Account Director

Pennsylvania, USA (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level6+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own high visibility PR leadership for assigned accounts, driving day to day progress, media strategy, and client relationships with a focus on scale via AI driven research and cross team collaboration.

  • Lead media outreach and strategy for assigned accounts, handling the most complex media work while delegating according to team skills and abilities.
  • Set the daily tone and pace for account work — prioritizing objectives, delegating to team members, and holding quality standards across all client deliverables.
  • Staff accounts appropriately, working with VP/SVP to align workload with team capacity and scope of work.

Job Description

Own high visibility PR leadership for assigned accounts, driving day to day progress, media strategy, and client relationships with a focus on scale via AI driven research and cross team collaboration.

  • Lead media outreach and strategy for assigned accounts, handling the most complex media work while delegating according to team skills and abilities.
  • Set the daily tone and pace for account work — prioritizing objectives, delegating to team members, and holding quality standards across all client deliverables.
  • Staff accounts appropriately, working with VP/SVP to align workload with team capacity and scope of work.
  • Own projects from start to finish, working independently of VP/SVP oversight where appropriate.
  • Serve as a clear, direct communicator across the team — keeping all members aligned, collaborative, and accountable.
  • Mentor and develop junior staff in a constructive, positive way. Be the person team members turn to for guidance, career counsel, and honest feedback.
  • Act as the senior day to day point of contact for clients — fielding inquiries, offering strategic counsel, and maintaining strong relationships.
  • Oversee final review and delivery of press releases, blog posts, media pitches, and social media content.
  • Leverage AI tools to accelerate research, media monitoring and outreach, content drafting and client intelligence — and actively develop your fluency with AI as part of the role.
  • Demonstrate strong proficiency across productivity and collaboration tools.

Play an active role in Gregory's marketing and new business efforts.