Now Hiring - Goodby, Silverstein & Partners - Media And Communication Account Director - New York or San Francisco in New York, NY

We are looking for an Account Director to join our outstanding Account Management Department in our New York or San Francisco office. This is not a remote role. We need someone who can come into either office some of the time. Please don't apply if you aren't within commuting distance of either of our offices, or willing to relocate.

This Account Director opening is focused on solving strategic questions for our client. This opportunity doesn't involve a ton of production. The right candidate will get excited about learning the ins and outs of how our client's business works. What kinds of factors positively or negatively impact the client's bottom line? What obstacles get in the way of the client's growth and expansion? And how can we, as strategic partners, help them solve these problems? If you've been looking for a chance to stretch strategically, this is a great role for you.

As an Account Director we expect that you are no longer managing projects but leading accounts or large pieces of accounts. Your job is more than helping make the trains run well and on time. It's now about helping others make sure this happens. And, more importantly, it's about guiding the process and decisions on where to lay new track. It's a role that requires equal parts of quality control and leadership.

For us a great Account Director does the following:

1) Clearly defines the client's business problem and gets people in the Agency excited to work on it.

2) Provides their own point-of-view that is considerate of both the Client's and Agency's viewpoints, but not necessarily beholden to either one of them.

3) Serves the needs of the individuals on their team and on the account.

Although you are the most senior person managing a team of people, this is not permission to act above the other people working on the account (especially the account managers). Instead, you need to work to serve their needs, individual by individual. This means making time for them – even treating their time as more important than your own. This can't be emphasized enough. The directors that people like working with the most seem to be the ones most generous and open with their time.

4.) Constantly set (and if necessary, change) the conditions on the account to allow people to do their best work.

Regarding compensation, the range below represents the low and high end of the base salary someone in this role may earn as a full-time employee of Goodby, Silverstein & Partners in the United States. Salaries will vary based on various factors including but not limited to professional and academic experience, training, associated responsibilities, and other business and organizational needs. Salary decisions are dependent on the circumstances of each hire.

$145,000 - $165,000

If you think you have the skills we are looking for, we hope you will apply.

Thank you.