Account Director - Remote

Overview

Real Chemistry is looking for an Account Director to join our growing team! The Account Director is responsible for client relationships and serves as a trusted partner to clients. The ideal candidate for this role has a stellar client services reputation and is passionate about health care and digital health.

In Short

• Develop and maintain productive client relationships to ensure that recommendations and results surpass client expectations.
• Initiate ongoing communication with clients to manage expectations; ensure staffing resources and performance expectations are met; provide strategic counsel.
• Contribute to overall client financial management; establish and meet internal client revenue targets.
• Provide proactive counsel on research findings, the external marketplace, competitive pressures and brand influences.
• Lead multiple client engagements of varying sizes in a fast-paced environment.
• Collaborate to drive strategic solutions that respond to business and communications challenges.
• Identify new opportunities to help Real Chemistry’s business and brand.
• Build thoughtful, clear, concise decks that outline business objectives.
• Encourage and lead internal teams to ensure technical and operational excellence in all executions.
• Manage execution and project challenges, utilizing technical and influence skills to problem solve and keep projects timely and on-budget.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing or a related field or equivalent experience is required.
• 8+ years in a professional environment within the public relations, communications, and / or advertising industries.
• Proficiency in the constantly evolving digital landscape and the impact to clients’ business.
• Exceptional project management skills; demonstrated ability to meet timelines, prioritize, and manage detailed budgets.
• Outstanding business & data communication skills.
• Proven ability to lead account teams and become a trusted client partner.
• Experience identifying organic new business; some exposure to new business pitch work.
• Some management experience of junior staff required.
• High energy, able to effectively operate in fast-paced, growing and evolving environment.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefit program and perks tailored to your region.
• Free snacks to keep you running all day long.
• Generous holiday and paid time off.
• Options for private medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Mental wellness coaching and support.
• Access to more than 13,000 online classes with LinkedIn Learning.