About RSR:

We’re Ready Set Rocket, a fully integrated agency driving business transformation.

Forget what you’ve heard about agency culture—we do things a little differently. When life comes first, stellar work follows. We’re a “people-first” culture. Working here, you’re not just joining a crew of people passionate about creating incredible work; you’re also joining a team that understands prioritizing flexibility, and holistic health goes way beyond just words.

We’re huge on collaboratively overcoming challenges by supporting each other every step. We’re all about pushing boundaries, learning from mistakes, and using every project as a chance to evolve and find fulfillment in the work.

At Ready Set Rocket, we take our numerous “Best Places to Work” awards super seriously. Big ideas, big talent, big impact.

If after reading these 145 words (with no AI involved) you’re down to join Ready Set Rocket, here are some things we look for:

An RSR Employee:

• Thrives in a fast-paced, highly-iterative, and collaborative workplace where you own your work and create an impact.
• Is well-versed at absorbing a brief, asking thoughtful questions, and initiating and executing an effective plan to achieve success in your work.
• Is comfortable with not only executing the functions of your role, but also helping out colleagues and the wider team.
• Values feedback as a key component of your growth.
• Uses effective methods to develop work against tight timelines while acting thoughtfully towards both the team and clients.
• Always seeks out ways to optimize processes and work smarter.
• Is full of initiative and ambition.

What RSR Offers:

Everyone deserves an environment where they can thrive. Ready Set Rocket offers a competitive package of benefits & perks including:

• Hybrid workplace and fully remote option if living outside of NYC
• Dog-friendly office
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Pet insurance
• 20 Days PTO
• Generous paid family leave
• Holiday break PTO
• Volunteer PTO
• Wellness reimbursement
• Remote work reimbursement
• 401k matching
• Medical travel subsidies
• Mental health support resources
• Professional development subsidy and growth opportunities

At Ready Set Rocket, we don’t really like to brag, but we’ve earned a bunch of company culture awards including...

• Built In NYC, NYC Best Small Companies "Best Places to Work" 2022
• Ad Age Small Agency Awards, "Best Agency Culture" 2018
• Crain’s "Best Places to Work" in NYC 2016 & 2017
• Ad Age, "Best Places to Work" 2016

Your Impact:

As Account Director, you successfully lead account management, curate relationships and contribute to the overall coordination of cross-functional teams to ensure we are meeting the client goals. You are responsible for assessing client business needs, providing strategic stewardship to the clients, aligning the internal team on business objectives, and ultimately meeting & exceeding client expectations.

You are a big thinker, incredibly organized, and enjoy building relationships. You love and understand the entire digital ecosystem across all advertising - paid, earned, owned, social, mobile, user experience, web development, analytics, etc.

What Success Looks Like:

• You are effectively developing client proposals, executing SOW’s and translating client requests into actionable briefs.

•  Business growth is achieved because you are proactively seeking opportunities to add value, extend campaigns, recommend new projects, and build relationships.

• You demonstrate keen strategic planning/oversight of project plans and engagement structure. You align the project plans and engagement structure with the agency’s financial goals including…

• Aggregating profitability (i.e. you have a deep understanding of how to structure the engagement in a strategic way to meet client goals.) 
• Ensuring the work quality is delivered at the highest level to grow the account, but also cognizant of financial and timing parameters always leveraging creative ways to get us where we need to be.
• Structuring the plan/resourcing strategy to maximize impact on ongoing monthly financial goals related to our revenue targets and breakeven. You are agile in thinking about assumptions we can make, things we can pull up and keeping us on track to hit these goals ongoing.
• Holding the production team accountable to the accuracy of the numbers they're reporting in context to 1) your views on the account and how/why/when we should be investing and 2) reality of what's in our systems related to the plans you know about (i.e. trust your gut)

What You Bring to the Table:

• At least 7-10 years of digital agency experience in managing relationships required
• Solid understanding of account and project management methodology including the ability to identify and resolve issues, manage risk, and run team meetings
• Proven track record in prioritizing a heavy workload
• Able to meet deadlines with accuracy and minimum supervision
• Superb written and communications skills
• Comfortable and confident acting as a product owner
• Professional, friendly demeanor with extremely strong organizational skills and high attention to detail
• Ability to solve problems with keen instincts and organizational experience
• Positive, professional team-player
• Proven knowledge of the digital ecosystem across the entire advertising landscape (paid, earned, owned media, social, mobile, user experience, web development, analytics, etc.)
• Bachelor's degree preferred

Salary Range: $140,00-$160,00

EEO Statement:

At RSR we are conspiring to design a better world and we believe this goal can only be advanced by a team that is committed to diversity, represents different cultures, perspectives and backgrounds and prioritizes inclusivity as a pilar of our company culture.

RSR is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any legally protected status.

**Please note: Ready Set Rocket is accepting candidates located anywhere in the United States.