Account Director; Marketing Agency

Elevation Marketing is a 25-year-old independent data-driven B2B only marketing agency focused on driving marketing strategies for enterprise organizations around the globe. The agency prioritizes strategy and data (mixed with the right dose of creativity and technology) identifying key marketing touch points that align with ideal buyers to drive customers and prospects towards critical business actions. With cutting-edge technology systems and platforms, Elevation delivers sustainable, end-to-end marketing (full service) solutions that consistently deliver measurable results for brands.

We are looking for an Account Director with B2B experience.

At Elevation, we enjoy being in office together and we are passionate about culture, collaboration, learning and the community that it creates, and we are looking for employees who value this as well. We were meant to work together, not alone! All our roles are full‑time on‑site roles, with two work‑from‑home days a month or four half days a month and we are flexible when it comes to life emergencies that requires additional flexibility from time to time.

We are closed between Christmas and New Years. We do offer flexible hours based on client demands and department structure and typically that means an employee may be able to start at any time between 7 AM and 9 AM and finish between 4 PM and 6 PM.

The Account Director is responsible for leading a portfolio of accounts and managing a cross‑functional account team (pod). This role owns the overall health, growth, and performance of multiple accounts and is accountable for delivering consistent revenue expansion across the portfolio. The Account Director moves beyond individual account management into portfolio‑level leadership, ensuring that all accounts are growing, relationships are expanding, and the team is aligned to deliver both execution excellence and strategic impact.

This role is also responsible for coaching and developing Account Managers and Account Executives, ensuring consistent performance across all accounts. This is a player/coach role, both hands on in terms of client interaction and involvement in internal execution.

• Leads development of integrated marketing strategies that align brand, demand generation, digital, and sales objectives.
• Advises clients on market positioning, buyer personas, messaging frameworks, customer journeys, and competitive differentiation.
• Participates in annual planning and quarterly business reviews focused on growth, market opportunities, and marketing effectiveness.
• Recommends channel investment strategies across paid media, content marketing, SEO, email, social media, ABM, events, and public relations.
• Evaluates campaign performance and identifies opportunities to improve pipeline generation, customer acquisition, and marketing ROI.
• Supports strategic planning for new product launches, market expansion initiatives, and major campaign programs.
• Ensures all marketing activities align with business goals and measurable outcomes

• Owns a portfolio of 9–12 accounts
• Leads a team pod structure, typically of 2-5 account service team members
• Sets the strategic direction across all accounts within the portfolio
• Ensures alignment between client business objectives, marketing strategy plus execution and delivery
• Leads and oversees integrated marketing efforts across brand and positioning, demand generation, campaign strategy plus content and creative execution
• Manages scope, budgets, timelines, and resource allocation at a more complex level
• Able and willing to execute all duties and responsibilities of AC, AE, AM, and account director role as needed.
• Directly manages and develops Account Managers, Account Executives, and supporting team members
• Provides coaching on account strategy, growth planning, client communication, and opportunity identification
• Holds team accountable for performance, growth, and execution quality
• Builds team capability by developing future leaders, identifying skill gaps, and driving continuous improvement
• Ensures pod operates efficiently and collaboratively