Location:
Chicago, ILAccount Director, Condé Nast, Consumer Packaged Goods Category (Chicago, IL)
The Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Account Director is a key ambassador for Condé Nast, responsible for driving meaningful partnerships and advertising revenue across our portfolio of iconic brands. This role requires a dynamic, strategic thinker who can inspire passion for Condé Nast’s storytelling and category leadership—both internally and externally.
You’ll cultivate and deepen relationships with clients and agencies, lead innovative cross-platform solutions, and bring ideas to life across print, digital, social, video, and tentpole events. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced, constantly evolving environment and is known for their ability to connect, communicate, and close.
What You’ll Do
Develop and manage short- and long-term account plans across a defined client list, driving growth and retention.
Build and sustain deep relationships with key decision-makers at client and agency levels.
Partner closely with Editorial, Creative, Product, and Marketing teams to translate brand storytelling into business-driving ideas.
Ideate, sell, and execute integrated, multi-platform programs across Condé Nast’s media ecosystem.
Serve as the brand ambassador at key industry and client events, embodying Condé Nast’s creativity, authority, and innovation.
Deliver accurate revenue forecasting, account reporting, and share-of-market analysis
What You’ll Bring
5+ years of consultative, integrated sales experience with a proven track record of exceeding goals.
Strong communication and critical thinking skills, with the ability to simplify complexity and inspire action.
Demonstrated success building trust and influence across internal cross-functional teams and external partners.
A dynamic, entrepreneurial mindset with comfort navigating change and ambiguity.
Deep passion for Condé Nast brands and the categories we serve.
Experience selling custom content, 360 marketing programs, and tentpole events strongly preferred.
Must be a closer—relentlessly positive, driven, resourceful, and solution-oriented.
What Sets You Apart
You’re equal parts relationship-builder, storyteller, and strategist. You energize teams and clients alike with your ideas and conviction. You thrive where creativity meets commerce—and you believe in the power of Condé Nast to shape culture and drive results.
The expected base salary range for this position is from $128,000-$180,000 Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including but not limited to relevant skills, training, experience, and education.
In addition to salary and a generous employee benefits package, successful candidates may also be eligible to receive discretionary bonus compensation.
What happens next?If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply below, and we will review your application as soon as possible. You can update your resume or upload a cover letter at any time by accessing your candidate profile.
Condé Nast is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, familial status and other legally protected characteristics.
What We Do
Condé Nast is a global media company, home to iconic brands including Vogue, The New Yorker, GQ, Glamour, AD, Vanity Fair and Wired, among many others. The company's award-winning content reaches 88 million consumers in print, 419 million in digital and 432 million across social platforms, and generates more than 1 billion video views each month.
The company is headquartered in New York and London, and operates in 32 markets worldwide including China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico and Latin America, Russia, Spain and Taiwan. Launched in 2011, Condé Nast Entertainment is an award-winning production and distribution studio that creates programming across film, television, social and digital video and virtual reality.
