Group Account Director
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Fort Worth, TX
- Work setup
- Hybrid
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Category
- Not specified
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 8–10+ years of progressive agency or marketing leadership experience.
- Demonstrated ability to proactively identify and lead opportunities for client growth and new business development.
- Experience leading a significant client portfolio, business unit or vertical.
- Experience in place-making, attractions, tourism, arts, hospitality or related industries is preferred.
- Demonstrated success growing existing client relationships and contributing to new business development.
- Strong executive-level client relationship experience.
- Financial management experience including forecasting, resource planning, budgeting and scope development.
- Demonstrated success leading and developing people.
- Strong business and strategic acumen.
- Experience integrating AI into professional workflows and leading teams through adoption.
- Comfortable working in a collaborative, values-driven independent agency.
- College degree required.
- Ability to work within a wide variety of client budgets to meet their business objectives.
Full description
Account Director
Place & Destination Marketing Practice
This position is based in Fort Worth, Texas. Because this is a leadership role centered on collaboration, coaching and client partnership, regular in-office presence is expected. Schaefer offers hybrid work flexibility but this is not a remote position.
About Schaefer
For more than 25 years, Schaefer Advertising has partnered with organizations facing high-stakes, high-impact business and marketing challenges. We believe our greatest value isn’t simply creating campaigns—it’s helping clients solve meaningful business problems through thoughtful strategy, exceptional creativity and measurable results.
As an independent agency, we intentionally build long-term partnerships with organizations that are making a difference in the communities they serve. Our clients trust us because we take time to understand their business, challenge conventional thinking and deliver work that creates measurable impact.
We believe exceptional work comes from exceptional people. That’s why we’ve built a culture rooted in collaboration, curiosity, accountability and genuine care for one another. We encourage initiative, celebrate different perspectives and believe the best leaders leave every client, every teammate and every part of the agency stronger than they found it.
We don’t aspire to be the biggest agency. We aspire to be the agency clients trust when the stakes are high.
Our Purpose
Make Life Better.
It’s more than a tagline—it’s the standard that guides every decision we make.
We exist to make life better for our clients, our team, our community and ourselves. That purpose shapes how we serve our clients, how we develop our people and how we define success. We believe the best work happens when talented people care deeply about one another, continually challenge themselves to grow and approach every opportunity with humility, optimism and a commitment to excellence.
If that resonates with you, you’ll likely feel at home at Schaefer.
The Opportunity
Schaefer Advertising is seeking an experienced agency leader to serve as Account Director for our Place & Destination Marketing Practice.
This practice serves destination marketing organizations, attractions, arts and cultural organizations, hospitality partners and other organizations that help shape communities and create memorable experiences.
As Account Director, you’ll lead key client relationships, develop exceptional people, strengthen industry partnerships and help drive the continued growth, reputation and long-term success of the practice.
Success in this role is measured by more than delivering excellent client work. It is reflected in the strength of the relationships you build, the people you develop, the opportunities you create and the long-term health of the practice.