Client Engagement Director (US)

As a Director, Client Engagement, you’ll serve as a primary point of contact for one - two of our most critical client relationships. You’ll own day-to-day client leadership while guiding account strategy, ensuring exceptional delivery, strong partnerships, and measurable business impact. Your ability to foster trust, align teams, and execute effectively will position you as a valued strategic partner to our clients.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Lead and nurture day-to-day client relationships to ensure satisfaction and long-term partnerships

Act as the primary liaison between clients and internal teams, ensuring effective communication and alignment on project goals

Collaborate with strategy, design, technology, and production teams to deliver solutions that meet client expectations and drive business goals

Partner on overall account health, including quarterly and annual account planning

Translate client business goals into agency strategy

Address and resolve client issues promptly, ensuring a seamless client experience

Partner with your production lead to oversee scopes, budgets, and cross-functional teams to ensure projects are delivered efficiently and profitably

Support account growth by identifying opportunities to expand client relationships into new service areas

Anticipate and resolve client challenges with clarity, urgency, and sound judgment

Ensure that all deliverables meet quality standards and deadlines set by the client

Maintain a comprehensive understanding of clients' business needs and industry trends to offer proactive advice and solutions

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

Proven experience in account management with a focus on client satisfaction and relationship building

Strong communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate ideas and foster collaborative discussions

Ability to proactively identify client needs and translate them into actionable, strategic solutions

Extensive experience in agency account management, digital product, brand strategy, or a related field

Comfortable with analytics, technology, content management platforms, and AI initiatives

Demonstrated skill in leading teams and influencing others to achieve project success

Financial acumen, including experience managing growth pipelines, budgets, scopes, and account growth

Experience supporting contract negotiations

ABOUT US

Born in 2001, Code and Theory is a digital-first creative agency that sits at the center of creativity and technology. We pride ourselves on not only solving consumer and business problems, but also helping to establish new capabilities for our clients. With a global client roster of Fortune 100s and start-ups alike, we crave the hardest problems to solve. We have teams distributed across North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. The Code and Theory global network of agencies is growing and includes Kettle, Instrument, Left Field Labs, Create Group, Current, and TrueLogic.

Striving never to be pigeonholed, we work across every major category: from tech to CPG, financial services to travel & hospitality, government and education to media and publishing. We value the collaboration with our client partners, including but not limited to Adidas, Amazon, Con Edison, Diageo, EY, J.P. Morgan Chase, Lenovo, Marriott, Mars, Microsoft, Thomson Reuters, and TikTok.

The Code and Theory network is comprised of nearly 2,000 people with 50% engineers and 50% creative talent. We’re always on the lookout for smart, driven, and forward-thinking people to join our team.

The target range of base compensation for this role is $150,000 - $170,000. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and location.