Account Manager – Project Manager

Insight Value

Account Manager/ Project Manager at 1000heads managing clients and leading a high-profile team for social-first work. Essential agency experience for handling large accounts required.

Posted 5/27/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $70,000 - $92,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Consistently developing innovative and creative ideas and solutions for client campaigns
Building client relationships; listen and understand individual client requirements and consistently meeting if not exceeding their expectations
Developing a clear understanding of your clients’ brand(s), category and customers
Monitoring and understanding your clients’ markets; be aware of market issues and competitive activity
Keeping clients informed; ensure reports are on time and are kept in a central location so the rest of the team can locate if necessary
Assisting in creating project briefs; briefing in and working with members of the wider team to develop an idea, strategy or campaign tactic; presenting and selling that idea to the client
Manage IRL and virtual event activations
Developing effective project plans and project specification documents
Producing accurate cost estimates, and ensuring they are signed off by the Account Director and the client before work proceeds
Ensuring all billing is completed on time
Ensuring that campaigns run to agreed client budgets and clients approve all expenditure before it happens, particularly unexpected expenditure
Assisting with the production of client reviews with senior clients
Overseeing and owning the overall quality of the final deliverables on projects that you manage
Ensuring your Account Director and / or Creative Director signs off all briefs and attends important project meetings
Maintaining a central file of essential client information
Managing Timelines

Requirements

What you’ll need

This is a hybrid role, with 2 days per week in office required.
2-5 years of proven agency experience (with social agency or client experiences preferred)
Budget management
Ability to multi-task
The ability to think strategically and scrappy
Comfortable being in and leading the day-to-day work of account management
Culturally connected — you love all things social!

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental, vision, and more!
Generous time off package, including the last week of the year
401k & Roth retirement investment options with employer match after one year
Gym and professional development stipends
Culture Club with monthly activities like sports, games and happy hours
DEI Council and Employee Resource Groups
Commute and parking benefits
Wellness program that focuses on mental, physical and financial employee wellness
And much more!

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Hard Skills & Tools

budget managementproject planningcost estimationcampaign managementevent activationproject specificationclient reportingmarket analysisclient relationship managementcreative strategy development

Soft Skills

multi-taskingstrategic thinkingleadershipcommunicationclient-focusedcreativityproblem-solvingteam collaborationtime managementcultural awareness