Account Director, Enterprise

Mission North•San Francisco, CA

1d•$130,000 - $160,000

About The Position

Mission North is seeking a proactive, curious, and impact-driven Director to lead day-to-day client programs and support growth within their Enterprise Technology Group accounts. This role involves a hands-on approach to delivering excellence for clients while mentoring a high-performing team. The company is a strategic communications agency for influential companies, focusing on building, protecting, and renewing their impact. They work with market-shaping brands and have an award-winning culture of curiosity.

Requirements

A minimum of 7-10 years of communications or PR agency experience, preferably with technology companies or related industries
Demonstrated experience developing, directing and executing strategic communications programs that blend PR, content marketing, social media and data
Experience helping disruptive technology companies develop compelling messaging, storylines and thought leadership platforms
Established relationships with top-tier trade media and bloggers, vertical market media and national and local business media
Experience running integrated PR programs, including paid content
Experience working with household names and emerging/disruptor brands in B2B technology, including data infrastructure and cloud, AI, cybersecurity, business process optimization, SaaS and other key elements of the modern business technology stack.

Responsibilities

Oversee a portfolio of Enterprise Tech clients; leading end-to-end execution of PR campaigns and programs, teams and stakeholders.
Be a trusted strategic partner to clients and a motivating team leader to account teams.
Synthesize complex technical concepts into compelling narratives and storylines that resonate with business, trade media, and new media.
Draft strategic deliverables, including campaign plans, media pitches, speaking and award submissions.
Engage with traditional and non-traditional media to drive awareness and secure coverage for clients.
Seek out creative ways to connect the dots between news cycles and client opportunities.
Serve as a key contributor in new business, including ideating and conceptualizing narratives, strategies and storylines, in partnership with senior leaders, and overseeing junior team members on building out content.
Cultivate the agency’s sphere of influence with agency peers, VCs, etc.
Manage 1-2 direct reports.