Account Director - Environmental Advocacy & Marketing

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and strengthen client partner relationships through proactive and clear communication.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior marketing, brand, and communication leaders by maintaining a deep understanding of partner business objectives.
• Lead partner meetings, document agendas, strategic discussions, and action items, and ensure follow-up.
• Address and resolve conflicts, engaging in productive dialogue even with conflicting views.
• Identify partner requirements and collaborate with multi-disciplinary colleagues and/or vendors to develop and implement creative solutions that address partners' needs.
• Provide strategic direction, guiding a multi-disciplinary team to execute large-scale, multichannel marketing programs.
• Offer counsel to client partners rooted in business context, trends, and data to enhance briefs and strategic marketing plans.
• Oversee account/brand program pacing reviews and communicate required tradeoffs and prioritizations.
• Develop scopes of work, ensure account financial health, and deliver work on budget and according to proper terms.
• Communicate clearly and skillfully when presenting to marketing & program leaders to align visions.
• Oversee the development and presentation of materials, providing strategic insights to shape the narrative.
• Synthesize detailed information and apply business knowledge to offer proactive solutions, enhancing partner trust and satisfaction.
• Autonomously manage or oversee multiple campaigns or creative projects simultaneously.
• Facilitate cross-departmental and vendor collaboration, guiding decisions to ensure a cohesive campaign strategy, seamless execution, and comprehensive performance evaluation.
• Review work to ensure strategic quality and timely deliverables that align with partner expectations.
• Offer guidance and prioritization to partners on quarterly project plans and specific deliverables with inputs from project management and SMEs.
• Independently lead and make decisions balancing partner and internal department goals.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree with 6+ years of experience working in the industry preferably at advertising agencies or in-house creative/media centers of excellence.
• A candidate may also have a Master's Degree with 4+ years of experience or a Ph.D. with 1+ years of experience.
• A non-degreed candidate will have 10+ years of experience.
• Passion for the outdoors, conservation initiatives, and revitalizing our environment through advocacy and marking campaigns.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience with conservation and sustainability brands and/or work.
• Prior experience with global policy and/or advocacy work.
• Strategic creative, brand, and media experience with digital marketing expertise, including prior experience stewarding work across the following formats: Website, Video, Events & Experiences, Print, and Grassroots/Community Activation.
• Proficiency in storytelling to enhance partner trust and satisfaction.
• Expertise in providing strategic guidance and advice to partners.
• Experience with offline and online integrated marketing campaigns.
• Forward-thinking and innovative approach to strategic concepts and cross-disciplinary work.
• Strong problem-solving, judgment, critical thinking, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to navigate fast paced and ever-shifting landscapes and continue to define and refine overall approach.
• Excellent people and influence management skills.
• Proven track record of managing complex partner relationships and working across interdisciplinary teams.
• Clear, persuasive presentation style.
• Proficiency in MS Office, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Strong organizational, account, and project management skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Analytical and strategic problem-solving abilities.

Compensation

USD 92,300.00 - 153,900.00 per year

Benefits

• The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company's needs, and its obligations;
• seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year;
• up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members.