829 Studios

Lead and mentor strategists, manage client accounts, design strategic processes, and contribute to business development. | 12+ years in digital marketing with senior leadership and team management experience, strong analytical and communication skills for C-level engagement. | The Group Strategy Director at 829 Studios serves as the senior strategic leader across a portfolio of high-value client engagements, managing a team of 2 – 3 Senior Strategists or Strategy Directors while maintaining direct strategic ownership of 2 – 4 client accounts. This role bridges senior leadership and frontline strategy execution, ensuring consistency in strategic rigor, resource efficiency, and client outcomes across all accounts under their purview. Beyond individual client delivery, the Group Strategy Director is responsible for strategic process design, resource allocation across their pod, and the professional development of their direct reports. This role demands the ability to operate at both the 30,000-foot level — shaping cross-client patterns, identifying systemic opportunities, and informing agency-wide strategic direction — and in the details of individual account performance, campaign architecture, and client communication. What You'll Do Lead and mentor a team of 2–3 Senior Strategists or Strategy Directors, providing ongoing coaching, performance feedback, and career development guidance to elevate the caliber of strategic output across the pod. Own strategic direction and client relationship health for 2–4 key accounts, serving as the senior strategic point of contact for client stakeholders and ensuring alignment between client objectives and 829's capabilities. Manage resource allocation and workload balancing across your team, ensuring strategists are effectively deployed against client priorities without overextension or underutilization. Define and refine strategic processes, frameworks, and templates that create repeatable excellence across the strategy function, reducing ramp time on new accounts and improving deliverable consistency. Provide strategic leadership to cross-functional account teams, orchestrating integrated solutions across design, digital marketing, and analytics while ensuring high-quality deliverables are presented to clients with the support of Account Managers and your direct reports. Develop comprehensive creative briefs that encapsulate key insights and messaging themes, serving as a source of inspiration for the team, and coach direct reports to do the same at a consistently high standard. Lead and oversee research and analytics initiatives (e.g., stakeholder interviews, process documentation, competitive audits) to deeply understand client strategies, market dynamics, and organizational strengths across your portfolio. Define and track critical performance indicators at both the account and pod level, offering actionable insights to drive success and surfacing cross-client trends to senior leadership. Translate complex data and findings into persuasive narratives tailored for C-level executives and key decision-makers, and ensure your team can do the same independently. Design and facilitate dynamic digital client workshops, encouraging innovative solutions to complex business problems, and serve as a quality control checkpoint for workshops led by your direct reports. Serve as a strategic practice leader, enhancing the agency's strategic capabilities, defining executional requirements, and contributing to the evolution of 829's strategic service offerings. Innovate and productize 829's strategic services, continuously seeking opportunities to add value to client relationships and identifying scalable approaches that can be deployed across multiple accounts. Actively contribute to business development, evaluating and auditing new business prospects, validating project scopes, and participating in pitches as the senior strategic voice. Collaborate closely with the sales and marketing teams to assist with sales engineering efforts, providing strategic credibility and thought leadership during the prospect lifecycle. Conduct strategic onboardings for key clients, ensuring a seamless transition from sales to marketing and establishing the strategic foundation that your team will execute against. Manage escalation pathways for strategic disagreements or client concerns within your pod, resolving issues before they require senior leadership intervention. Remain abreast of emerging digital trends to continually refine strategies and infuse fresh, innovative ideas into client projects, internal team dynamics, and the professional growth of your direct reports. What You'll Bring 12+ years extensive experience in digital marketing, with a proven track record in a senior strategic leadership role, including direct management of strategists or strategy teams. Demonstrated ability in leading, mentoring, and developing teams of mid-to-senior strategists to deliver high-impact marketing solutions at scale. Strong analytical skills with an aptitude for translating complex data into actionable strategies across multiple accounts simultaneously. Exceptional communication skills, capable of engaging effectively with C-level executives and navigating nuanced client dynamics across a multi-account portfolio. Proficient in navigating multi-disciplinary marketing channels and tools with the ability to identify cross-client patterns and opportunities. Advanced understanding of customer segmentation, market analysis, and brand positioning, with the ability to coach others in applying these disciplines. Creative and innovative thinker, with a flair for identifying emerging trends and integrating them into strategies at both the account and agency level. Experience in conducting and leading high-level workshops and presentations, and in coaching others to do the same. Strong business acumen, with an ability to identify and seize new business opportunities, inform pricing and scoping decisions, and contribute to revenue growth. Proven experience in resource planning, workload management, and process optimization within a services or agency environment. Adept at building and maintaining strong client relationships across a portfolio while ensuring team members develop their own client management capabilities. Benefits and Perks We Provide Remote Workplace. You have the option to work at our office in Boston or remotely in one of these states: AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, ID, IL, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, MO, NV, NH, NJ, NY, NC, SC, OH, OK, PA, RI, TN, TX, UT, VA. Paid Time Off. Receive generous paid vacation benefits that increase each year you’re with us, 12 Company Holidays, and Summer Fridays from Memorial Day through Labor Day. 401K + Match. 