Account Director

Job Title: Account Director
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: Full-Time
Location: Minneapolis, MN (Hybrid - onsite Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday)

Overview

Our agency client, a fast-growing full-service media and creative agency, is seeking an experienced Account Director to join their team on a full-time basis in Minneapolis. This hybrid role is ideal for a strategic, client-facing leader who excels at building long-term partnerships, managing complex marketing programs, and guiding integrated media and creative initiatives from concept through execution.As the primary point of contact for key client accounts, you will partner closely with media, creative, and production teams to deliver high-impact campaigns while overseeing budgets, timelines, and account growth. This opportunity is well-suited for someone who enjoys balancing strategic counsel with hands-on account leadership in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial agency environment.

Responsibilities

• Own and grow client relationships, serving as a trusted strategic advisor to key accounts
• Lead account planning initiatives, client presentations, and quarterly business reviews
• Manage the full project lifecycle, including scope, timelines, resources, budgets, and delivery
• Translate client goals into actionable strategies, campaign recommendations, and internal briefs
• Partner with media, creative, and production teams to deliver integrated marketing solutions
• Evaluate media plans, campaign performance, and business results to provide strategic insights
• Present and defend media and creative recommendations to clients
• Identify opportunities for account expansion, renewals, and additional agency services
• Provide executive-level updates and proactively manage client and project challenges
• Travel to client meetings, events, and industry functions as needed

Requirements

Must-Haves

• 6-8 years of agency account management experience
• Experience working within media strategy, media planning, and/or media buying environments
• Proven experience managing complex client relationships and multi-million-dollar budgets
• Strong client-facing communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on project management
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and managing integrated marketing campaigns
• Strong budget management and fiscal accountability skills
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, or startup-like environment
• Ability to work onsite in Minneapolis at least 3 days per week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday)

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience within casino, gaming, hospitality, retail, loyalty, or other regulated industries
• Experience identifying and closing account growth, upsell, and renewal opportunities
• Strong understanding of paid media channels and performance analysis
• Background working across both media and creative agency services

In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data. This position is onsite and requires you to work closely with other individuals in a collaborative team environment.

Benefits

Creative Circle's Freelance Employee benefits package includes eligibility for Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) medical plan, dental/vision/term life package, discount prescription program, critical illness, accident, tele-behavioral health, and 401(k) plan. Sick leave is provided to Candidates whose assignment work location is in a state or city subject to sick leave laws. A Minimum Value (MV) PPO medical plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and paid holiday eligibility are based on length and dates of service.

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For Creative Circle to represent you for this opportunity, you must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship for a non-immigrant visa such as a H-1B, TN, or O visa. We do not support or provide training for STEM/OPT programs. Additionally, you must be physically located in and perform the work for our client in the United States.This is a new role.

This job was first posted by Creative Circle on 10/27/2026 and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or closed.

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