Account Director (Performance Marketing Agency)

Level Agency is an AI-powered performance marketing agency hiring an Account Director with deep performance marketing agency experience — someone who knows how to lead client relationships, connect strategy to execution, and drive measurable business outcomes. This is not a status call and recap email role. This is for someone who can connect client business goals to marketing strategy, push back with purpose, and lead a focused book of accounts with depth. As an Account Director, you’ll lead performance-driven client relationships across a focused book of accounts, sitting at the intersection of client strategy, marketing execution, internal team leadership, and business impact.

Responsibilities

Lead Performance Strategy: Translate client business goals into multi-channel marketing strategies that drive measurable growth; Own Client Relationships: Build trust with senior stakeholders through clear communication, proactive thinking, and sharp strategic recommendations; Connect the Marketing Ecosystem: Help clients understand how paid media, SEO, creative, data, CRM, websites, CRO, and reporting work together; Bring Paid Media Fluency: Speak credibly about Google Ads, paid social, and media performance; Spot Issues Early: Dig into performance trends and catch problems before client escalations; Push Back with Purpose: Challenge client assumptions in service of performance goals; Manage a Deep Book: Lead a focused portfolio of accounts with depth; Guide Internal Teams: Partner with media, SEO, creative, analytics, and strategy teams; Tell the Story in the Data: Turn reporting, dashboards, and performance analysis into actionable insights; Own the Details: Keep budgets, forecasts, timelines, documentation, and communication sharp and accurate

Requirements

5+ years in a performance marketing agency; Account leadership experience in a performance environment; Google Ads fluency required; Modern marketing ecosystem understanding (paid media, SEO, creative, data, CRM, websites, CRO, analytics); Paid media strategy depth; Client leadership experience; Focused account management experience (roughly 3 to 8 accounts); Experience with meaningful media spend (at least $50K/month per client; $100K+/month strongly preferred); Business-first mindset; Low ego, high ownership; AI expectations: use tools like ChatGPT, Midjourney, Claude, and Perplexity; share prompts and process improvements; experiment regularly; apply AI tools to increase speed, clarity, and creativity

Nice to have

B2B, lead generation, or complex-sale experience; Meta, LinkedIn, SEO, CRM, CRO, or other channel fluency; Experience in financial services, healthcare, education, SaaS, or other considered-purchase verticals; Comfort with dashboards, reporting tools, Google Analytics, and data visualization; Experience mentoring account team members or coordinating cross-functional delivery teams

Benefits

Fully remote across the U.S. & Canada plus monthly WFH stipend and Summer Fridays; Generous time off including unlimited PTO (U.S.), competitive vacation (Canada), and parental/family leave options; Comprehensive health benefits, mental health support, and company-paid disability & life coverage; Employer retirement contributions (401(k) in the U.S., RRSP match in Canada); Quarterly performance reviews and career advancement opportunities