401K plan with 4% Safe Harbor employer match after one year of employment and financial literacy services provided through our retirement provider. Life Insurance Benefit. No-cost coverage to ensure peace of mind for your family. Short Term Disability Benefit. We've got you covered if you need to be OOO with an illness or injury that keeps you out of work. Healthcare. Choose from several competitive healthcare plans for you and your family with 80% employer coverage for all medical and dental premiums, 100% employer coverage for vision, and the option to participate in the FSA program. Commuter Benefits. Allocate pre-tax funds towards your commute to save up to 40% per year in transportation expenses. Continuing Education. Access to monthly team-led webinars, exclusive 829-cohort based learning, digital course platforms, and funding opportunities to attend national conferences and events. What We Believe At 829 Studios, we boldly embrace diversity, inclusivity, and equal opportunity. Our goal: a team rich in backgrounds, perspectives, and talents. Why? Because inclusivity powers our brilliance and client success. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, religion, creed, color, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, disability, mental illness, age, ancestry, genetic information, military service, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws. Who We Are 829 Studios is a Boston-based integrated digital marketing agency with a mission to propel organizations to unlock their full potential and accomplish their most ambitious goals. We harness the power of logic with magic – a balance of data-driven strategy and brand-focused creative. We partner with diverse organizations across various industries and our client list encompasses venture-backed start-ups, publicly traded companies, non-profits, and more. By committing not only to our growth as a company, but the development of our employees and teams’, we have created a collaborative environment that fosters ingenuity and promotes diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging values within our community. 829 has been recognized as one of the nation’s top agencies by the Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Privately Held Companies, Adweek 100 Fastest-Growing Digital Agencies, Boston Business Journal's Fast 50 (Massachusetts' 50 Fastest-Growing Private Companies), HubSpot's Top Digital Agencies list, and a we are and employee-certified Great Place to Work. Salary Range: $135,000 - $150,000 We determine compensation based on experience, demonstrated skills, and current market conditions at the time of hire to ensure fairness and consistency across roles. Actual compensation will depend on experience and may be adjusted based on skills, qualifications, and alignment with the scope and impact of the role.

Lead strategic growth and retention of a portfolio of accounts, mentor senior account leaders, manage client escalations, and drive operational excellence across pods. | 10+ years in client services or strategic leadership within a marketing agency, expertise in digital marketing channels, executive-level client engagement, team leadership, and financial acumen. | The Group Account Director (GAD) is a senior leadership role within the Client Services team at 829. This position is responsible for the overall strategic leadership and growth of a portfolio of accounts, organized by a pod. The GAD directly oversees 2-4 Key Account Directors, each of whom leads their own pod of account managers. In this role, the GAD provides strategic leadership and serves as the point of accountability for client satisfaction, client retention, and operational excellence across their portfolio. They act as a final escalation point for complex client issues and consistently step in as a critical member of the executive sponsor team for key accounts, building C-Suite relationships and ensuring that 829 delivers measurable impact and best-in-class marketing strategy. Beyond client oversight, the GAD plays a critical role in mentoring and developing senior talent - coaching KADs to elevate strategic thinking, strengthening cross-pod collaboration, and shaping scalable processes that enable growth. What You’ll Do Portfolio Management: • Serve as executive sponsor for a select number of high-value accounts, engaging directly with senior-level clients to build and nurture deep, strategic relationships. • Own the accountability for gross logo retention and net revenue retention across all pods under your purview. Develop and implement high-level strategies to minimize client churn and maximize lifetime value. • Determine and manage bandwidth, including account assignments, for KADs and their pods, ensuring optimal allocation of resources and alignment of team strengths with client needs. This includes forecasting team bandwidth and making timely adjustments to team dashboards. • Serve as the point of contact for client escalations across all pod accounts. This role is responsible for leading the resolution of complex performance or relationship issues, setting the standard for the entire team on effective client communication and conflict resolution. • Serve as the accountable party for the pods overall financial health. This means going beyond basic reporting to provide a clear, proactive view of the group's performance. The GAD will be responsible for financial forecasting and reporting, giving senior leadership a heads-up on projected revenue and potential churn. Growth and Operational Excellence: • Use a deep understanding of each client’s business to identify, vet, and support upsell opportunities that align with their goals. Lead the narrative development for these opportunities, empowering KADs to position and close upsell/cross sell opportunities. • Drive the continuous improvement of account management processes and deliverables, such as QBRs, strategy decks, and 90-day roadmaps, to enhance efficiency and strategic value. • Oversee the monitoring and management of account health across the entire portfolio. Analyze KPIS like client satisfaction scores , revenue