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We are partnering with our Portland, OR agency client to recruit an Account Director to join their team on a permanent basis. This opportunity is a strategic individual contributor role, focused on excellent client service, and growing new business within existing and new clients. You will be joining a team of high-performing accounts experts who are focused on growing the agency's footprint with new logos in the consumer world – their expertise is in retail, apparel, entertainment and food and beverage. In this role, you will be responsible for resourcing team members based on skills and capabilities, ensuring timelines and deadlines and met, exceeding client expectations by partnering closely with creative teams to execute, and creating winning presentations for new business opportunities. To be a fit, you should bring 3+ years of experience in a senior-level accounts role within an agency environment, with experience as an Account Director strongly preferred. You must bring in-depth experience presenting to clients, pitching new business, and driving agency staff cohesion and buy-in for client projects. People leadership experience is NOT required, but experience driving results and working cross-functionally with creative and strategy teams is a must.

This is an agile agency working with Fortune 500 consumer products brands and local Pacific Northwest organizations to curate unique brand experiences. If you are a consultative creative leader with B2C expertise, this might be a match! Compensation for this role ranges widely depending on your level of relevant experience, with base salary ranging from $100,000 to $135,000 annually, based on level of relevant experience. This is a primarily onsite role in Portland, OR, and the team offers comprehensive benefits including medical, dental and vision coverage, stellar 401(K) match, 18+ days of PTO and sick time (grows with tenure), frequent holidays and office closures in December and January, and other unique benefits like wellness and transit subsidies. This team is also open to candidates outside of Portland, OR exploring relocation – some assistance may be provided for the right fit!

You will:

• Serve as the main point of contact for new, existing and return clients, working closely with client stakeholders and agency teams to align agency output with client expectations
• Drive resourcing, cohesion and understanding of client needs with agency teams across strategy and creative, aligning internal talent with projects to produce the best possible work and outcomes
• Pitch new business, working closely with cross-functional leadership to craft pitches, position the agency, and win new clients and new projects with return clients
• Maintain timelines and budgets with a focus on open communication with internal staff and client stakeholders, keeping all parties aligned on expectations and ensuring satisfaction
• Drive new revenue and identify areas for new business and opportunity

Your experience should include:

• 3+ years of senior-level accounts leadership experience in an agency environment, working as a Senior Account Manager, Account Director or similar
• Growth mindset with a passion for identifying new business opportunities, pitching and presenting to clients, and exceeding expectations to ensure continued return work with current clients; High level of pitching and presentation skill
• Bachelor's degree, preferred
• In-depth experience working cross-functionally with agency creative leadership teams to collaborate on pitches, and ensure work output is fully aligned with project scopes and client expectations
• Comfort in a fast-paced, constantly evolving environment

• Sound like you? Apply here for consideration. This role will sit onsite in Portland, OR.