<div class="content-intro"><h3><strong>Who we are:</strong></h3> <p>Burson, part of WPP, is the global communications leader built to create value for clients through reputation. With highly specialized teams, industry-leading technologies and breakthrough creative, we help brands and businesses redefine reputation as a competitive advantage so they can lead today and into the future. When you work at Burson, you are part of a global community of lifelong learners who thrive at the edge of innovation.</p> <p>WPP (LSE/NYSE: WPP) is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit <a href="WPP.com">WPP.com</a> </p> <p>For more information visit <a href="https://www.bursonglobal.com/">bursonglobal.com</a> and follow us on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/burson/posts/?feedView=all">LinkedIn</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/burson.global/?hl=en">Instagram</a>.</p></div><h3><strong>More about the role:</strong></h3> <p>We’re looking for an Account Director to support integrated consumer communications across two major global brands. This role is ideal for someone who has worked on <strong>large, complex client business</strong> and knows how to bring together media relations, product launches, events, influencer activations, and day-to-day client leadership.</p> <p>You’ll support both immediate launch activity and longer-term brand programs. The work moves quickly and often involves <strong>multiple concurrent workstreams, stakeholders, and deadlines</strong>, so we’re looking for someone who is comfortable navigating complexity, setting priorities, and keeping teams and clients moving forward.</p> <p>Strong earned-media instincts are important, as is hands-on experience bringing consumer products and campaigns to market. You should be equally comfortable developing a media strategy, managing a launch event, overseeing an influencer activation, leading a client call, and guiding a team through execution.</p> <p>Experience in health or wellness is helpful, but experience managing sophisticated, high-profile consumer communications for a large national or global client is more important.</p> <p>The ability to travel for events is required.</p> <p>This is a hybrid role based in New York.</p> <h3><strong>What you'll do:</strong></h3> <ul> <li><strong>Lead multiple workstreams across large, complex client accounts</strong>, ensuring priorities, timelines, teams, and deliverables remain on track.</li> <li>Lead the planning and execution of <strong>consumer product launches and integrated communications programs</strong>.</li> <li>Develop and execute <strong>earned-media strategies</strong>, including media narratives, pitches, press materials, media targets, and ongoing opportunities that sustain momentum beyond launch.</li> <li>Serve as a <strong>trusted day-to-day client partner</strong>, leading client conversations, presenting recommendations, anticipating needs, and helping clients navigate fast-moving communications priorities.</li> <li>Plan and execute <strong>launch events, media events, influencer activations, and consumer-facing experiences</strong>, including on-the-ground event support when needed.</li> <li>Partner across media, influencer, social, creative, and other disciplines to ensure programs connect across channels and deliver against client objectives.</li> <li>Provide strong project and account leadership across <strong>multiple simultaneous initiatives, stakeholders, and deadlines</strong>.</li> <li>Lead and mentor junior team members, providing clear direction, reviewing work, and helping develop their client-service and communications skills.</li> <li>Bring an understanding of news, culture, social trends, influencers, and consumer behavior into strategic recommendations.</li> <li>Identify opportunities to deepen and expand client relationships and the work we deliver.</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Experience that contributes to success:</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Significant account management experience within communications or public relations, ideally supporting a <strong>large national or global consumer-facing client</strong>.</li> <li>Demonstrated ability to manage <strong>complex, fast-moving accounts with multiple simultaneous workstreams and stakeholders</strong>.</li> <li>Strong <strong>media relations and earned-media experience</strong>, with the judgment and relationships necessary to develop and execute effective media strategies.</li> <li>Experience leading <strong>consumer product launches from strategy through execution</strong>.</li> <li>Experience planning and executing <strong>events, media moments, influencer activations, and consumer-facing programs</strong>.</li> <li>Strong client-management skills, including experience leading client calls, presenting recommendations, managing expectations, and providing proactive counsel.</li> <li>Experience leading account teams and managing or mentoring junior team me