Account Director

Fingerpaint Group; Cedar Knolls (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Fingerpaint Group is seeking a highly motivated Account Director to join our healthcare advertising team. The role provides leadership in account management, guiding day-to-day activities and strategic direction for clients.

You will oversee staff development, financial health of accounts, and stay ahead of industry trends to deliver exceptional results. Travel is required as part of the position, and you will collaborate with large multidisciplinary teams to present strategic plans, build

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher is preferred.
• 8–12 years of experience in a pharmaceutical or healthcare marketing agency.
• Effective presentation, mentorship, and client-facing skills.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the financial health of accounts.
• Deliver strategic client presentations, recommendations, and annual brand plans.
• Communicate strategy and tactical plans across large multidisciplinary teams.
• Maintain strong client relationships, ensuring overall satisfaction with the team and agency.
• Identify and cultivate client opportunities.
• Management and mentorship of junior team members.
• Actively monitor headlines for brand and competitor trends, and white space opportunities.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Leadership

Client management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Tools

Veeva systems

Job description

Description

Reset your expectations of a health and wellness agency. From our inception, Fingerpaint has been driven by an unstoppable collective spirit of possibility. It's that curiosity that's at the heart of everything we do. From our legendary people-first culture to the hundreds of Fingerpainters who define us, we've reimagined what it means to be a healthcare and wellness advertising agency. Here, creativity happens naturally—we attract top talent and give them a space to grow and collaborate.

The Opportunity: Role Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated and talented Account Director to join our dynamic team. The Account Director role will be responsible for providing leadership in account management, including day-to-day account activities and strategic guidance to clients. You must have a solid understanding of all things digital. You will be responsible for staff development and financial management, which includes proactive opportunities, and lean into industry trends and leverage lateral learning.

Note: Requires travel.

Key Responsibilities

Core Function

• Take ownership of the financial health of accounts.
• Deliver strategic client presentations, recommendations, and annual brand plans.
• Communicate strategy and tactical plans effectively across large multidisciplinary teams.
• Maintain strong client relationships, ensuring overall satisfaction with the team and agency.
• Identify and cultivate client opportunities.
• Management and mentorship of junior team members.
• Actively monitor the headlines for current brand and competitor news trends, and white space opportunity.

What You’ll Bring: Required Qualifications

• Education:
• Bachelor’s degree or higher.
• Experience:
• 8 to 12 years of experience in a pharmaceutical or healthcare marketing agency.
• Effective presentation, mentorship, and client-facing skills.

Specialized Knowledge

• Solid understanding of Veeva systems and client requirements.
• Understand brand fundamentals (positioning, messaging, creative concepts) and how they all work together.
• Possess deep knowledge of category and competitive set, as well as client pipeline.
• Understand FDA rules/regulations and life cycle of a brand.
• Fluent in market research methodology and approaches.
• Excellent understanding of the digital marketplace and ad formats.

Skills

• Master of industry trends and guidelines (eg, CAN-SPAM, privacy policy, etc).
• Ability to think strategically, creatively, and collaboratively.
• Ability to effectively lead and collaborate with multiple team members.

Preferred Qualifications (Nice To Have)

• Media, analytics, and measurement experience.

Don’t meet every single requirement? That’s okay! Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Fingerpaint, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles! Our team of qualified recruiters can match you with the right opportunity. Fingerpaint Group provides equal employment [and affirmative action] opportunities to all applicants and employees. We are proud to recruit qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, ethnic or national origin, protected veteran status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or citizenship status.