Account Director

Zulu Alpha Kilo•New York, NY

2d•$150,000 - $170,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Z.A.K. New York is seeking an Account Director for its Brooklyn, NY office. The role is hybrid, with three days per week in the office. The Account Director is a senior day-to-day point of contact for clients and the internal team, responsible for managing integrated campaigns, building trusted relationships, guiding strategic and creative work, and overseeing account planning, administration, and resources. The role also includes developing direct reports and coordinating communication among the agency, clients, and partner agencies. Z.A.K. New York is a full-service creative agency launched in 2022, with a start-up environment and a deliberately flat structure. The agency says its team has extensive experience at New York agencies and is supported by a 170-person office in Canada. It describes its culture as curious and caring, and encourages employees to be strategic, creative, and entrepreneurially minded. Zulu Alpha Kilo is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive and accessible workplace.

Requirements

At least 8 years of experience in an advertising creative agency.
Strong relationship-building skills and an entrepreneurial spirit; ability to champion creative thinking and embrace challenges.
Ability to work under pressure and rally a team to meet deadlines in a fast-paced creative environment.
Ability to take initiative independently and follow up thoroughly.
Extensive digital and broadcast production experience.
Highly organized, collaborative, receptive to change, and detail-focused.
After-hours work and overnight travel to meetings, shoots, and/or post sessions may be required from time to time.

Responsibilities

Serve as the key senior day-to-day point of contact for clients and the internal team, building trusting professional relationships with clients, colleagues, and partners.
Maintain proactive, consistent communication with the GAD and/or MD regarding account status.
Manage and execute fully integrated campaigns across digital, interactive, social marketing, and traditional above-the-line channels.
Influence, drive, and sell integrated strategic initiatives.
Help ensure high-quality creative work by sharing knowledge of the client’s business, brand, and category and exercising strong creative judgment.
Cultivate strong relationships and partner effectively with all internal agency functions.
Work with strategic and creative partners to develop short- and long-term client strategies and opportunities, including creative opportunities and revenue growth.
Lead annual planning processes, statements of work, and resource allocations.
Oversee account administration, apply fiscal acumen, drive process, and troubleshoot day-to-day account issues.
Own communication among the agency, client, and partner agencies, including media, retail, digital, and PR, to support seamless collaboration.
Support the professional development of direct reports and conduct performance reviews.