Director, Partnerships & Client Growth

Stagwell Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

401k program

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Stagwell Inc. in New York is seeking a Director of Account Management & Partnerships to lead day-to-day client and media partner relationships, ensuring excellent service, smooth execution, and effective management of contracts and agreements.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, relationship-driven, and comfortable coordinating across multiple stakeholders to grow and protect brands’ investments in news media.

Qualifications

• 4-7 years of experience in account management, client service, partnerships, advertising, marketing, or related field.
• Strong client service skills with day-to-day relationship management across multiple accounts.
• Experience managing contracts, commercial agreements, renewals, and related processes.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication; ability to build trusted relationships with stakeholders.
• Experience with media companies, publishers, or media investment programs is a plus.
• Proactive, solutions-oriented, able to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day relationships with clients and media partners, serving as a trusted point of contact and ensuring timely communication, responsive service, and proactive issue resolution.
• Manage ongoing client accounts and publisher relationships, tracking deliverables, facilitating regular meetings, and ensuring commitments are met.
• Oversee the development, review, execution, renewal, and tracking of contracts and media barter agreements, coordinating with legal, finance and media sellers.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with news publishers, helping manage the operational and commercial details of partnerships and identify opportunities to strengthen collaboration.
• Monitor media investment commitments, contract terms, deliverables, and timelines to ensure accurate tracking and accountability across accounts.
• Work closely with internal teams, including sales, strategy, finance, legal, and communications, to ensure alignment and seamless execution across client and partner engagements.
• Develop and maintain organized systems, workflows, and documentation for account management, contract tracking, partner communications, and renewals.
• Identify opportunities to deepen existing client relationships, improve partner engagement, and support continued brand investment in news media.

Skills

Account management

Client service

Partnerships

Advertising & marketing

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Stagwell Inc. in New York is seeking a Director of Account Management & Partnerships to lead day-to-day client and media partner relationships, ensuring excellent service, smooth execution, and effective management of contracts and agreements.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, relationship-driven, and comfortable coordinating across multiple stakeholders to grow and protect brands’ investments in news media.