Account Director

Jellyfish

Account Director and US Regional Lead for Google at Jellyfish overseeing creative production and client management. Leading product launches and guiding clients through their AI transformation in a hybrid role.

Posted 7/7/2026full-timePortland • Oregon • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $150,000 - $175,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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).
Oversee and implement AI-enabled E2E frameworks across creative, strategy, production, localization, and copy validation workstreams.
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.
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.

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of creative production and client management experience handling complex, multi-market global brands (tech or fast-paced digital accounts preferred)
Proven track record working with large clients, preferably within the tech sector
A strong working knowledge of how Generative AI, agentic workflows, and automated asset production are reshaping the creative landscape.
Practical experience leading AI transformation, demonstrating successful integration of AI into creative workflows, building operational frameworks, and navigating change management challenges.
Demonstrated ability to lead teams and clients through significant process or technology transformations without sacrificing output quality.
Proven experience operating in sprint-based or highly iterative production environments.
A unique blend of strong client management (CM) commercial focus and clear project management (PM) operational understanding.
Strong experience managing multi-million dollar account, scoping tech-enablement projects, and utilizing CRM tools (e.g., Salesforce) for pipeline health.
Deep fluency in modern creative production practices, scaling content across multiple audiences and/or markets.
West Coast location preferred to align with West Coast clients (open to New York for the right candidate).

Benefits

Comp & perks

You'll be eligible to join our discretionary annual bonus scheme and 401k retirement plan.
Have peace of mind with our healthcare, vision and dental insurance, plus short and long-term disability and life cover.
Work remotely for up to 60% of your days and shape your day between 8am. and 6:30pm with flexible working hours.
Enjoy 14 weeks of paid leave for primary caregivers and 4 weeks of paid leave for secondary caregivers.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Generative AICreative Production PracticesBudget ManagementMulti-Market Brand ManagementTech-Enablement Project ScopingCRM Tools (Salesforce)Operational Framework DevelopmentIterative Production EnvironmentsUpselling StrategiesContent Scaling

Soft Skills

MentoringCollaborationProactive ConsultingRelationship BuildingCommunication