Account Director

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

About RP3

RP3 is an independent creative agency built to make work that breaks through and performs. Born under pressure and shaped by real-world accountability, we believe wildly original ideas aren’t decoration—they’re how brands grow.

We partner with ambitious organizations across financial services, travel & hospitality, higher education, nonprofits, and beyond to turn clarity, creativity, and performance into real business momentum. There’s no ROI in boring.

The Role 

We’re looking for an Account Director who can lead complex client businesses with strategic clarity, operational rigor, and creative ambition. Account Directors serve as senior client partners, internal business leaders, and champions of work that moves brands forward. You’ll strengthen client relationships, drive organic growth, lead integrated teams, and bring focus and accountability to account performance.

What You’ll Do 

Client Leadership & Organic Growth  

You build trusted partnerships and help clients navigate what’s next.

• Serve as a senior strategic advisor to client leadership teams
• Develop a deep understanding of client businesses, competitive landscapes, customer behavior, organizational dynamics, and market opportunities
• Translate business challenges into clear strategic direction and actionable opportunities
• Develop account-growth plans and identify opportunities to expand RP3’s value across client organizations
• Build relationships beyond day-to-day contacts and lead high-impact conversations with confidence and sound judgment
• Anticipate risks, surface challenges early, and build alignment across client and agency stakeholders
• Monitor relationship health, client satisfaction, retention risk, and future opportunities
• Ensure RP3 consistently delivers high-quality work, a strong client experience, and measurable value

Creative & Strategic Development

You help teams produce smarter, bolder, and more effective work.

• Partner with Strategy, Creative, Media, Production, and other disciplines to shape integrated marketing solutions
• Guide campaigns and initiatives from brief through execution and measurement
• Champion work that is strategically grounded, creatively ambitious, culturally relevant, and built to perform
• Push teams toward stronger thinking, sharper insights, and more impactful ideas
• Create clarity and momentum while helping teams make sound decisions
• Present strategic and creative recommendations in ways that build client understanding, confidence, and support

Business & Operational Leadership

You lead the business behind the work.

• Oversee account financial health, including revenue planning, forecasting, scoping, staffing, utilization, and profitability
• Ensure scopes, budgets, timelines, assumptions, and staffing plans support client success and agency sustainability
• Monitor activity against scope and address changes, overages, and delivery risks early
• Partner with Account Leadership, Finance, Operations, and department leads to manage resources and capacity
• Proactively resolve operational, financial, staffing, delivery, and scope-related challenges
• Establish strong working processes that improve collaboration, communication, and efficiency
• Give agency leadership a clear view of account health, growth opportunities, financial performance, and emerging risks

Team & Agency Contribution

You contribute to the growth of our people and the agency.

• Provide mentorship and support team development in partnership with the Head of Account Leadership
• Foster collaboration and model accountability, sound judgment, and high standards
• Partner with Business Development and agency leadership on select opportunities
• Contribute to pitch strategy, proposals, scopes, staffing plans, budgets, and presentations
• Participate in pitches and support successful opportunities through onboarding and transition

Requirements:

What You’ll Bring 

• 8–10+ years of account management or client leadership experience in an agency environment
• Proven ability to build trusted senior client relationships, grow existing accounts, and identify new opportunities
• Experience leading complex, integrated marketing initiatives across channels and disciplines
• Strong business acumen, commercial judgment, and strategic thinking
• A deep understanding of creative development and integrated campaign execution
• Experience managing account financials, forecasts, staffing, budgets, profitability, and scopes of work
• Confidence leading senior-level client conversations, presentations, negotiations, and difficult discussions
• Strong leadership presence with the ability to align and motivate cross-functional teams
• Experience mentoring team members and contributing to pitches, proposals, or other new-business efforts
• Excellent communication, presentation, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, and evolving environment

Position and Hours

This is a full-time position requiring strong leadership, accountability, and adaptability. Occasional flexibility may be required to support agency and client needs.

Why RP3?

Here's what we offer:

• Hybrid flexibility - RP3 is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, so if you are DMV-based, that is preferred for this role based on where the client is located. That said, we want the right person, wherever they are.
• A culture built on curiosity, kindness, accountability, and wildly original thinking
• Company-paid health, life, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance
• Employee-paid dental and vision plans
• 401(k) with immediate employer match
• Inclusive, world-class family leave policy
• Generous PTO - including Annual Leave, Sick Leave, Paid Holidays, Personal Time, and Karma Days
• Summer Fridays - we shut down at 2 PM every Friday from Memorial Day to Labor Day
• Voluntary benefits including commuter benefits and pet insurance

Compensation

Salary Range: 115,000 - 130,000 Annual DOE

We believe in paying people fairly and transparently. Final compensation will reflect individual experience, qualifications, and internal equity considerations

Equal Opportunity Employer

RP3 is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team that reflects the clients and communities we serve. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Different perspectives make better work.