Account Director - Senior Strategist

Job description

The Account Director is first and foremost a creative strategist – someone who understands how to take client objectives and KPIs and translate them into creative marketing solutions. From strategy and concepting to development and production, you will be working directly with the Founders of the company as we ideate, pitch and sell programs to new and existing clients.

The position requires an effective leader who will help bring our programs to life by managing a highly-skilled and experienced in-house production and design department, and communicating daily with clients and their partners.The position calls for a resourceful candidate who excels in client management, communication and organizational skills, creative problem solving and an exceptional attention to detail.As account lead, you manage mission critical documents such as the account timelines and presentation decks.You are also responsible for every assigned member of the project account team, with all members reporting into you. You must work well under pressure, have great people skills, assist with scheduling of key team members, and draft summaries and meeting notes to report back to the Founders.

Additionally, we seek candidates who are culturally savvy in tune with the worlds of art, design, fashion, music and travel. A background in luxury, media, hospitality and non-profit sectors are considered an asset.

This role also plays a part in growing The Gathery’s business. In addition to leading creative strategy and account management, you will help identify and cultivate new client relationships — someone naturally relationship-driven, comfortable in executive-level conversations, and confident opening the right doors for the agency. Experience selling branding, creative, experiential, or design services, or a background in agency business development or partnerships, is a strong asset.

The role is Monday through Friday, 10:00am to 6:00pm, with early mornings and/or late evenings as the business requires. You must be willing to work a flexible schedule – the deadline and our clients always comes first!

This is a full-time, salaried position with a base salary range of 100k-130k, commensurate with experience.

The Gathery is a creative, casual business environment with a small team of highly proficient and award-wining innovators.

Job Responsibilities include:

Ideation of innovative, informed ideas with a strong editorial POV

Developing and presenting Conceptual Decks, Trend Reports, Toolkits and other communication documents that provide creative guidance for new and existing opportunities and initiatives for our clients

This is to include distilling the client brief for our team, leading effective brainstorms, ideation of concepts, research into client or project landscape, and kicking off programs formally

Assign and liaise with the founders and art department to generate imagery and mood boards Developing presentations

Oversee content liaison with photographers and videographers, leading walkthroughs pre-program or pre-event to ensure adequate capture for our client’s and internal Gathery purposes

Account Work

Issuing contracts and ensuring they are executed in a timely manner (before project work begins)

Overseeing junior account team members on invoicing and payments with Gathery Finance and ensure the timely payment of invoices

Ownership of all mission critical documents throughout pitches and program productions including: Activation Decks, Timelines (event timelines are managed by Producers) and Budgets

Working with production team to generate timelines and activation deck updates

Enabling internal WIP touch bases with Co-Founders or Creative leads with ample time for feedback and edits prior to client presentations

Oversee junior account team members’ documents including: Brand Ambassador Guides, Sponsor Documents, Shot Lists, and other account documents

Overseeing the assigned account team members as project leader and the entire execution of a program to make sure the work is coherent and aligned with planning objectives, elevated design and client expectations

Understanding the client’s business and brand throughout the project life cycle to ensure briefs match client needs

Commanding and building a relationship with senior level clients to successfully influence them in thinking outside the box and in returning their business to the Gathery

Administration

Reporting up to the Founders weekly on progress of projects and initiatives, while being the “ear-to-the-ground” team member for relevant information to new business, client satisfaction, and other pertinent details

Lead with positivity creating a good working environment for all

Manage and mentor junior account team members. Allocating tasks accordingly

Manage account team in scheduling client presentations. Lead presentations in the absence of Creative Director or Founder

Assisting with other projects such as helping develop the company’s blog, social media, and assisting with the agency's external marketing and PR efforts

Inputting to co-founders and the director of production on the development of the Gathery Operations Handbook with periodic updating as needs arise

Business Development

Identify, pursue, and help convert new client opportunities aligned with The Gathery’s positioning and values

Build and maintain a pipeline of qualified prospects (CMOs, Brand Directors, Founders, Heads of Marketing, Experience, or Partnerships)

Lead or support initial conversations and discovery calls, focused on insight, clarity, and trust rather than pitching

Navigate multi-stakeholder sales cycles and translate client business challenges into strategic opportunities for The Gathery

Collaborate with Co-Founders on proposals, scopes, and deal structures for new business opportunities

Cultivate long‑term relationships with prospective and past clients that lead to repeat business and referrals

Track trends in branding, experiential marketing, hospitality, real estate, lifestyle, and cultural sectors, and share insights at weekly leadership meetings

Provide feedback on market signals, pricing sensitivity, and service demand to help refine The Gathery’s positioning and offerings

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Worksite address

new york, NY, 10261, US

Who can apply

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