.
  • Lead status meetings, planning discussions, project reviews, and presentations with clarity and confidence.
  • Anticipate client needs, resolve ambiguity, surface risks, and align stakeholders on decisions and next steps.
  • Lead the development of scopes of work for digital shelf strategy, content optimization, creative production, and ongoing content programs.
  • Translate client requests into clearly defined deliverables, assumptions, revision parameters, timelines, resourcing plans, and pricing.
  • Partner with Strategy, Creative, Production, Program Management, Operations and Photography Studio teams to validate the approach and ensure scopes are achievable and profitable.
  • Manage scope boundaries and change requests, clearly communicating impacts to cost, timing, resources, and contracts.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
  • 7+ years of experience in account management, client services, consulting, or agency environments, with direct responsibility for commerce content or digital shelf programs.
  • Demonstrated digital shelf knowledge, including experience with retailer PDP content, product content optimization, search and discoverability, and retailer content requirements.
  • Experience leading or partnering closely with copy, design, creative production, photography studios, program management, and operations teams.
  • Proven ability to consult with clients, shape recommendations, and translate complex needs into clear plans and decisions.
  • Hands-on experience developing and managing scopes of work, estimates, budgets, timelines, assumptions, revisions, resource plans, and change requests.
  • Experience serving as the primary client contact for large or complex accounts and coordinating multiple workstreams.
  • Strong commercial acumen, communication, presentation, problem-solving, and stakeholder-management skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple brands, retailers, deliverables, and priorities in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
  • Exceptional communication, presentation, problem-solving, and relationship-building skills.

Preferred

  • Experience with digital shelf content for major retailers such as Amazon, Walmart, Target, Kroger, Instacart, or other retailer platforms.
  • Familiarity with retailer content formats and workflows, including titles, bullets, descriptions, enhanced content, image carousels, brand stores, content syndication, and content governance.
  • Experience within CPG, retail, commerce, or an agency supporting scaled retailer content programs.

Benefits

  • Group benefits currently include a selection of health care plans with prescription drug coverage, dental plan, vision plan, basic and supplemental life insurance, a flexible spending account for medical and dependent care expenses or a health savings account based on plan selection, short/long term disability and 401(k) Savings Plan.
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SGS & Co

SGS & Co, part of the Propelis Group, is a global brand impact group delivering speed and quality through innovation and insights to drive impact for our world class clients. We combine deep expertise in design, graphic services, production, technology and process optimization with unmatched marketplace understanding, dynamic ideas and client first customer service. We bring the world’s best brands to life and set them up for success in a modern world. SGS & Co shifts brands to impact through the strength of our people. Our team of nearly 5,000 employees across 30+ countries works collaboratively to exceed client expectations today and anticipate how we’ll need to pivot together to win tomorrow. We take pride in our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion along with our ambition to lead the industry to a more sustainable future to drive positive impact for our clients, our people, and our planet.

Founded in 1946
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
3.4K employees (888 in marketing)

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$115K/yr – $125K/yr

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Account Director, Commerce

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