VP, Account Director

New York City, NY (Remote)

$175K/yr – $195K/yrSenior Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 8 days ago

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Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own senior client relationships as a trusted advisor and brand steward.
  • Lead cross-functional teams across multichannel work—keeping timelines, budgets, and workflows on track (and drama low).
  • Anticipate challenges, solve problems before they surface, and guide teams past known pitfalls.
  • Coach and develop high-performing talent while fostering a collaborative, no-silos culture.
  • Partner with leadership and Project Management to staff smartly and manage financial health.
  • Drive agency growth through pitches, organic opportunities, and smart use of internal expertise.
  • Lead initiatives that elevate the agency’s vision, performance, and presence.

Requirements

  • 7-8 years of pharmaceutical advertising and/or agency experience
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Previous experience managing teams
  • Able to travel to client meetings
  • Able to take the lead across a multi-disciplinary team
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Fifth Element

We’re a full-service healthcare agency built for the future. Our expertise spans audiences and markets—US and global, advertising, medical education, and everything in between. Founded at a time where our industry finds itself caught between two powerful forces. Rapid advancements in AI and the enduring value of human creativity. It’s in this middle space that the most meaningful breakthroughs will emerge, and it's why we exist. To navigate the tension, harness the friction, and turn it into something transformative. That’s where we do our best work. In the unseen. The in-between. The Fifth Element.

New York, New York, USA
76 employees (26 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
74.4%
Direct
10.1%
Referral
5.2%
Social
9%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~78

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
18 (24% of company)
Median Tenure
0.8 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
8