Senior Vice President – Account Manager

Senior Vice President – Account Manager

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in PR, marketing communications, or a related field
• 12+ years of PR agency or integrated communications experience, including team and client leadership
• Big agency background with complex, multi-brand accounts
• House of brands familiarity — someone who understands how to shift tone, strategy, and stakeholder needs across different products under one corporate umbrella
• Demonstrated experience managing CPG and/or food & beverage brands at scale
• Proven track record developing strategic, earned-first consumer campaigns that drive visibility, relevance, and results
• Deep knowledge of influencer engagement, media relations, social listening, and integrated campaign strategy
• Experience leading fast-paced accounts with shifting priorities and multiple brands, balancing big-picture strategy with day-to-day execution
• Strong financial management skills, including overseeing budgets, forecasting, staffing, and accountability across workstreams
• Clear, compelling communication skills—both written and verbal—with an ability to simplify complex ideas and motivate action
• Experience collaborating within Inter-Agency Teams (IATs) and across marketing functions
• Proactive, resourceful leadership style with a bias for action, curiosity, and a solutions-first mindset
• Strong presence and confidence in decision-making, even when it’s unpopular
• Comfort with ambiguity and an entrepreneurial mindset (“bootstrapper” mentality)
• Willingness to shapeshift across brand needs and communication styles
• Innovation, speed, and cultural agility—“what’s next” attitude as the spirit of the work
• Familiarity with metrics and campaign performance tracking
• Strong ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and guide a team in delivering work on time and on budget
• A passion for mentorship and talent development—able to give feedback with clarity and care while inspiring excellence in others

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of brands and accounts within a multi-brand structure, managing integrated teams across earned media, influencer, social, strategy, analytics, and creative
• Partner with agency and client leadership on organic growth and new business opportunities
• Independently lead day-to-day account operations and serve as a primary client contact, ensuring clarity, consistency, and agility in execution
• Provide financial oversight across multi-million-dollar budgets, including forecasting, utilization, and vendor management
• Make proactive, thoughtful resourcing decisions across pods and teams, balancing business needs and internal collaboration
• Offer strategic counsel and generate creative, culturally relevant ideas tied to the client’s broader business goals
• Promote a “what’s next” mindset—driving innovation, responsiveness, and momentum across workstreams
• Mentor and lead large account teams, offering support, feedback, and development opportunities
• Lead and contribute to high-impact deliverables, including client plans, collaborative inter-agency decks, real-time response strategies, and RFP presentations
• Maintain a deep understanding of your clients’ business, category landscape, and the competitive and cultural context in which they operate
• Collaborate seamlessly with cross-functional teams across geographies to manage complex, fast-paced, and evolving communications efforts

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.