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Account Director

Account ExecutiveSalesFull TimeRemoteLeadTeam 11-50Since 2015H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

Virginia

Posted

90 days ago

Salary

$100K / year

Seniority

Lead

Bachelor Degree5 yrs expExperience acceptedEnglish

Job Description

• Serve as the client’s senior partner, shaping scopes, clarifying goals, leading presentations, and building enduring relationships that anticipate needs and drive growth • Provide insight and direction across projects, ensuring deliverables reflect client goals and broader strategy • Lead goal setting and proposal development to expand client engagements • Align cross-functional teams (research, strategy, creative, digital, media) around client goals and project outcomes • Act as a trusted escalation point, resolving challenges quickly and diplomatically • Navigate complex campus environments, align diverse stakeholders, and keep momentum toward shared institutional outcomes • Deliver compelling presentations that simplify complexity, inspire confidence, and facilitate decision-making across executive and working groups • Proactively identify opportunities for client growth and contribute to agency-wide revenue goals

Job Requirements

  • Minimum 5 years in client-facing account management roles within an agency environment
  • Familiarity with higher ed marketing/communications/advancement preferred
  • Skilled at presenting to senior leaders, facilitating discussions, and writing clearly and persuasively
  • Ability to handle challenges under pressure, bringing calm, clarity, and quick decision-making
  • Experience defining clear goals, creating accountability, and motivating teams to deliver
  • Proven ability to translate big-picture strategies into focused, coordinated actions
  • Ability to interpret financial, performance, and market data to inform decision-making and drive profitability
  • Strong knowledge of brand strategy, market research, content, digital marketing, and campaign execution
  • Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent practical experience will be treated equally

Benefits

  • nationwide health coverage
  • dental
  • vision
  • employer paid life insurance & short-term disability
  • flexible time off (FTO)
  • additional voluntary benefits such as pet insurance, identity and legal protection, hospital indemnity, additional life coverage, critical illness and accident insurance, paid parental leave
  • a 401(k) with employer contribution after waiting period
  • flexible work model including annual stipend for remote working and professional development
  • two (2) weeklong agency-wide refresh weeks (summer and winter office closures)
  • a day off for your birthday

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