Integrated Communications Account Director at Thatcher+Co. | Salt Lake City, UT

Integrated Communications Account Director

Salt Lake City, UT (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 5 months ago

Job Summary

Drive strategic, value-driven public relations programs for mission-driven clients while leading cross-functional teams.

Own day-to-day client relationships, strategic direction, and overall account health across multiple teams.
Must-have: 8–12 years in PR or integrated communications with agency experience and proven senior stakeholder engagement.
Standout: Experience with nonprofit/education/technology or mission-driven orgs; strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary day-to-day leader for multiple client relationships.
Consistently and proactively provide clients with creative and innovative strategies vs. simply taking orders.
Build trusted advisor relationships with senior leaders at nonprofit, education, and media organizations.
Lead overall communications strategy, not just execution, with an understanding of institutional mission and public context.
Support both operating organizations and their sponsoring institutions with thoughtful, values-aware communications guidance.
Recognize when issues require senior agency leadership and bring them in appropriately.
Own overall account health including scope, staffing, budget management, and quality of work.
Lead integrated account teams across earned media, social media, content, creative, paid media, strategy, and analytics.
Provide clarity, direction, and momentum for teams working in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
Coach and develop team members while maintaining high standards and accountability.

Requirements

8 to 12 years of experience in PR or integrated communications, ideally within an agency environment.
Experience working with nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, technology businesses, or other mission-driven organizations.
Comfort supporting organizations affiliated with values-driven institutions in a professional, respectful, and non-advocacy capacity.
Strong strategic thinking skills and the ability to operate in sensitive or high-visibility environments.
Experience coordinating work across earned media, social, content, creative, paid media, and analytics.
Proven ability to lead teams and manage complex client relationships.
Sound judgment, discretion, and emotional intelligence.
Clear communicator with confidence in engaging senior stakeholders.

Thatcher+Co.

Located in the heart of New York City’s Times Square, Thatcher+Co. assists clients from start-ups to Fortune 500s, as well as governments, nonprofits and universities, in achieving their communications goals. Thatcher+Co. has a proven track record of creating powerful, newsmaker platforms that convene global thought leaders. High-impact media relations and social media engagement multiplies everything we do. Thatcher+Co. combines global experience from servicing some of the world’s highest-profile organizations to the most successful business start-ups. By offering senior attention and streamlined service without layered management bureaucracy and complex billing practices, we are nimble, maintain long-term client relationships and deliver measurable returns.

Founded in 2008

New York, New York, USA

13 employees (2 in marketing)

www.thatcherandco.com