Account Director - NY

ACCOUNT DIRECTOR

About Us:

Founded in 1983, Goodby Silverstein & Partners is a full-service advertising agency whose mission is to create experiences that reach millions and even billions, but seem to speak only to you. We call this effect mass intimacy. The smarter, braver work that results from this approach brings people closer to our clients’ businesses, gets them to care, and urges them to take action. Because great work is only great if it reaps results.

We’re cultivating an inclusive place where people do their very best work—work that moves people and contributes to culture. To that end, our staff and our work need to reflect the world around us. It’s why we look for interesting talent in unexpected places. At GS&P, inclusivity demands that all people and all voices are seen, heard and valued. We believe we are better people and a better agency when more perspectives and more stories are shared and included.

We’re making big strides toward these goals and are constantly excited by the difference it all makes.

ACCOUNT DIRECTOR

We are looking for an Account Director to join our outstanding Account Management department in our New York office. This role will offer a chance to work on two accounts, in two different categories.

We expect that, as an Account Director, you will no longer be managing projects but will be leading accounts or large pieces of accounts. Your job is more than helping make the trains run well and on time. It’s now about helping others make sure this happens. And, more importantly, it’s about guiding the process and decisions on where to lay new track. It’s a role that requires equal parts quality control and leadership.

For us, a great Account Director does the following:

• 1) Clearly defines the client’s business problem and gets people in the agency excited to work on it.
• 2) Provides their own point of view that is considerate of both the client’s and agency’s viewpoints but not necessarily beholden to either one of them.
• 3) Serves the needs of the individuals on their team and on the account.

Although you are the most senior person managing a team of people, this is not permission to act above the other people working on the account (especially the Account Managers). Instead, you need to work to serve their needs individual by individual. This means making time for them—even treating their time as more important than your own. This can’t be emphasized enough. The directors whom people like working with the most seem to be the ones who are most generous and open with their time.

4) Constantly set (and if necessary, change) the conditions on the account to allow people to do their best work.

Qualifications:

• You must have prior advertising-agency experience and have worked as an Account Director for 2–3 years.
• You have managed complex projects.
• You have worked on CPG and/or Financial services in the past.
• You know how to manage a team of people.
• You have experience with all facets of production, including managing a large broadcast shoot.
• Regarding compensation, the range below represents the low and high end of the base salary someone in this role may earn as a full-time employee of Goodby Silverstein & Partners in the United States. Salaries will vary on the basis of various factors, including but not limited to professional and academic experience, training, associated responsibilities, and other business and organizational needs. Salary decisions are dependent on the circumstances of each hire.
• $145,000–$165,000
• At GS&P, we strive to create an accessible and inclusive application and selection process. We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to job applicants who may require provisions to participate in the recruitment, selection and/or assessment processes. Should you require accommodation, please get in touch with our Talent Acquisition team by email at jobs@gspsf.com, and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.
• If you would like a chance to join an award-winning team, work with some of the best creative minds in the country and help a client get to remarkable work, we look forward to hearing from you.
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• Thank you.