Saatchi & Saatchi

Account Director

Saatchi & Saatchi$121K — $174K *
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of integrated media experience
  • Experience managing diverse portfolios and leading cross-functional teams
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Extensive presentation experience
  • Strong conceptual thinker capable of problem-solving complex business challenges

Responsibilities

  • Lead and contribute to the account planning process
  • Align products and services to meet client business needs
  • Strengthen client relationships and forge new ones
  • Drive improvements in client satisfaction
  • Engage clients in solutions and strategies

Benefits

  • Paid Family Care for 12 weeks or more
  • Monetary assistance for Adoption, Surrogacy, and Fertility
  • Flexible paid time off, including vacation and volunteer days
  • Work from anywhere program for eligible employees
  • Tuition Assistance
  • Employee Assistance Programs and wellness reimbursements
  • Matching Gifts programs and Business Resource Groups support
Full Job Description
Overview

The Account Director is focused on building and nurturing client relationships. They will be responsible for the success, growth, and profitability of client accounts and enable client retention and new business potential.

Responsibilities
• Lead and actively contribute to the account planning process
• Leverage industry, agency, and technical knowledge to align products and services to meet existing and prospective client business needs (beginning to look beyond organic growth)
• Consistently strengthen and add value to clients and actively forge new relationships
• Drive ongoing improvements in client satisfaction by ensuring client needs are heard and actively engaging in solutions and forward-thinking strategies

Qualifications
• 8+ years of integrated media experience
• Experience managing diverse portfolios and leading cross-functional teams
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including presentation experience
• Strong conceptual thinker with the ability to continuously problem solve complex business challenges and service clients

Additional information

The Power of One starts with our people! To do powerful things, we offer powerful resources. Our best-in-class wellness and benefits offerings include:

Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more
Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility
Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption
Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements to help you invest in your future and work/life balance
Tuition Assistance
Paid time off that includes Flexible Time off Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days, and more
Matching Gifts programs
Flexible working arrangements
'Work Your World' Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere Publicis Groupe has an office for up to 6 weeks a year (based upon eligibility)
Business Resource Groups that support multiple affinities and alliances

The benefits offerings listed are available to eligible U.S. Based employees, are reviewed on an annual basis, and are governed by the terms of the applicable plan documents.

We also offer medical and voluntary benefits to our freelancers and temporary employees. Voluntary benefit options include supplemental medical insurance, transportation, and parking benefits, legal benefits, pet insurance, and auto and home insurance. You must be actively employed for 90 consecutive calendar days in order to be eligible for Publicis medical and voluntary benefits.

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Compensation Range: USD $121,315.00 - USD $174,300.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 10/12/2026.

About Saatchi & Saatchi

Saatchi & Saatchi is a global advertising agency headquartered in New York City. The company was founded in London in 1970 by brothers Maurice and Charles Saatchi and is now part of the Publicis Groupe, a French multinational advertising and public relations company. Saatchi & Saatchi has over 6,000 employees in 114 countries and provides a range of advertising and marketing services to clients in various industries, including automotive, consumer goods, financial services, and telecommunications. The company is known for its creative and innovative advertising campaigns, including the iconic 'Nothing is Impossible' campaign for Toyota. Saatchi & Saatchi has won numerous awards for its work, including Cannes Lions, Clios, and Effies.
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