Account Director

New York, USA (On-site)

$125K/yr – $140K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Lead client leadership and integrated campaigns as an Account Director, shaping growth and culture at New Media Brand Comms.

  • Must-have: 8-10 years in agency environments leading high-stakes client work.
  • Standout: Deep cultural fluency across sports, subcultures, technology, and next-gen platforms.
  • Standout: AI-aware with intent to integrate into workflows and client systems.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Strengthening client leadership, team execution and operational consistency, help steer the agency's growth culture.
  • Translate client business goals into culturally fluent integrated brand communications, SocialPR® , creator/influencer activations, and multimedia strategies that drive measurable outcomes.
  • Lead development of high-impact integrated campaigns that blend earned media, creator ecosystems, partnerships, and emerging platforms.
  • Guide narrative frameworks, media positioning, and cultural insights that resonate with next-gen audiences.
  • Manage and support team leads to ensure consistent performance and accountability across accounts
  • Mentor junior staff coaching for excellence, modeling strategic thinking, and building leadership bench
  • Contribute to agency growth through input on service offerings, innovation, cultural strategy, and participating in financial management
  • Reinforce internal systems (SOPs, resource planning, campaign analysis) to drive efficiency and quality at scale
  • Partner with Ops, HR, and SLT to refine workflows, and lead AI integration into team processes and client-facing systems
  • Contribute perspective on agency direction and client trends

Requirements

  • 8-10 years in agency environments (brand communications, PR, strategy) with a proven track record of leading high-stakes client work.
  • Deep cultural fluency across sports, subcultures, technology, emerging media and the platforms shaping next generation audiences
  • Understanding of next gen audiences, their consumption habits and platforms.
  • Experience in campaigns and ideation aimed at reaching culture-first audiences
  • Exceptional communicator, storyteller, and strategist with bold ideas and operational rigor.
  • Experience building or optimizing systems for scaling teams.
  • A coach and mentor who thrives on developing talent and fostering autonomy.
  • Earned media strategy experience, including strategy, creative writing and media relations.
  • Understanding of how audiences engage with content on social media.
  • Comfort with hybrid/remote team structures and cross-functional leadership.
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Pitchblend

New Media Brand Comms

Founded in 2006
Manhattan, New York, USA
18 employees (6 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
2.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
24.3%
Direct
56.8%
Referral
5.1%
Social
12.4%
Paid
1.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~18

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
3 (17% of company)
Median Career Experience
19 years
Median Tenure
11 years