Account Director

**Requirements: New York-based Account Director, with experience in luxury and retail experience.

Account Director

Big Spaceship is an Agency of Progress, applying intelligence, creativity, and craft to help clients understand themselves, their customers, and the larger culture. Regardless of the size of the organization or where they are on their journey, they all must move forward. For some, this requires incremental change. For others, transformation. Big Spaceship is designed to build brands the way people experience them – where Stories, Systems, and Communities meet. Our client relationships span different industries and brand life stages: from start-ups like Lightricks to established Fortune 500 companies like JetBlue, JPMorgan Chase, PepsiCo, and Starbucks, among others.

We are looking for an Account Director to take a key position at Big Spaceship. Strategically minded with strong creative sensibilities and an entrepreneurial spirit, the ideal candidate will take a consultative approach to the account learning every facet of the account itself and the client's business to lead to a large, fluid team across a variety of exciting client initiatives.

Role + Responsibilities:

• Partners closely with senior client contact while maintaining a presence with day-to-day client team
• Possess the ability to navigate an extremely fast-paced and shifting environment to define (and refine) the overall approach for the business
• Partner closely with VP level and above Strategy and Creative leaders to develop exceptional work
• Possess the ability to sell advanced, strategic concepts, drive initiatives, and the Agency’s values
• Manage and mentor teammates and assume a leadership role amongst the other disciplines on the business
• Demonstrate micro and macro knowledge of the client’s business through deep immersion into the brand, its categories, and competitors
• Oversight of campaign development and management
• Responsible for the development of the highest quality of creative work by sharing knowledge of the client/business/brand and demonstrating strong creative judgment
• Ensure smooth running of finances and administrative systems, with an eye towards growth
• Problem solves day-to-day account issues as needed, and with the support of project management
• Look for additional business opportunities for agency and growth opportunities for clients
• Tactical experience across a variety of mediums which may include: OLV, social, digital, programmatic, site design, experiential etc.

Skills & Qualifications

• 8+ years as a brand steward and business partner to senior-level clients; with at least 3 years within the advertising/marketing space
• Experience in delivering/managing integrated marketing campaigns required
• Experience working with VP level and C-suite agency team
• Proven record of driving organic growth
• Success in presenting strategic solutions and POVs that engage consumers and build brands in digital and social channels
• Experience managing multiple work streams within a large account, or multiple accounts
• Innate curiosity and entrepreneurship with the ability to operate both macro and micro – both leading strategies and rolling up your sleeves to get the job done
• Excellent communication/presentation skills
• Ability and proven track record in selling cross-disciplinary work

Requirements

Salary Range: $140,000 - $175,000