Senior Director, Client Services | Brand Experience

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$155K/yr – $165K/yrSenior Level10+ years expFull time

Posted 19 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own and grow client portfolios by leading senior partnerships, shaping experiential campaigns, and driving profitability, while building teams and elevating internal collaboration.

  • Lead client partnerships and strategic growth initiatives across experiential and integrated programs.
  • Drive profitability, forecasting, and team development to sustain high-quality, scalable work.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead the room. Be a trusted senior partner to clients, from business challenges and growth conversations to the moments when things get complicated.
  • Grow the business. Know your clients deeply, identify opportunities and connect their needs to the full range of what Marks can do.
  • Build impeccable creative partnerships. Develop trusted, highly collaborative relationships with Creative, Strategy, Production and Project Management , creating the conditions for teams to do their best work together.
  • Bring great work to life. Lead integrated experiences across experiential, retail, branded environments, campaigns and content , ensuring the idea stays strong from strategy and concept through production and execution.
  • Own the business. Lead the growth, financial health, forecasting and profitability of your portfolio.
  • Build great teams. Coach and develop client leaders, create a strong team culture and put people in positions to do their best work.
  • Raise the bar. Challenge “the way we’ve always done it,” share what works and continually make the work and the way we deliver it better.

Requirements

  • You’ve spent 10+ years growing up on the agency side , with significant experience leading complex client relationships.
  • Experiential marketing is genuinely in your DNA. You understand what it takes to turn an idea into something people can actually experience.
  • You can connect experiential with retail, environmental design, campaigns, content and integrated marketing , rather than treating them as separate worlds.
  • You know extraordinary client work starts with extraordinary internal partnerships , and you have a track record of building strong, trusted relationships with Creative and Production teams.
  • You’ve led major national or global brands and can move easily from an executive client conversation to working alongside the team solving the problem.
  • You have real commercial instincts . Growth, margin, scope and profitability are part of how you think, not someone else’s job.
  • You’re an excellent people leader who knows leadership isn’t about having all the answers. It’s about building a team that can find them.
  • You’re curious, collaborative, direct and low-ego. You want to build something, not just inherit something.

Benefits

  • Group benefits currently include a selection of health care plans with prescription drug coverage, dental plan, vision plan, basic and supplemental life insurance, a flexible spending account for medical and dependent care expenses or a health savings account based on plan selection, short/long term disability and 401(k) Savings Plan.
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Propelis

The businesses of SGS & Co and SGK have united to form Propelis, a go-to-market ecosystem that enables marketers to move their brands forward with greater speed, clarity, and confidence. Our broad range of integrated solutions include brand creative, packaging, print solutions, branded environments, and content production. Services are delivered through our family of brands: SGX, Marks, Equator, Collide, and 5Flow. With a combined legacy spanning more than 150 years, Propelis commences operations with 10,000 employees in 30+ countries, nearly $1 billion in annual sales, and a diverse client base of over 2,000 leading companies.

318 employees (79 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$155K/yr – $165K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

Experiential Marketing median pay in the United States

$98K/yr

Most pay falls between $74K and $147K. Based on 422 salaries.

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Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~318