Director of Client Services

Turning the Corner

$120K — $130K *
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in an advertising, marketing, communications, or integrated media agency, or client-side agency relationship management.
  • Proven track record in managing complex, high-value client accounts and integrated campaigns.
  • Excellent skills in client strategy, relationship leadership, and project oversight.
  • Ability to balance strategic vision with attention to detail and practical execution.
  • Proactive mindset with the ability to foresee client needs and identify opportunities.
  • Experience working across various functions including creative, media, video, and project management.
  • Commitment to accountability, strong follow-through and financial acumen.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the strategic leader for major client accounts.
  • Gain deep understanding of clients' organizations and their challenges.
  • Lead client meetings and oversee integrated campaign deliverables.
  • Translate client conversations into actionable strategies and timelines.
  • Proactively address client needs and drive project progress.
  • Coordinate work with creative, media, and project-management teams.
  • Maintain client satisfaction by ensuring timely delivery of commitments.
  • Manage account growth and ensure financial health of client relationships.

Benefits

  • Flexible hybrid work schedule with office presence required at least two days per week.
  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
  • Paid time off (PTO) for personal leave.
  • 401(k) plan with company matching contributions.
  • Opportunity to work on meaningful client projects with potential for future leadership roles.
Full Job Description
Are you an experienced advertising agency leader who builds trusted client relationships and ensures exceptional work gets done?

Misfit is seeking a Director of Client Services to lead significant client relationships across public-sector, healthcare, banking and purpose-driven organizations. This is a hands-on leadership opportunity for a strategic, highly relational agency professional who can independently own complex accounts and coordinate integrated campaigns across creative, media, video and project teams.
What You'll Own
  • Serve as the strategic and relationship leader for one to two significant clients.
  • Understand each client's organization, audiences, priorities and business challenges.
  • Lead client relationships, meetings, integrated campaigns and deliverables.
  • Translate conversations into clear strategies, action items, timelines and ownership.
  • Anticipate client needs and proactively move the work forward.
  • Coordinate work across creative, media, video and project-management teams.
  • Ensure commitments are delivered accurately, on time and within scope.
  • Own account growth, scopes of work, budgets and the overall relational and financial health of assigned clients.
  • Manage up when executive input is needed while remaining willing to execute hands-on work.
  • Help shape the future of Client Services at Misfit.

This role will not initially have direct reports. A junior team member may eventually support the Director as the client portfolio and team grow.
Your First Year

Build trust and become a subject-matter expert on your assigned clients. Progress quickly toward independently leading client strategy, communication and campaign delivery. By the end of your first year, you will own significant client relationships with minimal executive oversight while delivering the proactive excellence that defines Misfit.
What You Bring
  • Meaningful experience working in an advertising, marketing, communications or integrated media agency, or extensive experience managing an agency relationship from the client side.
  • A successful record of leading complex, high-value client accounts and integrated campaigns.
  • Strong client strategy, relationship leadership and project oversight skills.
  • The ability to balance strategic thinking with attention to detail and hands-on execution.
  • A proactive mindset with the judgment to anticipate needs, identify gaps and determine next steps.
  • Confidence working across creative, media, video and project-management functions.
  • Strong accountability, follow-through and financial awareness.
  • A servant-leadership approach that combines humility, collaboration and high standards.

Experience in government outreach, public health, healthcare, behavioral health, education or banking is valuable but not required.
What Misfit Offers
  • Competitive base salary of $120,000-$130,000
  • Hybrid schedule with at least two days per week in a Misfit office
  • Health, dental and vision coverage
  • PTO
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Meaningful client work with potential for broader leadership
Location and Schedule

Candidates must live within reasonable commuting distance of Sacramento or Fresno, California, and work from a Misfit office at least two days per week.

This full-time leadership position requires flexibility based on client needs. Travel is limited and planned.

Ready to Make an Impact?

If you are an experienced Account Director, Group Account Director, Client Services Director or senior agency account leader who wants to combine client strategy, relationship leadership and hands-on execution, we'd love to hear from you.

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