Account Director

FutureBrand; City of Syracuse (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

FutureBrand in Cincinnati, OH and Syracuse, NY seeks an Account Director to lead and grow key client partnerships at the intersection of strategy, design, and business impact.

The role requires turning client needs into actionable strategies, guiding cross-functional teams, managing budgets, and driving growth while maintaining brand standards.

Travel up to 50% and a focus on delivering exceptional work across spatial design projects.

Qualifications

• Experience executing spatial design projects.
• Strong strategic thinking across brand, design, and business.
• Ability to lead complex projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent organizational skills managing multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead with influence and build deep client relationships.
• Translate client needs into actionable strategies and creative direction.
• Manage client engagements including retail audits, planning meetings, design presentations, installs and walkthroughs.
• Oversee budgets, forecasting, and billing to maintain financial health.
• Identify growth opportunities and define new scope.
• Coordinate with Strategy, Design, and Project Management to deliver work.
• Drive team alignment and cross-functional collaboration.

Skills

Spatial design

Brand strategy

Client relationships

Project management

Ambiguity navigation

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, or related field

Job description

Who We Are

At FutureBrand, our mission is to create a more positive world through branding. And doing so is our passion. Every day, everywhere, brands impact our lives and the decisions we make, from our health, money, and home to the energy we consume, the resources we use, and how we connect with the world around us. The most successful brands create positive, sustainable change, for today, and for the future.

Agency

FutureBrand

Job Function

Account Management and Growth

Job Subfunction

Account Management

Job Description

Account Director

Location

Cincinnati, OH; Syracuse, NY

Who We Are

At FutureBrand, our mission is to create a more positive world through branding. And doing so is our passion. Every day, everywhere, brands impact our lives and the decisions we make, from our health, money, and home to the energy we consume, the resources we use, and how we connect with the world around us. The most successful brands create positive, sustainable change, for today, and for the future.
Internally, we are building a culture that is aligned to our values of being progressive, adaptable, collaborative, and empowering. Our community is one that celebrates everyone’s individuality and provides an equitable culture where everyone can thrive and achieve their full potential.

The Opportunity

We’re looking for Account Director to lead and grow some of our most important client partnerships.

This is not a traditional account role. You will operate as a strategic business partner with a consultant mindset, someone who can navigate complexity, connect dots across disciplines, and unlock new opportunities for both our clients and our business. You’ll also offer knowledge and solutions when it comes to implementing design in physical spaces.

You’ll sit at the intersection of strategy, creativity, and commercial impact and execution, bringing clarity to ambiguity and momentum to ideas.

What You’ll Do

• Lead with Influence
• Build deep, trusted client relationships that drive influence and action
• Lead clients through ambiguity with clear recommendations
• Translate client needs into actionable strategies and creative direction
• Lead client engagements including retail audits, construction planning meetings, design presentations, installs and final walkthroughs
• Professional assessment of the final work output to ensure it meets the needs of the projects and FutureBrand standards
• Practice a high degree of excellence in the quality of our work
• Coordinate with production team members throughout the execution process to ensure that feasibility checks are being done

Drive Growth & Impact

• Own financial health of accounts including scoping, estimating, forecasting, and billing
• Monitor project performance against budgets and proactively manage risks or variances
• Identify and define new opportunities for growth and incremental scope
• Lead client meetings, presentations, and strategic work sessions
• Lead vendor engagements
• Manage vendor relationships, from bidding, selections and through to execution, ensuring deliverables are produced accurately, on time, and within budget
• Develop clear briefs with measurable KPIs to guide cross-functional teams

Connect Strategy to Execution

• Translate business challenges into clear, actionable briefs and direction
• Partner closely with Strategy, Design, and Project Management to deliver exceptional work
• Champion creative ideas internally and externally with clarity, conviction, and craft
• Drive team alignment, ensuring seamless execution from concept to delivery
• Ensure every output aligns to a bigger, cohesive vision
• Identify and improve internal processes to enhance efficiency and output
• Maintain visibility with leadership on account health, risks, and opportunities
• Engage in contingency planning and recommend solutions
• Identify “watchouts” or red flags that could impact originally set parameters

Build & Elevate Teams

• Lead cross-functional teams with clarity, energy, and accountability
• Drive smarter ways of working—refining processes to be more agile and effective
• Maintain visibility on account health, risks, and opportunities with leadership

What You Bring

Qualifications & Skills

• Experience in the execution of spatial design projects
• Strong strategic thinking with a deep understanding of brand, design, and business
• Proven ability to lead complex projects with clients in a fast-paced environment with changing dynamics
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities at various stages throughout a creative execution process
• Commercially minded with accountability for revenue and growth
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and driving clarity
• Excellent natural problem-solving skills, and a desire to continuously improve
• Strong attention to detail

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, or related field
• 5-7+ years of experience in marketing, communications, design consultancy, or construction environment or other related discipline required.
• Demonstrated success with managing and growing client relationships

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Travel up to 50% of the time.
• Ability to lift in excess of 25 pounds.

Equal Opportunity Statement

FutureBrand is an equal opportunity employer. We believe diverse perspectives lead to better ideas and stronger outcomes, and we are committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone can succeed.

Salary Range

Post at $90,000 - $100,000

$90,000 - $100,000

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$90,000 - $100,000