Experiential Accounts Director

Critical Playground LLC; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Mythology, an independent creative agency in New York, is looking for an Account Director to join its team in New York. You’ll lead our retail and experiential accounts end to end—from concept through construction—working closely with clients, our creative teams, and fabricators.

Based in our New York studio, you’ll own scopes, schedules, and budgets, mentor the team, and ensure projects ship on time while upholding bold creative work and excellent client service.

Qualifications

• Must be able to lead client relationships and build trust with stakeholders.
• Experience creating and managing SOWs, schedules, and budgets.
• Strong communication and collaboration with internal teams and vendors.
• Background in architecture, interior design, or design/construction projects is a plus.

Responsibilities

• own client relationships. Be the senior day-to-day contact for retail and experiential accounts – building trust with client stakeholders, anticipating needs, navigating hard conversations, and turning good projects into long-term partnerships
• own scopes, schedules, and budgets. Author and manage SOWs, drive build-out schedules from design development through install and punch list, and keep budgets honest – flagging risk early and protecting both the client’s budget and the work
• run the build. Steer vendors, fabricators, GCs, and client AORs – sourcing the right partners, negotiating well, and orchestrating them as one team so what opens matches what we designed
• lead and mentor. Work closely with the internal creative team, setting the standard for how Mythology shows up in the room and on the job site

Skills

Client leadership

Budget management

SOW development

Build-out scheduling

Vendor management

Clear communication

Mentoring

Job description

Mythology, an independent creative agency in New York, is looking for an Account Director to join its team in New York. You’ll lead our retail and experiential accounts end to end—from concept through construction—working closely with clients, our creative teams, and fabricators.

Based in our New York studio, you’ll own scopes, schedules, and budgets, mentor the team, and ensure projects ship on time while upholding bold creative work and excellent client service.