Remote Account Director

Summary

Join M Booth as an Account Director on our Corporate team! This role involves managing a critical piece of business, overseeing client programming, and leading a team. You'll be responsible for driving media relations programs, setting performance standards, and maintaining strong media connections.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 7+ years of experience working in-house or at an agency
• Experience managing a team of direct reports and/or mentoring junior talent
• Media expertise and campaign development experience
• Media savviness including corporate storytelling and consumer trends and culture
• A solution-oriented and collaborative approach to all work, alongside an entrepreneurial and self- starter mindset
• Excellent client relationship management

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic voice and account lead for the client
• Assist in crafting media materials (media strategies, press releases, pitches, etc.) and review team's miscellaneous account needs (e.g. client notes)
• Drive media relations programs, from strategic oversight to helping the team to brainstorm new angles and conducting press outreach
• Set performance standards for account teams
• Responsible for team deliverables and all client communication (emails, Slacks, etc.)
• Lead client calls and internal meetings
• Have a solid grasp on account profitability
• Create, review, and track program budgets
• Skilled at written and verbal communications
• Be a problem solver for the team
• Maintain strong media connections or be willing to build new ones as needed
• From time to time as needed, help participate in new business activities
• Be a voracious consumer of media and culture with the ability to bring fresh thinking to client work

Benefits

• Comprehensive health care and wellness plans for your entire family
• A 401(k) Savings Plan and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid holidays, Unlimited Paid Time Off (Personal, Sick, Vacation), and Summer Fridays
• Additional Perks: Family Leave, Well-Being Programs, and Commuter Benefits