Account Manager to Director

New York, USA (On-site)

$75K/yr – $120K/yrDirector/ExecutiveFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Lead senior client strategy and media leadership across multiple accounts, with team mentorship and growth impact.

  • Own day-to-day client strategy, executive messaging, and big-picture campaign ideation.
  • Must-have: Proven senior client leadership and media relations across multiple accounts.
  • Standout: Directly mentors junior staff and contributes to new business and upsells.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Strategic Account & Client Leadership: Independently manage multiple accounts as a senior client counselor, leading strategy development, executive messaging, media announcements, and on-site event execution while proactively anticipating challenges and identifying growth opportunities.
  • Media & Corporate Communications Expertise: Drive top-tier media placements and thought leadership opportunities, refine media strategy, create news moments, approve complex materials, and serve as an industry expert with strong relationships across press and partners.
  • Team Leadership & Agency Growth: Mentor and directly manage junior staff, foster team development, contribute to new business and upsells, and act as an agency ambassador through industry engagement and strategic division growth initiatives.
  • Strategic Leadership & Client Management — Serve as the day-to-day client lead, anticipating needs, driving strategy development, and positioning yourself as a trusted expert in each client's industry. Lead client calls, executive messaging, and big-picture campaign ideation.
  • Media Relations & Communications — Own media strategy from pitch to placement, landing coverage across digital, broadcast, podcast, and more. Draft complex media materials, lead key announcements, and identify opportunities to create news — even when there isn't any.
  • Team Mentorship & Agency Growth — Directly manage and develop junior team members, overseeing their work quality and professional growth. Contribute to new business efforts and help drive the agency forward through brainstorms, pitches, and cross-team collaboration.

Benefits

  • Annual bonuses; monthly commissions for new business you sign
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Monthly transportation stipend
  • Quarterly wellness stipend
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Mentorship: we firmly believe in the importance of taking time to connect outside of daily tasks to help build and grow our team - both personally and professionally. That's why we emphasize mentorship - ensuring all employees have a direct line to senior leadership to learn and grow
  • Strong Culture: we're a tight-knit, collaborative team that works hard and likes to have a good time. From workout classes to happy hours and more, we'll plan something for everyone on a monthly basis
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SolComms is an award-winning integrated communications agency for startups and scale-ups at the intersection of corporate and consumer. We're a team of storytellers and strategists who hustle to turn our brands into media darlings and executives into thought leaders

Founded in 2023
New York, New York, USA
39 employees (2 in marketing)
0% recommend to a friend

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
2.8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
46.2%
Direct
38.1%
Referral
5.1%
Social
9.4%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~39

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
2 (5% of company)
Median Career Experience
4 years
Median Tenure
1.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2