growth potential, and gross retention, and adjust strategies as needed. • Equip the pod with the knowledge and tools needed to identify and articulate upsell opportunities. This includes training on new service offerings, and best practices for presenting value to clients. • Drive professional growth and retention of the team, mentoring and supporting KADs as effective leaders. This involves developing their skills, overseeing individual development plans, and providing consistent feedback. A core responsibility is succession planning, identifying and nurturing high-potential talent to build a strong future leadership pipeline. Cross-Departmental Collaboration: • Ensure seamless collaboration with other departments (e.g. paid media, organic, PR, SEO , email and creative) to deliver integrated, high-quality services that consistently meet and exceed client expectations. • Work closely with strategist and other senior leaders to ensure high-level of account strategies are consistent and effectively applied across all client interactions and deliverables. • Proven thought leader, staying ahead of the curve with deep market and industry expertise, using knowledge of digital marketing trends and competitor activities to guide the pod and bring innovative ideas to clients. • Collaborate closely with a small group of Executive Sponsors across Marketing, Web, Strategic Communications and Leadership functions. Day-to-Day Responsibilities: • Conduct regular meetings (via L10s) with KADs to assess account health, review performance metrics, and strategize improvements. • Provide direct support and step in for client presentations, pitches, and high-stakes calls, modeling effective client engagement for the team. • Lead client escalations, providing strategic guidance and directly engaging with clients to ensure a swift and satisfactory resolution. • Facilitate regular strategic reviews with executive-level clients to discuss service usage, satisfaction, and evolving needs. • Contribute to the continuous improvement of account management processes, ensuring the team is equipped with the best tools and practices to deliver exceptional service. Key Performance Indicators: • Pod / Portfolio Net Revenue Retention - ensuring account health and stability across all managed pod accounts. • Pod / Portfolio Gross Client Retention - maintaining strong long-term client relationships and reducing churn. • Successful Upsells and Account Growth - measurable contribution to the expansion of client scopes across service lines. • Growth & Profitability Alignment - visibility into contribution margin and budgeted revenue targets with responsibility for influencing and tracking progress against pod-level financial goals. What You’ll Bring • 10+ years of experience in client services, account management or strategic leadership with a marketing agency environment • Proven track record of leading enterprise portfolios, including responsibility for retention, growth, and profitability. • Deep expertise across digital marketing channels (SEO, Paid Search, Paid Social, Programmatic, Email, Content Marketing) with the ability to connect tactics to overarching client business objectives. • Executive communication and relationship skills, with the ability to engage C-suite stakeholders, influence decision-making, and serve as an executive sponsor for key accounts. • Leadership experience managing and mentoring senior account leaders fostering career development, and building high-performing teams. • Strong financial acumen with experience in budgeting, forecasting, and tracking contribution margin and Net Revenue Retention. Benefits and Perks We Provide • Remote Workplace. You have the option to work at our office in Boston or remotely in the United States. • Paid Time Off. Receive generous paid vacation benefits that increase each year you’re with us, 12 Company Holidays, and Summer Fridays from Memorial Day through Labor Day. • 401K + Match. 401K plan with 4% Safe Harbor employer match after one year of employment and financial literacy services provided through our retirement provider. • Life Insurance Benefit. No-cost coverage to ensure peace of mind for your family. • Short Term Disability Benefit. We've got you covered if you need to be OOO with an illness or injury that keeps you out of work. • Healthcare. Choose from several competitive healthcare plans for you and your family with 80% employer coverage for all medical and dental premiums, 100% employer coverage for vision, and the option to participate in the FSA program. • Commuter Benefits. Allocate pre-tax funds towards your commute to save up to 40% per year in transportation expenses. • Continuing Education. Access to monthly team-led webinars, exclusive 829-cohort based learning, digital course platforms, and funding opportunities to attend national conferences and events. What We Believe At 829 Studios, we boldly embrace diversity, inclusivity, and equal opportunity. Our goal: a team rich in backgrounds, perspectives, and talents. Why? Because inclusivity powers our brilliance and client success. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, religion, creed, color, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, disability, mental illness, age, ancestry, genetic information, military service, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws. Who We Are 829 Studios is a Boston-based integrated digital marketing agency with a mission to propel organizations to unlock their full potential and accomplish their most ambitious goals. We harness the power of logic with magic – a balance of data-driven strategy and brand-focused creative. We partner with diverse organizations across various industries and our client list encompasses venture-backed start-ups, publicly traded companies, non-profits, and more. By committing not only to our growth as a company, but the development of our employees and teams’, we have created a collaborative environment that fosters ingenuity and promotes diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging values within our community. 829 has been recognized as one of the nation’s top agencies by the Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Privately Held Companies, Adweek 100 Fastest-Growing Digital Agencies, Boston Business Journal's Fast 50 (Massachusetts' 50 Fastest-Growing Private Companies), HubSpot's Top Digital Agencies list, and a we are and employee-certified Great Place to Work.

