Senior Vice President, Account Director

About the role

The SVP, Account Director will lead key client relationships in partnership with strategy and creative leadership. They will serve as a trusted advisor on branding, visual identity, and packaging design system programs, helping clients navigate complex decisions with clarity and confidence. They will deliver clear, compelling presentations that build alignment, confidence, and momentum. They will bring Turner Duckworth's vision, values, and standards to life through every client engagement. They will build strong partnerships across Publicis Groupe, fostering coordination and alignment when work spans multiple disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Account Leadership & Client Partnership
• Lead key client relationships in partnership with strategy and creative leadership.
• Serve as a trusted advisor on branding, visual identity, and packaging design system programs, helping clients navigate complex decisions with clarity and confidence.
• Deliver clear, compelling presentations that build alignment, confidence, and momentum.
• Bring Turner Duckworth's vision, values, and standards to life through every client engagement.
• Build strong partnerships across Publicis Groupe, fostering coordination and alignment when work spans multiple disciplines.
• Creative Excellence Champion
• Champion ambitious, high-quality creative work, building client confidence and advocacy throughout the creative process.
• Partner with creative and strategy teams to translate client feedback into clear direction that strengthens the work without compromising its integrity.
• Shape presentations, workshops, and key deliverables to ensure clarity, rigor, and impact.
• Support clients and creative teams through the design testing process, advising on best practices.
• Partner with account and creative leadership to ensure teams are appropriately resourced to deliver exceptional work.
• Finance & Operations
• Manage the financial health of client engagements, including scoping, budgeting, profitability, and commercial planning.
• Navigate client conversations related to scope, budgets, contracts, and financial matters with confidence and sound judgment.
• Drive organic growth by identifying opportunities that create value for clients while expanding and strengthening the business.

Requirements

You are a subject matter expert in branding and visual identity design with deep experience guiding Fortune 500 clients. You combine strategic thinking, creative advocacy, and business acumen to build trusted partnerships and deliver exceptional work. You bring teams together around a clear vision, drive alignment, and create the conditions for both creative excellence and commercial success. You are a collaborative, optimistic leader who inspires confidence and elevates those around you.

Qualifications

• Passion for design, culture, and the role brands play in people’s lives
• Exceptional relationship-building skills, with the ability to earn trust and influence clients, partners, and teams
• Proven success leading complex client engagements and multiple workstreams with confidence, agility, and composure
• A collaborative approach that brings together strategy, creative, and client teams around shared goals
• Strong presentation and storytelling skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at every level
• Curiosity about cultural, consumer, and technology trends shaping brands and customer experiences
• Sound judgment, strategic thinking, and a proactive approach to solving problems
• Strong business and operational acumen, including experience developing scopes, managing budgets, and forecasting
• Fluency with AI tools and the ability to apply them effectively to improve efficiency, quality, and impact