Managing Director

Fulltime, Remote

YOU: A strategic leader with strong commercial instincts and a deep understanding of how creative businesses thrive and grow. You know how to achieve a client’s vision, increase revenue and build lasting partnerships, all while leading an agency with clarity, confidence, and empathy. You are an expert in understanding client needs and bringing those insights to life by inspiring creative teams and supporting a healthy well-oiled organization with business plans, processes and systems.

THEM: A well-respected, award winning creative studio who’s partnering brands at the intersection of cutting edge technology, digital, and brand experiences.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Set and drive overall business strategy, ensuring financial health and long-term viability.

• Build, manage, and expand key client relationships with a focus on retention and growth.

• Oversee budgets, staffing, project delivery, and internal operations across teams.

• Help to Identify new business opportunities and lead proposal, pitch, and negotiation efforts.

• Collaborate with creative and operational leads to ensure smooth, effective project delivery.

• Lead, mentor, and support department heads and senior talent in qualitative and quantitative ways of measuring the outcomes of their work. 

• Cultivate a high-performance, inclusive team culture rooted in accountability, trust, and award winning execution. 

• Represent the company in industry conversations, partnerships, and public speaking opportunities.

REQUIREMENTS:

• 10+ years in accounts, delivery, production, commercial or operational leadership roles within creative, digital, or consulting environments. 

• Proven success growing revenue, managing teams, and strengthening client partnerships

• Excellent communicator, strategist, and relationship-builder

• Background in design, digital products, 360 brand creative, or agency settings is highly preferred.

• Based on the information that has been provided to You & Them by our Client, the base salary for this position is in the $175K - $225K range depending on experience.