Account Director (Brand Design)

Location: Chicago, IL, United States; hybrid workplace

Salary: $100,000–$110,000 USD annually, with pay varying by U.S. geographic market, experience, and job-related factors.

Company

hirify.global is a consumer experience agency within the Propelis Group, delivering brand design, packaging, content, strategy, and consumer connections through a global network of 1,900+ team members across 25+ studios and 20+ countries.

What you will do

• Lead senior client relationships and act as a trusted advisor through brand consultation, strategic recommendations, and client-ready presentations.
• Diagnose client challenges and connect hirify.global services to marketing, creative, audience, competitive, and brand-building needs.
• Develop category analyses, market audits, brand segmentation, equity analysis, research, and creative development recommendations.
• Manage and mentor Client Directors, Senior Client Managers, and Project Coordinators/Managers while leading cross-functional teams from briefing through implementation.
• Develop proposals, budgets, reconciliations, and addendums; monitor fees, expenses, profitability, deliverables, and margin targets.
• Grow existing accounts, identify new business opportunities, and support case studies and proposal development.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college.
• 8+ years of related experience.
• Strong background in senior-level client relationship building and team leadership; agency experience is a plus.
• Strategic business and brand consultation skills, with an understanding of brand strategy through content creation delivery.
• Ability to present effectively to senior clients and internal teams and develop client-ready thinking.
• Proven ability to manage, drive, and develop multiple accounts and projects simultaneously.
• Strong communication, organizational, mentoring, team management, analytical, and creative thinking skills, with attention to detail and the ability to manage priorities and timelines.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, pivot across packaging, digital, marcom, and strategy, and exercise discretion and judgment.
• Demonstrated leadership, initiative, proactivity, and growth capabilities.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time hybrid role in Chicago, United States.
• Collaborative environment with cross-functional teamwork, mentoring, and shared accountability.
• Health care plans with prescription drug coverage, dental and vision plans, basic and supplemental life insurance, flexible spending or health savings account options, short- and long-term disability coverage, and a 401(k) Savings Plan.
• Equal opportunity workplace committed to accessibility, accommodation, and organizational diversity.