Account Director

Atlanta, GA
December 16, 2024
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Job Description

Want a seat at the table with key players as you work together to solve business challenges? Is your knowledge of marketing as sharp as your knack for fostering team and client relationships? Does your ideal workday include leading a team of both top talent and eager office dogs? If so, you might be a fit for our award-winning team of account directors and project managers.

Account Director at Nebo
An Account Director (AD) at Nebo works directly with clients and internal teams, overseeing some of Nebo’s larger accounts. Responsibilities include project management core tenets, including creating and managing project plans, objectives/KPIs, keeping projects within scope, reporting metrics, identifying and managing potential risks, and ensuring all members of the marketing team are creating a cohesive strategy per project. This master planner is responsible for managing marketing projects, such as paid media, social, PR, SEO, content creation, and email marketing, from strategy to launch and into continued optimization. 
Additionally, ADs oversee the larger account and client relationship, including sub-projects or sub-companies under the account. They are also responsible for working with the PMs on the project to ensure everything runs smoothly. 
Nebo is a human-centered agency built on a culture of respect, professional growth, and care for every employee, with numerous perks, including hybrid in-office/remote work designed to fit your needs, unlimited PTO, and free attendance at local marketing events.
Account Director Duties

  • Build and nurture client and internal project team relationships 
  • Manage project profitability; take personal responsibility to complete high-quality projects on time and on budget 
  • Help develop and monitor clients’ KPIs and provide clear direction of objectives to the internal team
  • Assist the team in translating clients’ briefs into actionable strategies and leads the team in project delivery. Oversee planning and development of marketing campaigns in accordance with client’s objectives and budgets
  • Communicate quickly and effectively with clients in individual conversations, meetings, and written communication 
  • Work with internal and client Executive teams
  • Drive projects and tasks to completion
  • Uphold Nebo’s current processes and procedures around scheduling, to-do management, and documentation
  • Think strategically and plan ahead; proactively anticipate, plan, and adjust project planning to mitigate potential risk

Account Director Skills Required

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • 6+ years working as a project or account manager with extensive digital marketing and with 3+ or more of those years working at an agency
  • Ability to manage personal and project deadlines 
  • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously 
  • Skilled in using project management applications (ex. Microsoft Project, Basecamp) 
  • Knowledge of the key elements of digital marketing, including Paid Media, SEO, Social Media Marketing and Analytics
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, both with clients and with internal departments
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Skilled in calculations around profitability, run rate, ROI, and forecasting

This is a full-time position, and compensation is dependent upon experience. While we prefer to have folks in the office together in Atlanta (because we really do enjoy working together in the same space), we include opportunities for hybrid in-office/remote work.