VP, Account Director

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$120K/yr – $160K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 2 days ago

Job Summary

Lead and grow strategic brand initiatives for healthcare clients by guiding multi-disciplinary teams, managing complex campaigns, and driving new business opportunities while maintaining strong client relationships.

  • Own the development of brand strategy across channels and oversee production and project plans.
  • Mentor and manage a team, set goals, and ensure delivery on P&L and staffing in pitches.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Foster strong client relationships through proactive brand strategy and organic growth initiatives.
  • Oversee multichannel production, project plans, and complex initiatives.
  • Collaborate with internal teams (finance, project management, creative, strategy, medical).
  • Manage conflicts, escalate when necessary, and ensure seamless execution.
  • Lead team development through mentorship, performance goal-setting, and growth planning.
  • Drive strategic thinking in creative development, engagement planning, and brand evolution.
  • Identify business development opportunities and spearhead next steps.
  • Participate in new business pitches, scoping, staffing discussions, and P&L responsibility.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree (preferred).
  • 8+ years of industry experience (healthcare/pharma advertising/marketing preferred).
  • Proven leadership skills managing multiple direct reports.
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication plus presentation skills.
  • Digital expertise: media, social, analytics.
  • Microsoft Office Suite proficiency.
  • Critical thinking approach and a big picture perspective.
  • Curiosity, adaptability and a collaborative working style.
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AREA 23, part of Omnicom Health, is a full-service agency focused on pushing creativity and invention in healthcare marketing to new heights. Its “What If” way of working provides a framework for breakthrough ideas that truly drive innovation and keep clients ahead of industry trends. AREA 23 is consistently recognized with the highest industry awards and honors. Med Ad News named AREA 23 “Agency of the Year,” “Most Creative Agency,” and “Most Admired Agency” in 2017—the first time any agency had won the show’s top three awards at once. That is, until AREA 23 did it again in 2018, 2020, and most recently, in 2023. In all, Med Ad News has honored AREA 23 five times as “Agency of the Year,” nine times as “Most Creative Agency,” and eight times as “Most Admired Agency.” In 2019, Clio Health awarded AREA 23 “Agency of the Year” for a third consecutive year, and New York Festivals Global Awards recognized AREA 23 as “Global Agency of the Year.” Cannes Lions, the world’s preeminent annual creative awards festival, awarded AREA 23 the Innovation Grand Prix. At the Medical Marketing & Media (MM+M) Awards, AREA 23 won “Large Agency of the Year” and the Titanium Award for Best in Show. In 2020/2021, Cannes Lions Health honored the agency with its rarely-awarded Pharma Grand Prix, the Radio & Audio Grand Prix, and recognized AREA 23 as “Agency of the Year.” In 2022, AREA 23 won Clio Health "Agency of the Year,” LIA "Health Agency of the Year," "Large Agency of the Year" at the MM+M Awards, “Most Innovative Culture” by Digiday’s WorkLife Awards, and awarded the Grand Prix for Good and "Agency of the Year" at Cannes Lions Health. This is the third time AREA 23 has earned the coveted title within a five-year span, and the first agency to achieve the feat in successive years. AREA 23’s groundbreaking creative is also celebrated in diverse categories, including Brand Experience & Activation, Creative Strategy, Design, Direct, Mobile, and PR.

Founded in 2007
New York, New York, USA
1.1K employees (428 in marketing)
80% recommend to a friend
86% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$120K/yr – $160K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
249 (23% of company)
Median Career Experience
22 years
Median Tenure
4.8 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
4

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
2.7K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
27.3%
Direct
49.9%
Referral
6.1%
Social
15.3%
Paid
1.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.1K

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