Account Director

The MX Group; Burr Ridge (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

The MX Group is a leading B2B marketing agency seeking an Account Director to lead a cross-functional team focused on full-funnel, brand-to-demand strategies for enterprise clients in the U.S. The role emphasizes strategic partnership with C-suite stakeholders and delivering measurable business impact.

You will guide teams across strategy, creative, media, martech, and data to drive pipeline, revenue, and client growth, while owning account strategy and client success within a dynamic agency

Qualifications

• 8–10+ years of B2B marketing experience, including agency leadership of integrated brand-to-demand programs.
• Proven ability to design and drive full-funnel strategies connecting marketing to pipeline, revenue, and outcomes.
• Experience with complex B2B tech categories and enterprise buying journeys.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the strategic lead for clients, building trusted C-suite relationships and translating objectives into marketing strategies.
• Lead cross-functional teams across strategy, creative, media, martech, and data to deliver cohesive programs.
• Turn performance data into insights that connect marketing to pipeline and revenue impact.
• Guide integrated campaign strategy across paid, owned, earned, and ABM channels with strong measurement and optimization.
• Own account strategy, operations, client success, reporting, and executive communication.
• Identify opportunities to expand client partnerships and drive account growth.

Skills

B2B marketing experience

Account leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic partnership

Executive communication

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in marketing/advertising/communications

Tools

ABM platforms

CRM/MAP

Analytics tools

Marketing automation

Job description

Join one of the largest and fastest-growing independent B2B agencies in the country. In this role, you will lead a cross-functional team of account management, strategy, creative, media, and martech professionals, delivering work that makes a measurable impact for our clients. You will serve as a trusted strategic partner to clients ranging from Fortune 500 enterprises to high-growth challenger brands, guiding them across research and business strategy, brand-to-demand integration, digital experience, martech and data, and market activation.

The Account Director will specifically work on one of MX's clients where it is a full-funnel, brand-to-demand agency-of-record relationship with a fast growing company repositioning from a category-specific narrative into broader category leadership. The role is representative of the caliber of accounts our Account Directors run.

What You’ll Do

• Serve as the strategic lead for clients, building trusted C-suite relationships and translating business objectives, market dynamics, and competitive insights into integrated brand-to-demand marketing strategies.
• Lead cross-functional teams across strategy, creative, media, martech, and data to design and deliver cohesive, full-funnel marketing programs—not disconnected channel tactics.
• Turn performance data into actionable insights that connect marketing efforts to pipeline quality, revenue impact, and business growth.
• Guide integrated campaign strategy and execution across paid, owned, earned, and ABM channels while ensuring strong measurement, attribution, and optimization.
• Own account strategy, operations, and client success, including stakeholder alignment, reporting, workflows, team accountability, and executive-level communication.
• Identify opportunities to expand client partnerships, drive account growth, and influence go-to-market strategies that help clients outperform competitors.
• Manage account teams and collaborate across agency disciplines to deliver exceptional client experiences and strategic outcomes.
• Represent MX with executive presence in client meetings, business reviews, and pitches.

What We’re Looking For

• 8–10+ years of B2B marketing experience, including recent agency experience leading integrated brand-to-demand programs.
• Proven ability to design and drive full-funnel strategies that connect marketing activity to pipeline, revenue, and business outcomes.
• Experience with complex B2B technology categories (cybersecurity, SaaS, identity, or similar) and enterprise buying journeys preferred.
• Strong understanding of B2B martech, ABM, media, CRM/MAP, analytics, and attribution platforms; able to guide teams and translate data into strategy.
• Experience managing enterprise accounts and leading cross-functional teams across strategy, creative, media, and data.
• Strategic, consultative leader with a track record of proactive client guidance and executive-level influence.
• Strong presentation and communication skills with the ability to engage C-suite and senior stakeholders.
• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, advertising, communications, or related field.

Compensation Range

$140,000 - $150,000 annually + bonus potential. MX believes it will pay this pay range for this position at the time of this posting. Compensation will be determined based on the applicant's experience, skills, and qualifications, in addition to the requirements of the position. MX reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. This role qualifies for MX's benefits offering, including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and paid time off.

About Us

A leading B2B marketing agency, MX is one of the fastest-growing agencies in the U.S. and was named B2B Marketing’s Agency of the Year in 2022. We consistently receive awards for both our work and our company culture, including being named one of the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in Chicago for nine years in a row and the Best and Brightest in the Nation for the third consecutive year. We help our clients elevate their brands, drive demand & increase loyalty through a combination of: Strategy & Insights, Creative & Production, Content Marketing, Digital Marketing & Media, Lead Gen & Nurture, Channel Marketing, Digital Experience, and Martech & Data.

MX is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. That means we not only provide equal opportunity and consideration to all employees and applicants for employment — we welcome it. We won’t unlawfully discriminate on the basis of gender identity or expression, race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, physical or mental disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, and any other category protected by law, because we believe diversity drives us to deliver more valuable and meaningful experiences to clients and employees.

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