Carousel
Account Director
San Diego, Texas, US
Role snapshot
Carousel is hiring a Account Director on a full-time basis. This is a hybrid role based in San Diego, Texas, US.
- Company
- Carousel
- Location
- San Diego, Texas, US
- Work mode
- Hybrid
- Job type
- Full-time
- Experience
- 5–10 years
- Posted
- Nov 5, 2026
Who this role suits
Practitioners with a few years behind them who can work independently, make trade-offs and help newer teammates.
How to prepare your application
- Prepare examples of decisions you drove, how you measured the result, and how you worked with other teams.
- Be ready to discuss trade-offs and scope, not only the tools you have used.
- Read what Carousel publishes about its product or team, so you can say clearly why this role and this company.
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About the role
Carousel's Account Director will require outstanding communication, organization and leadership skills along with a positive, motivated and entrepreneurial attitude. This role will be full-time, on-site, with some hybrid work opportunities.
Our ideal candidate will bring vast agency experience, along with a strategic backbone and marketing prowess, who will work quickly and nimbly alongside a growing team to drive projects forward. Your dynamic professionalism, effortless adaptability and easy-going personality will make you an irreplaceable member of the Carousel team.
Owner of multiple workstreams through planning, resourcing and scheduling – keeping projects on brand, on time and on budget. Most critically, our Account Directors manage internal and external expectations while maintaining healthy, high-quality relationships with our world-class clientele. This integral role is key to producing the top tier work that Carousel is known for.
- Organization - outstanding organizational skills keeping projects, timelines, notes, and files clean.
- Communication - refined communication skills with internal and external teams.
- Coordination - strong coordination skills getting teams to align on key topics and objectives.
- Prioritization - ability to help identify challenges and prioritize solutions in a fast-paced environment.
- Adaptation - ability to adapt effortlessly to ambiguity and change throughout projects.
- Solution - ability to approach challenges with optimism to find optimal solutions.
Qualification:
- Four Year Degree Preferred, not required.
- 5-10 Years Professional Experience - Brand, Creative, Advertising Agency preferred.
- Experience working with Google Workplace, Dropbox, Slack, Adobe and Figma.
- High attention to detail required to work on industry-leading work for world-class clients.
- Growth mindset and desire to learn and challenge yourself in new ways.
Compensation:
- Annual Salary (1st and 15th)
- 100% Employee Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits
- 10 Days Paid Vacation, 5 Paid Sick Days, 6 Paid Holidays
- Discretionary Performance Bonus
- 401k Retirement Plan
- 5% Retirement Employer Contribution (After 90 Days of Employment)
Carousel is a strategic creative + content studio based in San Diego, California. Our office is located in Ocean Beach, two blocks from the ocean. We provide a welcoming work environment with highly talented team, world-class clients, top-notch benefits and outstanding opportunities for all.