Growth Director, M+C Saatchi North America

M+C Saatchi UK; New York (NY); On-site; USD 145,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Savings Account

401(k) retirement plan with company match

Employee wellness programs

Generous paid time off

Commuter benefits

Cellular phone allowance

Employee volunteer day

Job summary

A leading marketing agency in New York is seeking a Growth Director to spearhead new business initiatives. This pivotal role involves managing the business development pipeline and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Ideal candidates should possess 8–10 years of relevant agency experience, excellent communication skills, and a proactive mindset. The agency offers a competitive salary ranging from $145,000 to $165,000, along with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of experience in new business or growth roles within an agency environment.
• Proven success in managing integrated pitch processes with multiple stakeholders.
• Deep understanding of marketing, communications, and creative industries.

Responsibilities

• Identify and cultivate relationships with brand and marketing decision-makers.
• Manage the end-to-end new business pitch process.
• Maintain and add to core growth materials.
• Contribute to the new business pipeline.
• Collaborate with regional growth + marketing teams.

Skills

People skills

Project management

Communication skills

Solution-oriented mindset

Organizational skills

Tools

CRM software (e.g., HubSpot)

Job description

Growth Director, M+C Saatchi North America

We are looking for a Growth Director for M+C Saatchi North America at M+C Saatchi UK.

This role is focused on driving new business growth across M+C Saatchi North America. You will work directly with the Chief Growth Officer and Growth Directors across disciplines to identify, pursue, and convert opportunities that align with the agency’s strategic priorities.

Your primary objective will be to nurture and build a growth pipeline, manage the business development process from start to finish — from intelligence gathering to pitch processes and final outputs — ensuring that every pursuit reflects M+C Saatchi’s integrated, earned-first approach to creative solutions and commitment to Cultural Power.

Western content is primarily focused on business development. While you will collaborate with marketing counterparts and drive some marketing initiatives, this role is primarily focused on business development.

As part of the Regional Growth team and the broader M+C Saatchi North America growth community, this role will focus on building and nurturing new business relationships for our Issues + Reputations specialism (M+C Saatchi SSK) — with a focus on reputation-based advertising, social impact, and strategic advisory. Experience or a genuine interest in these areas is a strong plus.

We’re also looking for someone who can flex across categories — leading or supporting pitches beyond these core areas, such as consumer brands or B2B, particularly during high-volume periods when cross-regional collaboration is key.

Responsibilities

• Proactively identify and cultivate relationships with brand and marketing decision-makers, intermediaries, and partner agencies to build a robust and healthy new business pipeline.
• Manage the end-to-end new business pitch process, including resourcing for new business needs.
• Maintain and continue to add to core growth materials — including creds, case studies, and pitch materials.
• Manage and contribute to the new business pipeline, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and proactive planning in partnership with the Growth team.
• Collaborate with regional growth + marketing teams on regional workstreams.

What You’ll Bring

• 8–10 years of experience in new business or growth roles within an agency environment — agency experience is critical.
• Proven success in managing integrated pitch processes with multiple stakeholders.
• Deep understanding of marketing, communications, and creative industries, with strong commercial instincts.
• Strong verbal, written, and visual communication skills; an excellent presenter and writer.
• Proactive, organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple concurrent workstreams in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience using CRM or pipeline tools (e.g., HubSpot) to manage reporting is a plus.
• Ability to travel periodically.

What You’re Good At

• You thrive on being a true ‘people person’ — bringing together the right mix of talent, chemistry, and collaboration, uniting teams to deliver their best work.
• You bring optimism, resilience, and a solutions-oriented mindset to every challenge.
• You foster collaboration to gather information, form ideas, and plans, and then are able to take a leadership role in moving projects forward.
• You operate with a sense of urgency and are comfortable having multiple work streams running at a time to keep up momentum and create opportunity on multiple fronts.
• You’re a self-starter by nature — confident taking initiative and driving projects forward with minimal supervision — yet equally energized by being part of a collaborative team built on trust and mutual respect.
• You gain energy from seeking out, building and fostering relationships that lead to new and fruitful working relationships.
• You are passionate about M+C Saatchi’s purpose and work, and believe that the sum of the parts is greater than any individual contributor.

What You’ll Get

We offer a competitive salary ($145,000 – $165,000 based on experience), a comprehensive employer-subsidized benefits package including group medical, dental and vision coverage, Health Savings Account, 401(k) retirement plan with annual company match, employee wellness, commuter benefits, cellular phone allowance, generous paid time off, and an employee volunteer day to encourage social responsibility. All candidates must have the ability to work in the US; we are unable to sponsor any work visas for this role.

M+C Saatchi SSK as part of M+C Saatchi Group has pledged its commitment to create an inclusive culture. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate and bases all hiring decisions solely on merit, without regard to any personal characteristics. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know as part of your application.

All employee information is kept confidential according to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).