Account Director

Zapwater Communications seeks an enthusiastic and proactive ACCOUNT DIRECTOR to join its collaborative, creative and innovative Media Relations team with an emphasis on travel and/or consumer (home, outdoors, design) clients.

Zapwater Communications is an award-winning (Six-Time Finalist for Agency of the Year and Five-time PRNET 100 Agency) integrated communications agency with offices in Chicago, Los Angeles and Miami. The brands we serve center around the lifestyle categories of travel (including airlines, hotels, destinations and attractions), home design and real estate, and consumer and beauty. Our teams are specialists in their fields – they know the platforms, the media, the influencers and the delivery needed to achieve heightened awareness and connect with customers.

Our employees love working at Zapwater because of the people and our flexible office environment. Here are just a few of the benefits we offer:

• Annual Base Salary between $92,500-$120,000. There are two pay periods per month, once on the 15th and once on the last day of the month; either the 30th or 31st.
• Annual Merit Increase – A discretionary annual salary increase based on prior year individual performance, the company’s overall performance, and external economic factors. Any increase would be given in conjunction with an annual performance review provided by April 1 of the subsequent year.
• Annual Performance Bonus – A discretionary annual bonus awarded based on the achievement of professional development goals as well as the company’s overall. All goals should be set and forms should be submitted to Carolyn Gordon by February 28th for that calendar year. Any bonus will be paid out in the second quarter of the subsequent calendar year (between April 1 and June 30).
  
  For the first year of employment, any bonus would be prorated based on the employee’s start date. Lastly, person(s) must be employed at the time of payout or all bonus monies will be forfeited. The breakdown is as follows: 75% is based on company performance. Zapwater’s overall goals are based on the company’s net profit as well as client retention and satisfaction.
  
  25% is based on professional development goals set by you and your direct supervisor. These goals are specific to individual growth and career development.
• New Client Commission – Commission of 5% of the client’s monthly retainer awarded for a maximum of one (1) year. Person(s) must be employed at the time of payout or all commission monies will be forfeited.
• Insurance – Zapwater offers health, dental, vision, life, short and long-term disability. The benefit offerings and employee contribution to the above referenced plans are evaluated annually. Currently, employees contribute 25% to the health, dental, and vision benefit cost and Zapwater contributes the remaining 75%. Zapwater pays 100% of the life and disability premiums. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois is the provider and you are eligible for enrollment after ninety (90) days of employment.
• Retirement Plan – Zapwater currently has a 401(k) retirement plan with T. Rowe. Enrollment in the plan and eligibility for the employer match begins after ninety (90) days of employment. The Zapwater employer contribution is a match of 100% of the first 3% of salary deferral plus 50% of the next 2% of salary deferral. The matching contribution is 100% vested at all times.
• Expenses
  - Cell phone paid for by Zapwater Communications
• Schedule – Flexible
• Paid Time Off (PTO) - Three (3) weeks per calendar year. The first year’s PTO will be prorated based on start date. In addition, the office is closed the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day. After five (5) years of employment, an additional week of…