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

Job description

# Account Director (AD) / Senior Account Director (SAD) > SourceCode Communications · San Francisco, United States (Remote) · Full-time · Posted 2026-06-26 **Salary:** USD 125,000–160,000 **Workplace:** remote **Department:** Public Relations ## 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** **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): $110,000 - $135,000 - Senior Account Director (SAD): $125,000 - $160,000 ## Apply [Apply at SourceCode Communications](https://apply.workable.com/sourcecode-communications/j/1E2AB5F5FE/apply) --- Powered by [Workable](https://www.workable.com)