Manage and grow client relationships by executing digital marketing campaigns across multiple channels and leading account strategy and team members. | 5-7 years of marketing account management experience in an agency with strong digital marketing knowledge and excellent communication skills. | The Senior Account Manager will serve as the primary point of contact for assigned clients and will be responsible for managing and growing these relationships for 829’s B2B, B2C, and D2C clients. Working both as an individual contributor and collaboratively with a team, this role is responsible for the implementation and execution of digital marketing programs across a variety of channels, including SEM, Facebook, SEO, Social Media and web analytics. The ideal candidate for this role has a strong general marketing background, superior presentation and communication skills, and demonstrated, hands-on experience managing media, PPC, or other digital channels. What You’ll Do • Act as a client-facing consultant to identify, develop, and execute digital marketing campaigns and programs for enterprise clients. • Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned clients, managing day-to-day communication and overseeing all account-related activities. • Own or support account strategy development and needed refinement over the course of client relationship on at least 80% of your accounts • work with clients and internal team members to ensure consistent client success, leading multiple accounts, offering strategic counsel to clients, and providing mentorship and direction to junior teammates • Develop and maintain a strong understanding of each client's business objectives, industry, and target audience. • Ensure consistent account performance against all defined KPIs, overseeing communication of results and providing analysis • Manage project timelines, budgets, and deliverables to ensure timely and accurate completion of client projects. • Ensure speed and accuracy across all client correspondence • Work closely with leadership team to regularly review account performance and identify opportunities for account growth • Manage the overall financial health of assigned accounts, including forecasting, budgeting, and invoicing. • Develop and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders within client organizations, including senior-level executives and decision-makers. • Stay up-to-date with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in digital marketing. • Support new business efforts, with the ability to confidently take initial intro calls with prospects as needed, develop new business content, and pitch as senior account lead and/or strategy lead for new business presentations • Provide leadership and direction to junior team members, finding and supporting opportunities for personal and career development • Support development and growth of a strong agency culture by actively participating in team outings and engagement opportunities, including team brainstorms, trainings and planning sessions What You’ll Bring • Minimum of 5 - 7 years of experience in marketing account management in an agency • Strong knowledge of digital marketing tactics, including SEO, PPC, social media, email marketing, and content marketing. • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with clients and internal teams. • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet tight deadlines. • Experience with project management tools and software. • Proven track record of driving revenue growth and developing long-term client relationships. • A “lean in” personality willing to immerse themselves in learning the client’s business Benefits and Perks We Provide • Remote Workplace. You have the option to work at our office in Boston or remotely in the following states: MA, NH, RI, ME, CT, NY, NJ, NC, TN, FL, IL, MO, TX, UT, AZ, PA, CA, VA, OH, and CO. • Paid Time Off. Receive generous paid vacation benefits that increase each year you’re with us, 12 Company Holidays, and Summer Fridays from Memorial Day through Labor Day. • 401K + Match. 401K plan with 4% Safe Harbor employer match after one year of employment and financial literacy services provided through our retirement provider. • Life Insurance Benefit. No-cost coverage to ensure peace of mind for your family. • Short Term Disability Benefit. We've got you covered if you need to be OOO with an illness or injury that keeps you out of work. • Healthcare. Choose from several competitive healthcare plans for you and your family with 80% employer coverage for all medical and dental premiums, 100% employer coverage for vision, and the option to participate in the FSA program. • Commuter Benefits. Allocate pre-tax funds towards your commute to save up to 40% per year in transportation expenses. • Continuing Education. Receive a personal budget to attend events and conferences. What We Believe At 829 Studios, we boldly embrace diversity, inclusivity, and equal opportunity. Our goal: a team rich in backgrounds, perspectives, and talents. Why? Because inclusivity powers our brilliance and client success. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, religion, creed, color, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, disability, mental illness, age, ancestry, genetic information, military service, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws. Who We Are 829 Studios is a Boston-based integrated digital marketing agency with a mission to propel organizations to unlock their full potential and accomplish their most ambitious goals. We harness the power of logic with magic – a balance of data-driven strategy and brand-focused creative. We partner with diverse organizations across various industries and our client list encompasses venture-backed start-ups, publicly traded companies, non-profits, and more. By committing not only to our growth as a company, but the development of our employees and teams’, we have created a collaborative environment that fosters ingenuity and promotes diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging values within our community. 829 has been recognized as one of the nation’s top agencies by the Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Privately Held Companies, Adweek 100 Fastest-Growing Digital Agencies, Boston Business Journal's Fast 50 (Massachusetts' 50 Fastest-Growing Private Companies), HubSpot's Top Digital Agencies list, and a we are and employee-certified Great Place to Work.