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Description

Overview 

What began in 2017 as an idea on the back of a napkin has quickly become an award-winning, fastest-growing communications firm working with some big-name consumer and B2B technology brands. At SourceCode, we’re focused on bringing brains and hustle, humanity and technology, creativity and business intelligence back to public relations.

We are seeking a seasoned agency professional to join our team as either an Account Director or Senior Account Director, depending on experience. In this role, you will act as a vital strategic lead, driving high-impact storytelling, counseling senior client executives, managing account profitability, and mentoring the next generation of PR talent.  Whether executing deep enterprise tech campaigns or shaping agency-wide innovation, you are a bold, people-first leader who balances creative vision with disciplined commercial execution.

What You’ll Do

• Client Strategy & Counsel: Serve as a trusted lead across high-profile accounts, providing high-level strategic direction to senior client executives. Develop long-term PR plans aligned with client business objectives and confidently navigate difficult conversations or productive client pushback when necessary.
• Crisis & Narrative Excellence: Act as a trusted source during client crises by conducting risk assessments and drafting proactive communications. Interview executives to build robust thought leadership platforms and translate complex technical innovations into media-friendly narratives.
• Portfolio Management & Business Operations: Take accountability for account health, revenue forecasting, and resource allocation to optimize team utilization and minimize over/under-service. Oversee client contracts, KPIs, and monthly/annual scopes of work.
• Media & Integrated Strategy: Build sophisticated, long-term media and engagement strategies spanning media, analyst, and social landscapes. Maintain absolute editorial quality control across the portfolio and leverage a strong network of established relationships across Tier-1 national business and trade media.
• Organic Growth: Proactively identify expansion opportunities within your current roster to drive organic business development and maintain high client retention rates.
• Team Leadership & Talent Development: Directly manage, coach, and inspire team members, establishing clear professional goals and delivering targeted training to upskill junior and mid-level practitioners.
• Innovation & Agency Leadership (SAD Level): Lead teams in adopting emerging PR technologies and alternative communication channels, while expanding leadership footprints into global PR management.

Requirements

What You’ll Have

For the Account Director Level:

• Experience: 7+ years of progressive PR and marketing experience, with significant experience in a corporate communications or digitally minded PR client leadership role.
• Account Mastery: At least two years of experience explicitly operating as the strategic account lead for multiple complex clients.
• Tech Literacy: Deep experience working within the Enterprise Tech sector, with the ability to seamlessly translate technical capabilities to a broad audience.
• Media Network: A proven track record of securing Tier-1 national business and industry trade opportunities.

For the Senior Account Director Level:

• Experience: 10-12+ years of progressive agency and/or in-house communications marketing experience, with extensive experience leading teams and managing high-profile accounts. Global account management experience navigating international media landscapes is highly preferred.
• Strategic Autonomy: Proven capability to take loose executive direction and independently build meaningful, multi-layered strategies and plans for clients.
• Commercial Acumen: Strong, advanced understanding of agency operations, budget management, resource allocation, and team utilization constraints.
• Advanced Management: Comfortably lead difficult staff conversations, troubleshoot team challenges alongside HR, and confidently develop and execute Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs) when necessary.

Benefits

What We Offer 

• Robust benefits program
• Unlimited vacation with PTO minimums  
• Unlimited sick leave
• 401k with company match
• Monthly mental health stipend, 2 ‘NOPE’ days/year, and quarterly wellness challenges 
• Profit-sharing program
• Workplace flexibility
• Professional learning and development 
• 6-month paid parental leave 
• Transit benefits
• Paid volunteer and professional development days

Where We Work

We believe in fostering a collaborative environment that balances team energy with individual flexibility. This role is open to candidates who fit into one of the following two arrangements:

Hybrid (NYC-Based)

Designed to balance focused remote work with the collaborative energy of our headquarters located conveniently near Penn Station.

• In-Office: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
• Remote: Monday, Friday

Remote (East Coast)

We are also accepting applications for this role as a remote position for candidates residing anywhere within the East Coast.

Salary Range

Note: SourceCode utilizes tailored salary bands based on experience and role progression. The ranges below reflect our targeted hiring brackets for incoming talent at the time of hire:

• Account Director (AD): $110,000 - $120,000
• Senior Account Director (SAD): $125,000 - $140,000