Account Director

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• Lead and grow key client accounts, ensuring retention and organic growth • Serve as the senior point of contact for assigned accounts • Develop deep understanding of clients’ businesses, goals, challenges, customers, and competitive landscapes • Translate business objectives into creative and marketing opportunities • Identify and present ideas, insights, and solutions that drive results • Lead the strategic direction of accounts and align agency services with client ambitions • Identify organic growth opportunities and develop plans to expand agency involvement • Drive long-term account planning with leadership • Collaborate with creative, strategy, and project management leads to deliver integrated solutions • Mentor and develop the account team, set performance goals, and provide feedback • Ensure account teams have clarity of goals, context, and constructive feedback • Oversee account budgets, forecasting, and profitability • Lead client forecasting and accurate scoping with project and discipline leads • Monitor scope and team health, flag risks, and collaborate on early solutions • Support new business efforts through insights, relationship-building, and strategic leadership in pitches Requirements • 5+ years in account management or client services, preferably within a creative, brand, or marketing agency • Strong client-facing and strategic leadership skills • Proven track record of leading strategic client engagements and growing business • Ability to oversee client relationships and ensure accounts are profitable, strategically led, and delivering high-quality work • Ability to serve as a trusted advisor to senior clients and lead internal account teams • Client relationship management and strategic account growth experience • Experience with budgets, forecasting, profitability, and accurate scoping • Ability to collaborate with creative, strategy, project management, and discipline leads • Ability to mentor and develop account teams • Experience supporting new business efforts, pitches, and agency leadership • Candidates on Pacific time specifically needed for this gig Core Competencies Demonstrates expertise in client relationship management, strategic account growth, and leading integrated solutions within a creative or marketing agency.

Proven ability to mentor teams, oversee budgets, and drive profitability while aligning agency services with client objectives.

Highest-signal resume keywords • Client Relationship Management • Strategic Account Growth • Budgeting and Forecasting • Team Mentorship and Development • Creative Collaboration Hard Skills • Account Management • Client Services • Strategic Leadership • Business Development • Profitability Oversight Soft Skills • Client-Facing Skills • Communication • Feedback Delivery • Problem-Solving Industry Keywords • Creative Agency • Brand Management • Marketing Strategy • Integrated Solutions • Account Planning