Senior Account Director

The role

The Senior Account Director leads teams and drives business leadership for anchor and high-growth accounts. This role shapes client partnerships, guides teams, and aligns experiential strategy with long-term business growth.

What you will do

• Own the overall business health and performance of assigned anchor and high-growth accounts
• Drive year-over-year revenue growth, profitability, and long-term portfolio expansion
• Lead forward business planning aligned to client objectives and agency growth goals
• Identify, prioritize, and convert organic growth opportunities
• Serve as a business lead across assigned portfolios
• Develop and guide long-term experiential roadmaps
• Lead RFP strategy and senior-level pitch delivery
• Lead and mentor Account Directors, AADs, and broader account teams
• Shape how work is structured across teams
• Maintain visibility across multiple concurrent programs and retainers

Required qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in account leadership, experiential marketing, or integrated agency environments
• Demonstrated success leading anchor and high-growth client portfolios with full accountability for revenue, profitability, and long-term business performance
• Proven track record of driving year-over-year account growth and expanding portfolio scope through strategic upsell and new business development
• Experience leading largest (Tier 1+) scopes and multi-million-dollar experiential programs
• Strong financial foresight, including portfolio forecasting, revenue planning, margin management, and operational discipline
• Executive presence with the ability to advise senior client and IAT stakeholders confidently and strategically
• Strategic business leader capable of shaping long-term client vision while aligning it to agency growth objectives
• Proven leader of leaders, with experience mentoring Account Directors and building high-performing, scalable teams
• Accountable for client retention, portfolio profitability, and strategic delivery across multiple workstreams
• Decisive, solutions-oriented leader with strong financial and operational judgment
• Demonstrated ability to align brand ambition with culturally relevant experiential strategies that drive measurable business impact
• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% or more of the time

Benefits

• Health & Wellness Benefits
• 401k Match
• Communication Stipend
• Paid Company holidays & PTO Package
• Company get togethers & retreats
• Paid Parental Leave
• Flexible WFH policy

Before you apply

• Employment eligibility verification is required

About the company

NVE Experience Agency (NVE) is a leading independent creative marketing agency specializing in brand experience. The agency offers a suite of integrated capabilities, including Marketing Strategy, Experiential Marketing, Event Production, Content, and Communications.