Account Director

Bssp

New York, NY on site Until 8/23/2026 First posted October 28, 2025 Last posted October 28, 2025

Job description

We’re looking for someone to run air traffic control. Someone who can monitor the comings and goings of the agency and our clients. A person who has almost all the answers and can quickly find the ones they don’t have. Someone who knows how to fix problems and can keep them from happening. If that sounds like your cup of tea, then let’s meet.

Ideally, you have strong CPG experience. You will be working on site at our currently in New York, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. This office may be moving to Brooklyn in mid 2026.

Account Leadership

Is the catalyst to groundbreaking work.

Establishes account priorities and communicates effectively to team.

Provides strategic leadership and road-map for the business.

Ensures quality work from every departmentDevelops strong, motivated internal teams.

Works with finance to ensure their account is profitable.

Ensures that team members across all departments are involved, informed and working together during the entire strategic and creative development process.

Represents agency at development briefings

Provides conflict resolution and solutions during conflicts both internally and externally; can be depended upon to maintain composure in turbulent waters.

Has a point of view: can articulate it and defend it.

Publishes written agency points-of-view regularly – monthly, quarterly.

Client Relationship Management

Works with client and executive management to develop the client contract and Statement of Work.

Responsible for managing to client annual and quarterly budgets.

Works well with clients at every level of a client organization and can hold strategic discussion with the senior most clients.

Sets very clear metrics for success with client partners.

Has a strategic point of view and can articulate and defend it.

Knows clients business/industry completely from a strategic and competitive standpoint; knows business inside and outIs the central figure to client in building their business: recommending and delivering integrated communications solutionsListens to client; confirms understanding of what is said, and accurately communicates back to client what those needs are, in both oral and written form.

Organically continues to provide client with ideas to grow and develop business.

Develops supporting evidence for agency POVs and recommendations.

Internal Relationship / Management

Is respected by all agency departments, inspires and encourages innovative thinking and solutions.

Fosters great teamwork and encourages open, ongoing communication.

Actively participates in internal management/training of agency personnel.

Provides leadership for the internal agency groups: fosters creative atmosphereGives on-going feedback to group.

Champions the account within the agency.

Supervises efforts of direct reports.

Supervisory

Motivates the team; mentors and promotes career development and growth.

Ensures that Account Group members are challenged and developing their skills.

Demonstrates and teaches junior team members how to think strategically.

Holds regular cross functional team meetings to ensure everyone understands the current priorities on the business.

Partners & Key Relationships

Account Strategist - Partners with the strategist to ensure the strategic course for the brand is set and monitored for success.

Creative development (ECD,CD, ACD) - Partners with creative teams to ensure work is strategic and meets client’s needs.

Media (Media Director, AMD, Media Supervisor) - Partners with media team to develop appropriate media strategiesFinance - Partners with finance to foster a healthy financial relationship for both client and agency.

Requirements

Minimum of 8-10 years experience managing multiple accounts at an advertising agency or similar.

Strong knowledge of the creative, production and media planning process to help navigate and educate clients.

Excellent ability of setting and managing expectations.

Ability to evaluate work with a strategic lens, providing clear, strategically grounded feedback and suggestions to internal teams.

About this role

Summary

Lead agency accounts, manage client relationships, oversee creative and strategic development.

Job title

Account Director

Experience level

8-10 years

Industry

advertising

Location requirements

On-site in New York, NY, with some flexibility for Brooklyn move

Salary

Not specified

Management role

Yes

Skills & keywords

Required skills

client managementstrategic planningteam leadershipcommunicationagency operations

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

client managementstrategic planningteam leadershipagency operations

Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

New York, NY, USA

On-site City