Integrated Account Director

Addison Group; Illinois; On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Addison Group seeks an experienced Integrated Account Director to lead complex client engagements in a fast-paced marketing environment in Chicago. You will steward integrated campaigns across creative, media, and analytics, ensuring strategic alignment and measurable outcomes.

You will mentor teams, drive revenue growth, and act as a trusted advisor to key clients, translating business objectives into compelling marketing programs and proposals.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of integrated account management experience at an agency.
• Proven primary client-facing lead for major accounts.
• Experience across creative/brand and media campaigns.
• Experience creating briefs, plans, and strategies.
• Financial fluency: SOWs, forecasting, and profitability.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary client lead for integrated media, brand, and creative programs.
• Build trusted client relationships and act as a strategic day-to-day advisor.
• Lead campaigns from strategy through execution and measurement.
• Translate objectives into marketing plans and proposals.
• Lead meetings, presentations, and strategic discussions.
• Develop briefs and planning documents.
• Partner with creative, media, analytics, strategy, and PM teams.
• Monitor performance, forecast revenue, SOWs, and profitability.
• Identify opportunities for account growth and expanded partnerships.
• Mentor and develop junior team members.
• Provide final QA of client deliverables.
• Analyze results and communicate insights to clients.

Skills

Integrated account management

Client relationship management

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic advisory

Revenue forecasting

Job description

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Integrated Account Director to join a collaborative, digitally driven marketing agency. This is a highly client-facing role responsible for leading integrated marketing programs, developing trusted client relationships, and partnering with cross-functional creative, media, analytics, and project management teams. The ideal candidate has a strong background leading account management within a marketing or advertising agency. Experience supporting travel, tourism, hospitality, or destination marketing clients is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary client lead for integrated media, brand, and creative programs.
• Build trusted client relationships and act as a strategic day-to-day advisor.
• Lead integrated marketing campaigns from strategy and planning through execution and measurement.
• Translate client objectives and business priorities into comprehensive marketing plans and proposals.
• Lead internal and client-facing meetings, presentations, campaign recaps, POVs, and strategic discussions.
• Develop and review creative briefs, campaign planning documents, messaging strategies, and integrated marketing plans.
• Partner closely with creative, media, analytics, strategy, project management, and business development teams.
• Monitor account performance, revenue pacing, forecasting, SOWs, and profitability.
• Identify opportunities for account growth and expanded client partnerships.
• Mentor and develop junior account team members.
• Provide final QA of client deliverables and ensure work meets client expectations and agency standards.
• Analyze campaign results and effectively communicate performance and key insights to clients.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of integrated account management experience within a marketing or advertising agency.
• Demonstrated experience serving as the primary client-facing lead for major accounts.
• Experience managing integrated campaigns across creative/brand and media channels.
• Strong experience developing creative briefs, campaign planning documents, and integrated marketing strategies.
• Financial fluency within an agency environment, including SOW management, revenue forecasting, budget pacing, profitability, and account growth.
• Experience leading cross-functional agency teams.
• Strong client presentation, communication, and relationship management skills.
• Executive presence and the ability to serve as a strategic advisor to clients.
• Experience mentoring and developing team members.Ability to work onsite in Chicago every Monday and Wednesday.

Preferred Qualifications

• Travel, tourism, hospitality, or destination marketing experience.
• Experience leading both creative/brand and media-focused programs.
• Strong understanding of digital and traditional marketing channels.
• Experience identifying and developing organic account growth opportunities.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a strategic and highly collaborative agency account leader who can balance client relationships, integrated campaign strategy, team leadership, and account financials. This person should be comfortable owning high-level client conversations while remaining closely involved in campaign execution and cross-functional delivery.