Account Director

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$110K/yr – $130K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 4 hrs ago

Job Summary

Owns the Broadway/live entertainment client strategy and day-to-day relationship management, translating sales goals into integrated media, creative, and partnership recommendations while leading two Account Executives and coordinating with external partners.

  • Own client strategy and budget/pacing alignment
  • Coordinate cross-team execution and vendor collaboration

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • The Account Director serves as the client's day-to-day strategic lead, translating their sales and business goals into media, creative, and partnership recommendations grounded in real knowledge of the Broadway/live entertainment market.
  • This role owns the client relationship end-to-end — from budget management and pacing to coordinating with the client's external creative agency partner — while managing two Account Executives and partnering closely with the internal teams who lead day-to-day production execution.
  • Act as the client's primary strategic point of contact, identifying needs and proactively recommending solutions
  • Maintain a working understanding of the client's sales goals and priorities, translating them into marketing recommendations
  • Bring informed Broadway/live entertainment industry context — competitive shows, market trends, audience behavior — to client conversations
  • Serve as the primary liaison with the client's external creative agency partner, ensuring alignment and smooth handoffs
  • Build detailed budget breakdowns and deliver biweekly pacing reports, ensuring media invoices are paid before media runs
  • Direct media strategy in partnership with internal media resources, tying recommendations back to client sales goals
  • Manage and develop two Account Executives, including regular one-on-ones and growth planning
  • Provide quality oversight of production and project execution

Requirements

  • 5+ years of account management experience in advertising, marketing, or a related agency environment, including both digital and traditional media
  • Experience managing client relationships for entertainment or live experience-based brands (Broadway experience a plus)
  • Demonstrated ability to translate client business/sales goals into marketing strategy
  • Experience managing and developing direct reports
  • Strong budget management skills, including pacing reports and media billing processes
  • Experience coordinating with external partner agencies or vendors
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities autonomously in a fast-paced environment
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience

Benefits

  • We offer a competitive base salary and a range of benefits and perks:
  • Salary range: $110K - $130K per year, commensurate with experience
  • Health care plan (medical, dental, and vision)
  • Retirement plan with employer match
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Generous paid time off package that includes vacation, sick, “life happens” days, birthdays, summer Fridays and public holidays
  • Paid family leave
  • Cold brew coffee, snacks and fresh fruit
  • Wellness resources
  • Special access to New York City’s arts and entertainment scene
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Situation Group

Situation Group is an award-winning global collective that champions brand experiences.Our portfolio of companies includes:Situation: Our agency for experience-based brands.Town Hall: Our agency for nonprofit and education organizations.Situation Project: Our nonprofit that serves students through experiences.We collaborate with entertainment, education, and mission-driven brands, including No Kid Hungry, Columbia University, Harvard Online, Madison Square Garden, WICKED on Broadway, The Metropolitan Opera, and more.We believe how we do our work matters just as much as our work—Crain's, Best Companies Group, Cynopsis, Digiday, and Fortune have all honored us with workplace awards.Discover career opportunities at https://apply.workable.com/situationgroup/

Founded in 2001
New York, New York, USA
171 employees (69 in marketing)

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$110K/yr – $130K/yr

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Account Director

Situation Group · New York City, NY · Hybrid