Account Director

We’re looking for an Account Director who can lead complex client businesses with strategic clarity, operational rigor, and creative ambition.

This role is responsible for driving client growth, leading integrated teams, and ensuring the agency delivers bold, effective work that performs.

You’ll oversee account health across strategy, execution, financial performance, and team leadership—bringing focus, momentum, and accountability to both client relationships and internal teams.

Key Responsibilities
You build trusted partnerships and help clients navigate what’s next.

Serve as a senior strategic advisor to client leadership teams

Develop a deep understanding of client businesses, competitive landscape, customer behavior, and market dynamics

Translate business challenges into clear strategic direction and actionable opportunities

Identify and drive organic growth opportunities across accounts

Lead high-impact client conversations with confidence, clarity, and sound judgment

Anticipate risks, surface challenges early, and guide teams toward solutions

Build alignment and trust across client and agency stakeholders

Ensure the agency consistently delivers high-quality work and strong client partnership

Creative & Strategic Development

You help teams produce smarter, bolder, more effective work.

Partner with Strategy, Creative, Media, and Production teams to shape integrated marketing solutions

Guide the development of campaigns and initiatives from brief through execution

Champion work that is strategically grounded, creatively ambitious, and built to perform

Push teams toward stronger thinking, sharper insights, and more impactful ideas

Ensure work aligns with client objectives, brand standards, and business goals

Help teams prioritize effectively and maintain momentum across complex initiatives

Business & Operational Leadership

You lead the business behind the work.

Oversee the financial health of assigned accounts, including forecasting, scoping, staffing, and revenue management

Partner with Account Leadership and Finance to manage profitability and resource planning

Ensure scopes of work, budgets, timelines, and staffing plans support both client success and agency sustainability

Proactively identify and resolve operational, delivery, or scope-related risks

Lead cross-functional teams with clarity, accountability, and a solutions-oriented mindset

Establish strong working processes that improve collaboration, communication, and efficiency

Balance multiple priorities while maintaining a high standard for both the work and the team experience

You create clarity, accountability, and growth for the people around you.

Lead, mentor, and develop Account Leadership team members

Provide clear direction, actionable feedback, and ongoing coaching

Help teams navigate ambiguity, prioritize effectively, and solve problems proactively

Foster strong collaboration across departments and disciplines

Contribute to a culture of accountability, curiosity, inclusion, and continuous improvement

Support staffing decisions, team development, and long-term growth planning within the department

Who You Are

A strong client partner who builds trust and pushes for better outcomes

A strategic thinker who can translate business challenges into clear, compelling direction

A collaborator who works seamlessly across teams and disciplines

Someone who brings both structure and flexibility to the work

Naturally curious, proactive, and solutions-oriented

Comfortable in a fast-paced environment where priorities shift and expectations are high

Committed to high standards—for the work, the team, and yourself

Qualifications

8–10+ years of account management experience in an agency

Experience leading complex, integrated marketing initiatives across channels

Strong business acumen and strategic thinking skills

Proven ability to grow client relationships and identify new opportunities

Deep understanding of the creative development process and integrated campaign execution

Experience managing account financials, forecasting, staffing, and scopes of work

Confidence leading senior-level client conversations and presentations

Strong leadership presence with the ability to align and motivate cross-functional teams

Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills

Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment

A collaborative mindset and a high standard for the work

Curiosity, initiative, sound judgment, and a solutions-oriented approach

Here’s what we offer:

Hybrid flexibility - RP3 is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, so if you are DMV-based, that is definitely a bonus — but not a barrier. If you can get here by train, plane, or automobile, you are in the running. We want the right person, wherever they are.

A culture built on curiosity, kindness, accountability, and wildly original thinking

Company-paid health, life, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance

Employee-paid dental and vision plans

401(k) with immediate employer match

Inclusive, world-class family leave policy

Generous PTO - including Annual Leave, Sick Leave, Paid Holidays, Personal Time, and Karma Days

Summer Fridays - we shut down at 2 PM every Friday from Memorial Day to Labor Day

Voluntary benefits including commuter benefits and pet insurance

Salary Range: 100,000 - 125,000 Annual DOE

We believe in paying people fairly and transparently. Final compensation will reflect individual experience, qualifications, and internal equity considerations

RP3 is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team that reflects the clients and communities we serve. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Different perspectives make better work.

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