Associate Account Director

THE·TEAM operates at the epicenter of sports, music and entertainment, serving talent, brands and properties on a global scale. Our brands and properties division works with iconic brands and rights holders, supporting business growth through all marketing disciplines. We're a trusted partner to every major league, team and venue, building meaningful connections between brands, properties and fans.

Job Overview:

This is the perfect role for a leader who is inherently, naturally, gloriously social, both online and off. Everyone wants your input, opinion, and approval. People trust you. You feel in your bones what’s on-brand for your clients, and you efficiently, effortlessly direct a team to deliver the right stuff, every time.

At the intersection of sports and culture, this Account role helps craft narratives that go beyond the game. We’re looking for someone inspired by athletes, driven by creativity, and curious about how social media, music, art, and fashion move the world.

This is a hybrid role based out of our DUMBO office in Brooklyn.

What you'll do:

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. If you’re a natural at managing and participating in large IATs and ensuring your team’s ideas are ahead, this is the role for you.
 

• 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.

Who we are looking for:

• 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!

What We Offer 

• 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 

Base salary range: $100-110K, plus bonus potential.

Actual base salary is dependent on several factors including but not limited to; market dynamics, location and region, experience, specialized skills/training (education), level of responsibility, budgetary considerations, tenure at the company (for current employees), etc. The salary range listed is just one component of the total compensation package for employees. Compensation decisions are dependent on the circumstances of each role.

THE·TEAM does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.