Account Director

This Role

At Cocktail Academy, the Account Director is a strategy-heavy owner of the work.

This role leads the thinking behind what gets made, not just the process of making it. While senior leadership owns the client relationship, the Account Director owns the strategic throughline and executional integrity from first brief to final delivery. They translate ambiguous client asks into sharp positioning, clear frameworks, strong decks, aligned teams, and finished work that lands.

This is a hands-on senior role for a leader who is equally comfortable shaping the point of view, building the deck, directing cross-functional teams, and presenting to clients. It requires someone who can think, decide, and drive, not just manage timelines.

Core Function

Own the quality, clarity, and delivery of client work from brief to final output.

You are accountable for ensuring the work is:

• Strategically sound
• Clearly articulated
• Well-organized internally
• Delivered on time
• Shipped at a high level

What You’ll Do Strategy, Decks & RFP Leadership

Define and own the strategic approach, deliverables, and point of view for each engagement, leading RFP responses, pitches, and strategic decks from first blank slide to final presentation and determining what we deliver and how we deliver it.

Client Work Delivery

Own the end-to-end delivery of client work by translating goals into focused briefs, priorities, timelines, and action plans, and ensuring work delivered is complete, aligned, and at a high level.

Team Direction

Direct cross-functional teams across strategy, creative, experiential, and production by providing clear direction, fast decisions, and consistent leadership that maintains momentum and accountability.

Client-Facing Leadership

Lead client working sessions and presentations with confidence and clarity, presenting strategy, rationale, and execution plans while managing feedback and alignment across teams.

How to Apply

Please submit:

• Resume
• Portfolio or examples of decks / pitch work you led
• A short note on why this role resonates

careers@cocktailacademy.com