Remote Account Director: Strategy & Growth Leader

Brilliant Infotech Inc.; New York (NY); Remote; USD 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Fabulous Fridays (office closed 3pm)

Job summary

Brilliant Infotech Inc. in New York seeks an Account Director to lead integrated programs for major clients, owning strategy, creative direction, and the client relationship from planning through delivery.

This is a fully remote role reporting into earned media leadership and collaborating across PR, influencer, affiliate, paid, and events. You will drive strategic counsel, campaign development, and team leadership while leveraging AI to work smarter and deliver measurable ROI.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience as a day-to-day client lead, not solely a contributor.
• Experience managing and developing people.
• Working knowledge across earned media, influencer, affiliate, paid media, events.
• Strong, current media relationships and a portfolio of top-tier placements you secured yourself.
• Hands-on experience writing pitches and press materials that get picked up, not just reviewing someone else's.
• Fluency with media databases and monitoring tools such as MuckRack, Cision or Qwoted.
• Comfortable using AI tools day to day, with examples of how you've used them.
• A proactive, self-starter attitude with a passion for staying ahead of trends.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior day-to-day contact on the agency's largest integrated accounts.
• Provide ongoing, consistent strategic counsel that builds client trust.
• Present recommendations, plans and results to client leadership.
• Own the health of the account, including scope, budget and renewal conversations alongside agency leadership.
• Develop and implement public relations strategies aligned to client business goals.
• Build campaigns from a blank page: product launches, brand moments, media and influencer events, creative mailers.
• Lead media training and briefing document development for client spokespeople and experts.
• Monitor daily trends and competitor coverage, and turn them into fast trend-jacking opportunities.

Skills

Client leadership

People development

Media relationships

Pitch writing

AI tools usage

Team collaboration

Trend awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing/Communications or related field

Tools

MuckRack

Cision

Qwoted

Job description

Brilliant Infotech Inc. in New York seeks an Account Director to lead integrated programs for major clients, owning strategy, creative direction, and the client relationship from planning through delivery.

This is a fully remote role reporting into earned media leadership and collaborating across PR, influencer, affiliate, paid, and events. You will drive strategic counsel, campaign development, and team leadership while leveraging AI to work smarter and deliver measurable ROI.