Lead Account Director

Hire Digital

$90K — $120K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-10+ years in digital marketing, advertising, or creative agency
  • Proven account management for enterprise or mid-market clients
  • Experience leading cross-functional digital teams
  • Strong project and delivery management skills
  • Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication
  • Knowledge of SEO, Paid Media, Content Marketing, and Analytics
  • Proficiency in project management tools like Asana or Jira
  • Must work during US Central Time hours

Responsibilities

  • Own and nurture executive-level client relationships
  • Lead execution across multiple retainer accounts
  • Coordinate multidisciplinary teams from various specialties
  • Manage project scope, budgets, priorities, and timelines
  • Enhance internal processes and operational workflows
  • Ensure high-quality client deliverables
  • Identify growth opportunities and aid client retention
  • Collaborate with agency leadership to optimize operations

Benefits

  • Dynamic and fast-paced agency environment
  • Opportunity to work with diverse clients and industries
  • Strong emphasis on operational excellence and quality standards
  • Opportunity for professional growth and career advancement
  • Collaborative team culture with various expert disciplines
Full Job Description
We're looking for an experienced Lead Account Director who thrives in a fast-moving agency environment.

You'll serve as the primary strategic partner to key clients while leading delivery across multiple accounts, ensuring projects are properly scoped, executed efficiently, and delivered to the highest standards. This role combines client leadership, delivery management, operational excellence, and commercial growth.

Requirements
Responsibilities
  • Own executive-level client relationships and serve as the primary strategic advisor.
  • Lead delivery across multiple retainer accounts from planning through execution.
  • Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across Digital Marketing, SEO, Paid Media, Web Development, Design, Email & CRM.
  • Manage project scope, priorities, timelines, budgets, and resource allocation.
  • Improve internal processes and operational workflows.
  • Ensure consistent quality across all client deliverables.
  • Identify account growth opportunities and contribute to client retention.
  • Partner directly with agency leadership to scale operations.
Requirements
  • At least 5-10+ years in a digital marketing, advertising, or creative agency.
  • Proven experience managing enterprise or mid-market client accounts.
  • Experience leading cross-functional digital teams.
  • Strong project and delivery management skills.
  • Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication.
  • Comfortable discussing SEO, Paid Media, Content Marketing, Web Development, Email Marketing and Analytics.
  • Experience with Asana, ClickUp, Monday.com, Jira or similar PM platforms.
  • Ability to work during US Central Time business hours.

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