Account Director Opportunity BPCM is seeking an experienced and entrepreneurial Account Director to join its thriving beauty division. The right candidate will have a proven ability to manage high-profile beauty brands, work in a fast-paced environment, possess strong management and communication skills, and demonstrate high proactivity when proposing new ideas and leading brand strategies. Candidates must also have excellent written and oral communication skills, be competent at media analysis, have well-established industry relationships, and be able to develop and manage account teams. Your Day-to-Day: Lead the creation of strategic planning for 5-7 clients and oversee the execution of plans. Develop relationships with client-appropriate fashion and beauty influencers to maximize content opportunities and brand exposure on their channels. Provide strategic direction to clients on initiatives, brand positioning, and core messaging. Help lead the business development of BPCM Beauty, cultivating relationships for new business opportunities. Focus specifically on feature-pitching efforts for clients, spokespeople, and new launches. Cultivate relationships with top-tier consumer, business, and trade press. Leverage these relationships to secure client features across broadcast, print, and digital. Possess expert-level knowledge of beauty media practices and proven results, garnering coverage in print, broadcast TV, and online mediums. Ability to lead, manage, and mentor teams of Supervisors, Senior Account Executives, Account Executives, Associate Account Executives, and Coordinators. Participate in new business recommendations, proposals, and presentations. Oversee the planning and execution of PR and influencer events (Fashion Week, Press/Influencer Trips, Product Launches, Deskside Meetings, Store Openings, etc.). Identify relevant strategic partnerships for clients and assist in developing those relationships. Possess a combination of creative and strategic thinking; ability to be an out-of-the-box thinker and contribute to agency-wide brainstorms. Have an awareness of culture events, editorial calendars, and seasonal and celebrity trends to effectively and proactively apply story angle development that is strategic and timely to maximize brand features and product placements across national, regional, online, trade, and broadcast outlets. Must be highly organized and detail-oriented and able to manage several accounts independently with a positive and proactive attitude. Partner with BPCM LA and ModusBPCM on all relevant beauty client opportunities.