Account Director

Account Director And Us Regional Lead For Google

Jellyfish is a full service global digital agency, combining strategy, creative, data and media buying and planning expertise with technology under one integrated roof. With almost 2,000 Jellies across 38 offices worldwide, we are the unconventional global marketing partner of the future.

As the Account Director and US Regional Lead for Google, you will serve as the commercial and operational engine for one of the agency's most progressive, high-tech accounts. This is a hybrid role bridging client management and creative production execution, with a heavy emphasis on client consultation and growth.

You will lead major product launches, oversee complex creative production and brand guardianship work streams, and serve as the strategic partner guiding the client through their AI transformation. This role requires a growth-minded "go-getter" who can comfortably champion big, innovative ideas while maintaining rigorous brand guardianship and end-to-end delivery ownership.

This is a hybrid position, ideally based out of one of our West Coast offices in either Portland, Los Angeles, or San Francisco, but we are also open to NYC. The salary range for this role is between $,000 USD, annually, and final offer is dependent on experience.

Account Leadership & Client Partnership

• Act as the US Regional Lead for a key account, cultivating deep-rooted relationships with key client stakeholders.
• Partner closely with an adjacent US Account Director and collaborate seamlessly with different capability and regional team leads across Mexico, the US, and EMEA.
• Serve as a proactive consultant, anticipating client needs, matching them to agency resources, and acting as the owner of budgets
• Directly manage, mentor, and develop a junior Account Executive (AE).

AI Transformation & Change Management

• Oversee and implement AI-enabled E2E frameworks across creative, strategy, production, localization, and copy validation work streams
• Partner with internal teams to test emerging AI capabilities, building the operational frameworks and workflows necessary to successfully scale them for the client
• Drive the change management process, consulting with clients on how to integrate AI workflows and platforms into their marketing ecosystem, to unlock new product revenue streams for the business

End-to-End Creative Production & Growth

• Manage a high-volume marketing calendar and high-profile product launches across the Google business unit you are responsible for
• Direct cross-functional internal teams, including Project Management, Production, Creative, and Strategy, to ensure flawless execution.
• Drive the creative and experiential side of the account, taking big conceptual ideas and bringing them to life through end-to-end production.
• Meet aggressive commercial growth targets by proactively upselling new engagements, maximizing current account value, and ensuring exceptional retention.

• Experience: 7+ years of creative production and client management experience handling complex, multi-market global brands (tech or fast-paced digital accounts preferred)
• Tech-Sector Expertise: Proven track record working with large clients, preferably within the tech sector
• AI & Digital Literacy: A strong working knowledge of how Generative AI, agentic workflows, and automated asset production are reshaping the creative landscape.
• AI Implementation Track Record: Practical experience leading AI transformation. You must be able to demonstrate how you have successfully integrated AI into creative workflows, built operational frameworks, and navigated the change management challenges that come with tech adoption.
• Change Management: Demonstrated ability to lead teams and clients through significant process or technology transformations without sacrificing output quality.
• Agile Expertise: Proven experience operating in sprint-based or highly iterative production environments, rather than purely waterfall frameworks
• Hybrid Skillset: A unique blend of strong client management (CM) commercial focus and clear project management (PM) operational understanding.
• Commercial Acumen: Strong experience managing multi-million dollar account, scoping tech-enablement projects, and utilizing CRM tools (e.g., Salesforce) for pipeline health.
• Production Literacy: Deep fluency in modern creative production practices, scaling content across multiple audiences and/or markets
• Geographic Alignment: West Coast location preferred to align with West Coast clients (open to New York for the right candidate).

• The Growth Mindset: A proactive, "go-getter" attitude with a natural ability to drive conversations around new, expansive ideas.
• The Challenger Mindset: Comfortably and constructively challenging legacy client briefs to propose more efficient, technology-first production methods.
• Collaborative Orchestrator: The ability to navigate complex global team dynamics, seamlessly aligning stakeholders across multiple time…