Account Director: PAID MEDIA

MikeWorldWide; United States; Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Mental Health Days

Professional Training

Phone and Mental Health Stipend

Job summary

A leading marketing agency is seeking an Account Director to manage client relationships and oversee integrated media campaigns. Ideal candidates should have 7+ years of experience in digital media and a strong foundation in media strategy. This role can be performed remotely or in a hybrid setup, requiring candidates to be located on the East Coast due to client obligations. The position offers a competitive salary and generous benefits including unlimited PTO and professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in digital media, marketing, or client/account services.
• Strong foundation in paid media strategy and execution.
• Confidence in communicating with clients and synthesizing technical concepts.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary day-to-day contact for client stakeholders.
• Lead internal coordination of deliverables across teams.
• Prepare meeting agendas and manage approvals across campaign cycles.
• Support reporting workflows and translate performance data into insights.

Skills

Digital media experience

Client relationship management

Project management

Media fluency

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Tools

Google Analytics

Google Tag Manager

Job description

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Vice President, Talent Acquisition at MikeWorldWide (MWW)

MikeWorldWide (MWW) is seeking a strategic and detail-oriented Account Director to support a high-profile client in the energy sector. This role blends performance marketing execution with day-to-day client relationship management. Ideal candidates will bring experience overseeing integrated paid media campaigns, coordinating internal teams, and presenting insights and strategy recommendations directly to clients. The position requires strong media fluency, cross-functional project coordination skills, and a passion for delivering thoughtful, results-driven client service.

Location: Remote or Hybrid (NYC) | East Coast Required (Must work EST hours) Candidate must live in one of the following states due to client travel obligations (Quarterly):

Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Washington D.C, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, or Florida (Required)

Key Responsibilities

Client & Account Management

• Act as the primary day-to-day contact for client stakeholders, building strong relationships based on responsiveness, trust, and strategic insight.
• Lead the internal coordination of deliverables across media, creative, and analytics teams, ensuring on-time, high-quality execution.
• Prepare meeting agendas, lead client calls, recap next steps, and manage approvals across campaign cycles.
• Own internal documentation and campaign project tracking to ensure visibility into scopes, timelines, and performance expectations.
• Deliver bi-annual stakeholder presentations, inclusive of reporting results and strategic forward-looking recommendations.
• Partner with media planners and analytics teams to help translate business objectives into actionable paid media plans across programmatic, traditional mediums (linear TV/Broadcast), social, display, and video channels.
• Coordinate asset readiness, trafficking documentation, and campaign setup in collaboration with operations teams.
• Maintain familiarity with media KPIs and platform benchmarks to inform optimization recommendations and reporting context.
• Contribute to the development of strategic briefs and creative asset needs that align with channel best practices and performance goals.

Performance Reporting & Technical Support:

• Support reporting workflows in coordination with analytics and media teams, helping translate performance data into client-facing insights.
• QA campaign tracking infrastructure, ensuring consistency across Google Analytics, Tag Manager, and platform dashboards.
• Consolidate and present learnings in monthly and quarterly reports, surfacing trends, challenges, and actionable opportunities.

Budget Oversight & Resourcing:

• Maintain accurate budget documentation and allocation tracking across campaign phases.
• Collaborate with project managers and account leadership to ensure proper staffing across workstreams.
• Ensure documentation of scopes, billing timelines, and resource needs is clear and up to date.

Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience in digital media, marketing, or client/account services.
• Strong foundation in paid media strategy and execution, with familiarity across major platforms (Paid Social, YouTube, Programmatic, Traditional).
• Exceptional project management and organizational skills.
• Confidence in communicating with clients and synthesizing technical concepts into actionable insights.
• Proficiency in Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, and media planning/reporting tools.
• Experience in energy/utilities or regulated industries is a plus.
• Candidate must live in one of the following states due to client travel obligations (Quarterly): Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Washington D.C, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, or Florida (Required)

We believe in flexibility and have the structure to make that our reality. MWWLife is our robust suite of benefits, programs, and incentives designed to support our employees’ experience during every phase of their careers. Forged in the spirit of flexibility and growth, it’s about the freedom to live your best life, both personally and professionally, and embodies the culture of caring that we cultivate at MikeWorldWide.

Highlights Includes:

• Unlimited PTO
• Mental Health Awareness Days
• Friday Freeze
• Summer Fridays
• Professional Trainings and Workshops
• Phone and Mental Health Stipend
• Offices are closed between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day

Our Values:

At MWW, our values are what set us apart and give us the energy to move forward with confidence and excellence.

• Passion: We have a real passion for what we do. It’s why we get up every day and it’s what drives us to work harder, care more and execute flawlessly.
• Inclusivity: We’re inclusive – for real. Our respect and appreciation for diverse backgrounds and perspectives lead us to greater innovation, enhanced creativity, and richer experiences.
• Curiosity: Our endless curiosity opens us up to new ideas, collaboration, and growth. It drives our desire to immerse ourselves in the knowledge of others and the culture of the world about us.
• Empathy: Our authentic empathy gives us a sense of understanding which informs our work, enhances our ability to deliver for clients and elevates us from colleagues to family
• Independence: Our hard-earned independence gives us the freedom and flexibility to dream big, take risks and do what’s right – for our clients, our agency and each other
• Initiative: We have a spirited initiative – we’re fast, focused and fearless. It’s that confidence and pride in our ability to deliver exceptional work for exceptional clients.

Our Philosophy:

At MikeWorldWide, we are built to care. We care about each other, our clients, our work and our world. We have an inherent collective empathy that informs our ideas, energizes our work and elevates us from likable colleagues to beloved family.

We’re an independent agency and we care a lot about that. Our independence gives us the freedom and flexibility to dream big, take the risks worth taking, and to do the work worth caring about. Most importantly, it lets us do what’s right, for our employees, our families and friends, and of course, our clients.

Creating authentic and lasting connections for our clients—and the people who value those clients—is why we exist. We want them to be loved because their success is ours. And so, for them, we create work that people care about because now, more than ever, CARING COUNTS.

We celebrate diversity in our employees and partners, and we're committed to building a safe and inclusive workplace environment where we all can feel comfortable and thrive while we bring our best ideas to life. We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage future MWW families from traditionally underrepresented and underserved communities to apply.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Public Relations and Advertising

• Industries

  Advertising Services

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