Associate Account Director

Wasserman

Account Director managing client relationships, driving business growth in sports and entertainment. Leading strategic initiatives and creative solutions for high-profile clients across multiple platforms.

Posted 5/1/2026full-timeBrooklyn • California, New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $100,000 - $110,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

You will deepen the client relationship and grow their business in a meaningful way.
Your day-to-day work will be strategic, developing initiatives and providing creative, practical solutions to clients' issues.
You will devise engagement strategies, approve content, and manage deliverables and campaigns to ensure that all parties stay true to the strategic vision and voice across channels 24/7, 365.
Managing, maintaining, and growing the relationship with the client and key stakeholders.
Direct and have a positive impact on projects, teams, and clients by providing direction and a direction and vision to follow.
Maintaining a superior relationship with all departments in the agency and understands the strategic goals of the account and contributes to their communication to the agency team.
Manage and mentor junior staff members.
Communicating with senior leadership about account status while proactively finding solutions to issues that may arise.
Proven ability to manage high-volume content pipelines across multiple accounts and platforms.
Expert in juggling overlapping deadlines and shifting priorities in fast-paced environments.
Strong organizational systems to track content workflows, reviews, and stakeholder approvals.
Skilled at aligning cross-functional teams to deliver on time without sacrificing quality.
Experience leading simultaneous campaigns while maintaining strategic oversight and executional detail.
Comfortable making quick decisions and pivoting strategies to meet changing client or market demands.
Adept at identifying bottlenecks and optimizing processes for scalable content production.
Calm under pressure; thrives in deadline-driven environments with competing priorities.
Confident communicator who keeps clients and internal teams aligned through complexity.

Requirements

What you’ll need

You are fueled by a genuine love of sport and the stories behind it
5-7 years’ experience in digital/social account management
Experience implementing social media, digital and integrated marketing campaigns
Natural leadership abilities
Excellent communication skills: persuasive, strategic, proactive, diplomatic
Experience managing and mentoring large teams
A demonstrated passion for and superb understanding of the social media landscape
A deep understanding of relevant social ad operations and optimization
Uncanny attention to detail
Rockstar presentation skills
Commitment to excellence — working nonstandard hours when necessary, anticipating issues and communicating with diplomacy, identifying emerging platforms and trends to drive innovation
Big brand experience is a must!

Benefits

Comp & perks

Professional Development : Take advantage of our learning and development programs, mentorship opportunities, and career advancement support.
Generous Time Off : Enjoy generous paid time off and holiday allowances to recharge and spend time with loved ones.
Parental Leave : We provide paid parental leave to support your family during important life events.
Retirement Plan : 401k plan including contribution matching.
Healthcare : Medical, dental, vision, FSA/HSA, life and disability coverage options.
Ancillary : Critical illness, identity protection, pet insurance, 529 plans and more.
Commuter Benefits : Access support for travel and commuting needs, where available.

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Hard Skills & Tools

digital account managementsocial media marketingintegrated marketing campaignscontent managementcampaign managementcontent optimizationsocial ad operationscontent workflowsproject managementstrategic oversight

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationorganizational skillsproblem-solvingattention to detailpresentation skillsstrategic thinkingproactivitydiplomacycalm under pressure