Magrino is looking for a Senior Account Director in their Consumer, Travel, and FWS division. The position of Senior Account Director reports to a Vice President or higher-level employee. The primary responsibility is to supervise and implement account work for several clients within an Agency division/discipline. The Senior Account Director is responsible for managing and executing all aspects of a PR program, supervising and managing the client relationship, managing the account team, and helping to grow the agency in a new business function. Should demonstrate an expertise to answer all general PR questions immediately and unaided, and an ability to think ahead for a client - the 30,000-foot view. Should have the ability to strategize, pitch, and secure all forms of media (print, broadcast, online).

Responsibilities:

• Providing senior strategic counsel to clients and the account team
• Managing the execution of programs as well as assuming direct responsibility• for quality implementation
• Continually developing relationships with media and influencers and pitching• clients on an ongoing basis
• Anticipating clients' strategic needs-both long and short term
• Offering value-add counsel on an ongoing basis
• Planning and running strategic client meetings
• Retaining current accounts and growing them
• Building relationships at the senior level with clients while maintaining others
• Supervising account staff in their daily activities, providing structure and instruction for balancing their workloads
• Motivating/mentoring junior staff and guiding professional development
• Taking a more proactive role in assuming fiscal responsibility for accounts and the team
• Guide the operations and future course of the division and agency

NYC-based role with 3x week in-office schedule.