Account Director, One Horizon (Temp)

LocationNew York, New York

Typefull-time

SeniorityDirector

EquityIncluded

Company size80+ people

PostedMay 8, 2026 · 5mo ago

Verified live5h ago

At a glanceSummarised by Seekless from the posting.

Oversee the health and growth of key client relationships

Ensure high-quality work delivered across all initiatives

Achieve client brand objectives

Support strategy development

Manage cross-functional teams to drive success

Strong communication skills

Strong organizational skills

Strong problem-solving skills

Foster strong, trusting relationships with day-to-day and senior-level clients

Deeply understand clients' business needs

Maintain consistent client satisfaction

Contribute to organic account growth

Define client expectations and align deliverables with business objectives

Ensure timely delivery of projects while managing changing priorities and deadlines

Collaborate with internal departments and external partners to deliver integrated solutions

Identify opportunities for organic growth and prepare proposals for incremental work

Act as liaison between clients and internal teams to ensure smooth workflow

Escalate issues to leadership when appropriate, offering potential solutions

Oversee daily management and execution of client work

Translate client goals into actionable plans and guide teams in delivering those plans

Monitor project timelines, scopes, and budgets

Partner with strategic leads to shape client presentations and deliverables

Work closely with internal teams to troubleshoot challenges and drive forward momentum

Contribute to annual planning and forecasting efforts for client accounts

Supervise junior team members (Account Managers, Account Executives)

Provide ongoing feedback and mentorship to support team growth

Encourage a collaborative, inclusive, and productive team environment

Delegate responsibilities effectively while ensuring overall quality and accuracy

Partner with cross-functional leads across strategy, creative, media, and analytics

Stay informed on industry trends, client categories, and marketing innovations

Participate in agency learning opportunities and share learnings with peers and team

Contribute to agency culture and bring a proactive, solution-oriented mindset

Strategic thinker and relationship-builder

Comfortable owning client conversations and projects from start to finish

Effective communicator—both written and verbal—with strong presentation skills

Collaborative and adaptable with a team-first mentality

Experienced in managing and mentoring junior talent

Comfortable navigating deadlines, shifting priorities, and feedback loops

Curious about the broader industry and committed to ongoing learning

Champion of inclusion and diverse perspectives in the workplace

Bilingual English / Spanish

Job Description

Who We Are

ONE is Horizon Media’s full-service creative agency, named Best Small Agency of the Year (MUSE) three times in a row. The agency’s mission is to elevate brands from short-lived fame to long-lasting impact by going to culture first to find one meaning. ONE’s full-service offering spans Brand Identity & Strategy, Comms Planning, Creative Concept through Development, and Account Leadership. Additional specialized areas of expertise include Multicultural and Audio/Podcasts. The agency has a growing roster of iconic brands from Materne North America, United Health Care, Mionetto / Freixenet, and Fisher Investments, among others. The agency is headquartered in New York.

The Job

The Account Director is responsible for overseeing the health and growth of key client relationships while ensuring high-quality work is delivered across all initiatives. They play a key role in achieving client brand objectives, supporting strategy development, and managing cross-functional teams to drive success. The Account Director brings strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills and reports to the Group Account Director or SVP of Client Services (TBD).

What You’ll Do

25% - Client Relationship Management

35% - Business & Strategic Planning

40% - Project Oversight & Execution

Client & Relationship Management

• Foster strong, trusting relationships with day-to-day and senior-level clients by deeply understanding their business needs

• Maintain consistent client satisfaction and contribute to organic account growth

• Help define client expectations and align deliverables with business objectives

• Ensure timely delivery of projects while managing changing priorities and deadlines

• Collaborate with internal departments and external partners to deliver integrated solutions

• Support the identification of opportunities for organic growth and prepare proposals for incremental work

• Act as a liaison between clients and internal teams to ensure a smooth workflow

• Escalate issues to leadership when appropriate, offering potential solutions

Account & Project Management

• Oversee the daily management and execution of client work, ensuring quality and strategic alignment

• Translate client goals into actionable plans and guide teams in delivering those plans

• Monitor project timelines, scopes, and budgets, keeping work on track and within scope

• Partner with strategic leads to shape client presentations and deliverables

• Work closely with internal teams to troubleshoot challenges and drive forward momentum

• Contribute to annual planning and forecasting efforts for client accounts

Team Leadership & Collaboration

• Supervise junior team members (e.g., Account Managers, Account Executives) and help guide their development

• Provide ongoing feedback and mentorship to support team growth

• Encourage a collaborative, inclusive, and productive team environment

• Delegate responsibilities effectively while ensuring overall quality and accuracy

• Partner with cross-functional leads across strategy, creative, media, and analytics

Professional Development

• Stay informed on industry trends, client categories, and marketing innovations

• Participate in agency learning opportunities and share learnings with peers and team

• Contribute to agency culture and bring a proactive, solution-oriented mindset to the table

Who You Are

• A strategic thinker and relationship-builder

• Comfortable owning client conversations and projects from start to finish

• An effective communicator—both written and verbal—with strong presentation skills

• Collaborative and adaptable with a team-first mentality

• Experienced in managing and mentoring junior talent

• Comfortable navigating deadlines, shifting priorities, and feedback loops

• Curious about the broader industry and committed to ongoing learning

• A champion of inclusion and diverse perspectives in the workplace

• Bilingual English / Spanish is a plus but not required.

Salary Range: $2,884.61 to $3,750.00 a week. A successful applicant’s actual weekly or hourly rate may vary based upon, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure/certifications, and equity.

Base Pay

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.

Horizon Media is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

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