Group Account Director

Freelance Director, Account Leadership (CPG Agency)

Location - Denver (candidates must be in Denver Metro)
Work Model - Hybrid
Pay - $75-87 p/h

Overview
We are seeking a freelance, director-level Account Leader to support a high-profile CPG client within an agency environment. This is a heavy-hitting leadership role for someone with deep consumer packaged goods experience and a strong track record managing complex integrated accounts. The ideal consultant brings strategic account leadership, senior client counsel, and hands-on experience across retail, DTC, and production.

Contract Details
Freelance/contract engagement
20–40 hours per week
Initial term of 3+ months

Key Responsibilities
Serve as the senior day-to-day account lead for a CPG client, building trust with client stakeholders and agency partners
Provide strategic leadership across integrated marketing initiatives, from brief development through execution and delivery
Lead account planning, scopes, timelines, budgets, and resourcing across multiple workstreams
Partner closely with creative, strategy, media, production, and project management teams to ensure seamless execution
Advise clients on brand, campaign, retail, and direct-to-consumer initiatives with a strong understanding of the CPG landscape
Oversee production-related workflows, ensuring quality, efficiency, and alignment with client expectations
Identify risks, solve problems proactively, and keep programs moving in a fast-paced agency environment
Help drive account growth by spotting opportunities to expand services and deepen the client relationship
Present confidently to senior client stakeholders and serve as a steady executive presence across the business

Required Qualifications
10+ years of account management or account leadership experience, with significant time spent in an agency environment
Deep CPG experience is required
Proven success leading large, complex consumer brands and navigating matrixed client organizations
Strong experience with both retail/shopper marketing and DTC/e-commerce initiatives
Meaningful production experience, with the ability to oversee work from concept through final delivery
Director-level presence with the ability to operate strategically while also staying close to the work
Excellent communication, client management, and cross-functional leadership skills
Able to ramp quickly, provide immediate value, and operate with minimal oversight

Preferred Qualifications
Experience working on high-volume integrated campaigns for nationally recognized CPG brands
Comfort managing multiple stakeholders, shifting priorities, and quick-turn deliverables
Experience in fast-moving agency settings where strong judgment and executive presence are essential

Ideal Profile
Polished, credible, and client-facing
Strategic but highly pragmatic
Strong operator who can bring order to complexity
Comfortable rolling up their sleeves while leading at a senior level
Proven “AOR-style” account leadership background preferred

Benefits available to contract/temporary professionals, include medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance. Hired contract/temporary professionals are also eligible to enroll in our company 401(k) plan.

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