Account Director

Fallon; New York (NY); On-site; USD 97,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental and vision

401k

Paid time off

Parental and family care leave

Job summary

Fallon, a Creative-led advertising agency in New York, seeks an Account Director to drive ongoing business relationships from prospecting to long-term client management. You will oversee significant client engagements and collaborate with internal creative, strategy, and production teams to ensure high-quality, on-time, and on-budget delivery of services.

The role emphasizes mentoring account teams, identifying growth areas for the agency, and leading large-scale productions with a strong

Qualifications

• 8+ years of agency experience and proven leadership in client services.

Responsibilities

• Provide regular client business updates to the broader team.
• Lead the integrated agency team relationships and manage large-scale productions.
• Manage project scoping, estimations, and monthly burn/resource reports.
• Coordinate with Strategy and Creative Directors to finalize briefs and ensure on-time delivery.

Skills

Agency experience

Management experience

Strategic POV

High EQ

Cross-functional leadership

Job description

Company Description

On the day Fallon opened its doors without a single client, it did so under the headline, “A new advertising agency for companies that would rather outsmart the competition than outspend them.”

More than 40 years later, and this mantra is unwavering. We are a creatively-led agency who pinned our public reputation on our commitment to smarts.

Smart brands create something of value in the world: entertainment value, social value, and belief value. Smart brands are additive to peoples’ lives and to culture. They help build ideas in the world, and they leave something behind.

Overview

The Account Director has a passion for creativity and is responsible for developing ongoing business relationships from the prospect stage through existing account management. The Account Director leads and manages a significant piece of business, client engagements, and partnerships with internal creative, strategy, and production teams. The position is focused on, quality of service, and on-time, on-budget completion of the agency’s services. The quality of the work is paramount, and the Account Director is responsible for creating idea-friendly environments within the account service team and the client walls.

Responsibilities

• Provide regular client business updates to the broader team
• Work with finance and program management on monthly burn report and resource utilization
• Understand project deliverables and identify incremental creative opportunities
• Work with Fallon CMO to provide monthly updates for Sales Force
• Work with Strategy and Creative Directors to finalize briefs
• Lead Integrated Agency Team relationships
• Monthly hours/staffing report and review with client
• Lead all aspects of large-scale productions
• Work, in conjunction with Sr Director/GAD and Program Management, on project fee scoping/estimating
• Regularly identifies areas of growth for the agency
• Mentoring and Leading Account Supervisors and Managers

Qualifications

• 8+years of agency experience
• 2-3 years of managerial experience
• Experience working on large creative campaigns and complex productions; bonus points for experience working on Super Bowl campaigns
• High EQ
• Senior level strategic POV development
• Ability to manage cross disciple team
• Adept at identifies risks and pivots appropriately
• Strong business acumen

Additional Information

Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact [e-mail].

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation Range: USD $97,375.00 - USD $155,961.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third‑party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 11/15/2026.