Account Director

Bethesda, MD (Hybrid)

$100K/yr – $125K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive strategic account leadership by shaping client direction, cross‑functional collaboration, and accountable delivery for integrated marketing initiatives.

  • Own senior client engagements and translate business challenges into strategic opportunities.
  • Must-have: 8–10+ years of agency account management and complex project experience.
  • Standout: Proven ability to grow relationships, lead cross-functional teams, and manage profitability.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a senior strategic advisor to client leadership teams
  • Develop a deep understanding of client businesses, competitive landscape, customer behavior, and market dynamics
  • Translate business challenges into clear strategic direction and actionable opportunities
  • Identify and drive organic growth opportunities across accounts
  • Lead high-impact client conversations with confidence, clarity, and sound judgment
  • Anticipate risks, surface challenges early, and guide teams toward solutions
  • Build alignment and trust across client and agency stakeholders
  • Ensure the agency consistently delivers high-quality work and strong client partnership
  • Partner with Strategy, Creative, Media, and Production teams to shape integrated marketing solutions
  • Guide the development of campaigns and initiatives from brief through execution
  • Champion work that is strategically grounded, creatively ambitious, and built to perform
  • Push teams toward stronger thinking, sharper insights, and more impactful ideas
  • Ensure work aligns with client objectives, brand standards, and business goals
  • Help teams prioritize effectively and maintain momentum across complex initiatives
  • Oversee the financial health of assigned accounts, including forecasting, scoping, staffing, and revenue management
  • Partner with Account Leadership and Finance to manage profitability and resource planning
  • Ensure scopes of work, budgets, timelines, and staffing plans support both client success and agency sustainability
  • Proactively identify and resolve operational, delivery, or scope-related risks
  • Lead cross-functional teams with clarity, accountability, and a solutions-oriented mindset
  • Establish strong working processes that improve collaboration, communication, and efficiency

Requirements

  • 8–10+ years of account management experience in an agency
  • Experience leading complex, integrated marketing initiatives across channels
  • Strong business acumen and strategic thinking skills
  • Proven ability to grow client relationships and identify new opportunities
  • Deep understanding of the creative development process and integrated campaign execution
  • Experience managing account financials, forecasting, staffing, and scopes of work
  • Confidence leading senior-level client conversations and presentations
  • Strong leadership presence with the ability to align and motivate cross-functional teams
  • Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment
  • A collaborative mindset and a high standard for the work
  • Curiosity, initiative, sound judgment, and a solutions-oriented approach

Benefits

  • Hybrid flexibility - RP3 is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, so if you are DMV-based, that is definitely a bonus — but not a barrier. If you can get here by train, plane, or automobile, you are in the running. We want the right person, wherever they are.
  • A culture built on curiosity, kindness, accountability, and wildly original thinking
  • Company-paid health, life, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance
  • Employee-paid dental and vision plans
  • 401(k) with immediate employer match
  • Inclusive, world-class family leave policy
  • Generous PTO - including Annual Leave, Sick Leave, Paid Holidays, Personal Time, and Karma Days
  • Summer Fridays - we shut down at 2 PM every Friday from Memorial Day to Labor Day
  • Voluntary benefits including commuter benefits and pet insurance
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RP3 Agency

Our proudly independent, full-service creative agency brings inspired ideas to life for our clients, connecting their brands with consumers through honest insight and trust. We deliver work that influences beliefs, alters behaviors, spurs action, and achieves measurable business goals and outcomes. Founded in 2009 by Beth Johnson, RP3 is a certified, woman-owned small business based in Bethesda, MD. Our versatile and forward-thinking team helps clients succeed in a rapidly changing environment. We are a collaborative and results-oriented company, delivering thoughtful, insight-driven creative that drives engagement and growth.

Founded in 2009
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
38 employees (14 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
28.8%
Direct
46.7%
Referral
5.8%
Social
17.2%
Paid
1.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~38

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
7 (18% of company)
Median Career Experience
9 years
Median Tenure
5.4 years