Account Director (AD) / Senior Account Director (SAD)

**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** **Remote (Bay Area-Based):** We are accepting applications for this role as a primarily remote position for candidates residing within the San Francisco Bay Area. While you will enjoy the day-to-day flexibility of working from home, we value human connection and offer regular opportunities to collaborate, brainstorm, and connect with the team in person at local co-working spaces. As our regional footprint and team dynamics evolve, this operational model may adapt to include more structured collaborative opportunities or hybrid parameters. **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): $125,000 - $135,000 * Senior Account Director (SAD): $145,000 - $160,000