Account Director at POPLIFE | New York City, NY

Account Director

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

Job Summary

Own the client- facing leadership and end-to-end delivery of large experiential programs, ensuring strong relationships, clear growth opportunities, and disciplined execution across budgets and teams.

Own agency leadership and client relationships, turning insights into growth opportunities.
Manage budgets, staffing, and vendors to deliver large-scale experiential programs on time and on budget.
Coordinate strategy, execution and post-program analysis to drive future performance.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary agency lead and senior point of contact for client partners, building trusted relationships
Provide proactive, insight-driven recommendations that support client business objectives and identify opportunities for growth
Lead, mentor, and develop direct reports across multiple levels, fostering professional growth and high performance
Provide guidance, coaching and support to team members while promoting collaboration and accountability across agency teams
Develop key program materials, including decks, playbooks, training manuals, presentations and operational guides
Lead, grow and manage national KAM program and trade advocacy initiatives
Identify, recruit and manage external resources, staffing teams and vendors to execute programs successfully
Develop, manage, and maintain oversight of program budgets, revenue, profitability, and overall account financial performance
Lead client communications through regular status meetings, IAT, presentations, and reporting, ensuring alignment, transparency and overall client satisfaction
Develop and manage workback schedules and communication plans to ensure program milestones and deliverables remain on track

Requirements

8+ years of experience in experiential marketing and management, understanding how to bring creative vision to life working with production teams
Experience developing Brand experience platforms, writing, presenting and selling in concepts
Proven track record of client leadership and account growth
Experience in an agency environment; must be process-oriented and highly organized
Excellent people manager, motivator and mentor with ability to recruit and retain high functioning employees
Experience managing, tracking and reconciling large-scale, complex program budgets
Must have Bev/Alch experience
Must have experience managing cross functional teams
Excellent written and persuasive presentation skills
Ability to mulit-task with attention to detail, follow through and consistently meet deadlines

POPLIFE

POPLIFE is a Brand Experience Agency - we bring together clients, creators and communities. If we said it started with a party we wouldn’t be lying! Back in 1999, POPLIFE created a weekly event series to connect with our friends - the artists, musicians and cultural innovators in our community. Fast forward to today, that little party evolved into a full-fledged, badass agency, built on bold thinking and cultural insight, that allows us to fuse brand objectives with creative authenticity, delivering impactful experiences that live beyond the moment. We are proudly independently owned with offices in Miami & NYC, and activation teams across the country.

Founded in 1999

Miami, Florida, USA

59 employees (14 in marketing)

www.poplife99.com