Associate Director - Director

New York City, NY (On-site)

$105K/yr – $120K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own high-impact client strategy and media relations across multiple accounts, guiding junior teammates from ideation through execution while proactively flagging risks and seizing opportunities with executive-facing insight.

  • Strategic Ownership: Lead development of client strategies, present big ideas to executives, and maintain expert POV on industry landscape to stay ahead of the competition.
  • Leadership & Mentorship: Mentor junior team members, train on messaging sessions, and coordinate on-site client execution and coordination with partners.
  • Execution & Visibility: Drive on-site delivery, secure top-tier press placements, and land leadership-ready announcements and opportunities for clients.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Independently manage multiple accounts; serve as the right-hand to the Director/Senior Director/AVP across clients
  • Anticipate client health and issues; proactively flag concerns to leadership along with solutions to preempt them
  • Lead the development of strategies; motivate junior team members to be active participants in strategy development
  • Anticipate account needs and identify opportunities for strategic moments - from day-to-day creative pitch ideation, to larger-scale campaigns and activations
  • Guide junior team members through the ideation of big-picture ideas, offering insight into what makes a campaign successful
  • Actively present big ideas to clients
  • Demonstrate a strong understanding of each client’s industry landscape; solidify yourself as an expert and offer POVs on how to stay ahead of the competition
  • Chime in during executive messaging development and sessions with clients; train team members to successfully run these sessions

Benefits

  • Salary range: $105 - 120K
  • Annual bonuses; monthly commissions for new business you sign
  • 100 percent healthcare, dental, and vision coverage
  • 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