Account Director | Craft Public Relations

• Leading the development of campaign ideas and taking ownership of the strategic planning and ideation process
• Providing strong, hands-on oversight over the execution of those ideas, ensuring that every touchpoint supports the identified strategy
• Keeping tabs on the details - time and money! - through the management of workback schedules, status reports and budget trackers
• Serving as a role model to teams and the broader agency, and motivating teams to deliver great work - even in the face of roadblocks and challenges
• Providing sharp, insightful client counsel and building deep and trusted client relationships
• Serving as the people manager for one or two team members, providing ongoing coaching, feedback and support for their growth

• You bring significant experience leading public relations or integrated communications programs, ideally in an agency environment
• You’re a confident people leader who enjoys coaching others and helping them grow
• You have high standards, and you’re always looking for ways to raise the bar
• You’re deeply curious - about your job, and about the world around you
• You act with empathy and care about supporting your teammates as both people and professionals
• You’re a passionate collaborator, on the lookout for ways to work together with your clients and your colleagues to bring amazing things to life

Applications are due by noon on September 22. In your cover letter, please let us know what excites you about the idea of joining the Craft team.

Interviewing at Craft Public Relations includes:

1. Phone screen with a Talent Advisor from Bloom
2. Virtual interview with Ali Azzopardi and Jordana Wolch (60 mins)
3. Complete a short, at-home Craft assignment designed to help us understand how you approach strategy, ideas and client counsel.
4. In-person interview* with Managing Director, Melissa Retty, and Skylar Gomes, Senior Account Manager (45 mins) followed by a final conversation with Lisa Pasquin, President (15 mins)
5. Reference checks
6. Offer

*This interview will take place at our office at 50 Carroll Street in Toronto’s east end

Like Bloom, Craft is committed to a fair and equitable hiring process for all candidates. To ensure that each candidate’s journey is consistent and the selection process is unbiased,

To help us provide every candidate with a consistent and equitable experience, we ask that all applications and recruitment-related questions be directed through Bloom rather than to individual members of the Craft team.

Account Director Salary Range: $105,000 - $125,000

Perks include

• Unlimited vacation
• Four-week “Work from Anywhere” policy
• Competitive annual bonus based on company performance
• Comprehensive health benefits, including a Lifestyle Spending Account
• Curiosity Fund (we’re a curious bunch at Craft, so we offer each team member up to $1,000 per year to spend on anything that they are curious about!)
• Annual offsite retreat

• Craft offers a hybrid work-from-home and in-office model. All employees work from Craft’s office at 50 Carroll Street on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
• This role may require occasional travel within Canada and to the US for meetings and events.

Craft PR is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate our inclusive work environment and welcome members of all backgrounds and perspectives to apply. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations and will work with you to meet your needs.

We take a high level of care with every application and review each one thoughtfully and intentionally. We appreciate your patience throughout the process and will keep candidates informed as the search progresses.