Account Director

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New York, NY
130K-165K Annually
Mid level
AdTech • Marketing Tech
The Role
The Account Director will oversee a team of Junior Account Managers and Account Managers, ensuring their training and skill development. Responsibilities include managing tasks and acting as an escalation point while generating Statements of Work (SOWs) for upsell opportunities.
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ArtBot (part of Critical Mass)  

About ArtBot  

What We Do 
At ArtBot, we fuse creative automation, engineering, and advanced technologies like Dynamic Creative Optimization (DCO) and Generative AI to deliver high-quality, scalable content for a variety of industries. Our work ensures our clients can move fast, stay efficient, and maintain creative excellence across all their campaigns. 

How We Do It 

Creative Engineering 
Our creative engineering team builds scalable frameworks and universal design systems that allow clients to bring campaigns to market with speed and cost-efficiency. These frameworks are adaptable, ensuring clients can use them across multiple projects and optimize their creative efforts, minimizing the need to start from scratch with each campaign. 

Performance Engineering 
While creative engineering focuses on building the framework, performance engineering ensures that when creative assets hit the market, they are performing optimally. This involves testing, tracking, and refining content to ensure it reaches target audiences and achieves conversion goals. Performance engineering bridges strategy and execution, helping clients get the most out of their media activations. 

Generative AI & Creative Automation 
We’re pioneers in the generative AI space, using AI-driven tools to ideate and optimize creative assets efficiently. Our automation processes allow us to scale content production seamlessly, producing everything from personalized digital ads to dynamic 3D renderings—at a level of precision and speed that drives success for global brands. 

Scalability and Efficiency 
Through proprietary tools and systems, we scale creative output while maintaining high standards of quality. Our streamlined processes enable clients to move from concept to execution quickly, without sacrificing the creative integrity of their work. 

Our Intellectual Property (IP) 
ArtBot’s IP is at the heart of our ability to merge automation, AI, and creative workflows. Our exclusive tools give clients the ability to scale content, personalize messaging, and optimize delivery—all while maintaining top-tier creative excellence. 

Who We Serve 
We work with clients across a wide range of industries, including luxury automotive, pharma, tech, telecom, confectionery, and more. From crafting data-driven digital marketing campaigns to delivering large-scale content solutions, we partner with brands to bring their vision to life in the most innovative and efficient ways possible. 

Job Description :

We are looking for an Account Director. They will be overseeing a team of 2-4 Junior Account Managers and Account Managers. This role will be reporting into the Executive Director.

You will: 

  • Oversee Junior Account Managers and Account Managers within their pod and their responsibilities/bandwidth as outlined above within these roles; also responsible for jumping in and assisting in all tasks as outlined for these roles
  • Oversee the training and skill development of Junior Account Managers and Accounts Managers within their pod
  • Act as an escalation point for Junior Account Managers and Account Managers within their pod
  • Generating SOWs for any existing upsell opportunities within the existing client assignment or for new client assignment (senior leadership to handle final approval and manage signatures)
  • Generating rates for any existing upsell opportunities within the existing client assignment (senior leadership to handle final approval)
  • Operate under a commercial mindset in identifying opportunities for potential client expansion/upsell
  • Assist senior leadership in managing overall US process and identifying areas of improvement (internal documentation, client documentation, team meetings/huddles, team trainings, etc.)

You have: 

  • Understanding of the programmatic landscape and DCO
  • Experience managing direct reports 
  • Experience working in AdTech is preferred
  • An interest in working in Performance Engineering 
  • 5+ years of experience working in a client services role 

The Talent Team at Critical Mass is focused on ensuring we provide the best training, onboarding, and employee experience possible! Our new hires & employees are the future of our organization, and we want to set you up for long-term success. In an effort to do so, we expect our team to work from an office a minimum of 3 days a week. The ask stems from our want to:  

  • Strengthen opportunity for continuous learning 
  • Improve collaboration and team relationships  
  • Increase employee engagement  

This work model balances the need for individual flexibility while maintaining the relentless customer focus we provide at CM. We understand that not everyone may feel comfortable with this expectation, so we ask that you please let us know immediately if there are any concerns so we can help navigate accordingly.  

We continually review ranges to address skills, experience and markets. Base salaries are determined during our interview process, by assessing a number of factors that include, but aren’t limited to, a candidate’s experience and skills relative to the scope and responsibilities of the position. For current CM employees, tenure will also be a consideration. 


We continually review ranges to address skills, experience and markets. Base salaries are determined during our interview process, by assessing a number of factors that include, but aren’t limited to, a candidate’s experience and skills relative to the scope and responsibilities of the position. For current CM employees, tenure will also be a consideration.

Salary Range

$130,000$165,000 USD

Critical Mass is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We do not tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. If you are an individual with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please reach out to [email protected].

We are committed to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion within our pool of candidates, with a target of achieving at least 50% representation from underrepresented communities.

The Critical Mass Talent Acquisition team will only communicate from email addresses that use the URLs criticalmass.com and us.greenhouse-mail.io. We will not use apps such as Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, or Google Hangouts for communicating with you. We will never ask you to send us money, technology, or anything else to work for our company. If you believe you are the victim of a scam, please review your local government consumer protections guidance and reach out to them directly.

If U.S. based: https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/job-scams#avoid
If Canada based: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/finance/consumer-affairs.html
If U.K. based: https://www.gov.uk/consumer-protection-rights
If Costa Rica based: https://www.consumo.go.cr/educacion_consumidor/consejos_practicos.aspx 

The Company
Chicago, IL
989 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1996

What We Do

Critical Mass is a digital experience design agency with a relentless focus on the customer. Founded in Calgary in 1996, we have steadily expanded into a group of over 950 people working in 11 offices across North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America, and South America.

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