Strategic Growth Director – National Accounts

UnitedMasters | Translation; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

UnitedMasters, Inc. is seeking a Senior Business Director to join Translation in New York. You will guide senior client relationships, shape strategic direction, and lead cross‑functional teams to deliver high‑impact work for a flagship national account.

You will drive organic growth, manage profitability, and balance client needs with creative ambition, execution feasibility, and team health within a fast‑moving, high‑visibility environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience leading integrated client relationships within a creative, marketing, or communications agency.
• Proven experience owning senior client relationships, complex integrated campaigns, organic growth, account economics, and cross‑functional team leadership for a major consumer brand.
• Experience coaching and developing account leadership talent while independently navigating high‑stakes client and business decisions.

Responsibilities

• Own the overall health, performance, growth, and senior client relationships for a flagship national account.
• Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to Director-level stakeholders, shaping agendas, influencing decisions, and constructively challenging clients with a clear point of view.
• Translate complex business, consumer, category, and cultural dynamics into clear strategic direction and stronger creative work.
• Lead integrated teams across Business Leadership, Strategy, Context, Creative, Program Management, Production, Analytics, and Partner Agencies.
• Ensure work meets Translation’s standards for strategic rigor, creative ambition, cultural excellence, and client readiness before presentation.
• Develop and drive the organic growth strategy, identifying and converting opportunities across stakeholders, business units, audiences, and workstreams.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Executive presence

Client relationship mgmt

Cross-functional leadership

Job description

UnitedMasters, Inc. is seeking a Senior Business Director to join Translation in New York. You will guide senior client relationships, shape strategic direction, and lead cross‑functional teams to deliver high‑impact work for a flagship national account.

You will drive organic growth, manage profitability, and balance client needs with creative ambition, execution feasibility, and team health within a fast‑moving, high‑visibility environment.