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Account Manager

HLK
Full-time
On-site
Chicago, Missouri, United States
We have an exciting opportunity to add an Account Manager to the team. The Account Manager is a day-to-day client contact point and an agency team catalyst for business-building work. The Account Manager develops a deep understanding of the client’s business, fosters a tight partnership with Account Directors, client contacts and cross-functional agency teams. They execute work flawlessly from start to finish. The right candidate will be a goal-oriented, proactive problem solver with highly developed communication and active listening skills.

Responsibilities

    • Manage development and presentation of work from start to finish, including brief approval, kickoff, client and legal reviews, and approvals
    • Manage regular client communication touchpoints, including status reports, calls, video chats and email engagements
    • Author briefs based on planned campaigns, client input and business needs
    • Define key project milestones and actively monitors project progress to ensure on-time, on-budget and on-brief delivery 
    • Identify growth opportunities strategically on key accounts and proactively helps clients develop new solutions to their business challenges
    • Maintain up-to-date account business plans and organizes all project files within Google Team Drives structure
    • Handle detail oriented delivery of assetss across paid, earned and owned

Qualifications

    • Bachelor’s degree in advertising, communications or a related field
    • Minimum of two years of experience in an account management role, preferably at an agency
    • Proven ability to foster relationships with clients and internal organizational partners
    • Understanding of general agency processes and operations
    • Ability to collaborate with account management peers and cross-functional departments
    • