Account Director

Omnicom Health Medical Communications; New York (NY); On-site; USD 105,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Omnicom Health Medical Communications is seeking an Account Director to lead strategic partnerships, manage multi‑channel campaigns, and drive growth for healthcare brands.

You will mentor teams, partner with senior leaders, and optimize profitability while guiding projects from brief to launch in a fast‑paced agency environment, with an in‑office work requirement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• 6+ years of industry experience (healthcare/pharma advertising preferred).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong expertise in digital, media, social, and analytics.
• Proven leadership experience with strategic thinking and problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi‑channel client campaigns, meeting expectations, timelines, and budgets in collaboration with Project Management.
• Strategically manage brands through launches, positioning, and campaigns, providing proactive recommendations.
• Foster team growth through mentorship, performance goal‑setting, and development planning.
• Collaborate with internal teams, finance, and senior management to drive business objectives and resolve conflicts.
• Identify organic growth opportunities and optimize account strengths.
• Utilize agency resources creatively across digital, media, social, analytics, and new business pitches.

Skills

Strong communication

Leadership

Digital/Analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree (preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

About The Job

Lead strategic partnerships and drive business growth as an Account Director. In this pivotal role you will foster strong client relationships, spearhead project initiatives, and optimize workload profitability. As a team leader you will mentor and guide internal teams, cultivating talent and powering collaborative success.

Agency

Omnicom Health Medical Communications

Job Function

Account Management and Growth

Job Subfunction

Account Management

Job Title

Account Director

A Day In The Life

• Lead multi‑channel client campaigns, meeting expectations, timelines, and budgets in collaboration with Project Management.
• Strategically manage brands through launches, positioning, and campaigns, providing proactive recommendations.
• Foster team growth through mentorship, performance goal‑setting, and development planning.
• Collaborate with internal teams, finance, and senior management to drive business objectives and resolve conflicts.
• Identify organic growth opportunities, evaluate cross‑functional ideas, and optimize account strengths.
• Utilize agency resources creatively, staying adept in digital, media, social, analytics, and new business pitch processes.

What You Will Need

• Bachelor's degree (preferred).
• 6+ years of industry experience, preferably in healthcare and pharma advertising.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong expertise in digital, media, social, and analytics.
• Proven leadership experience, with strategic thinking, problem‑solving, and forward‑thinking approach.
• Salary: $105,000 - $145,000.

Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in‑office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom’s corporate group already require five days of in‑office attendance.

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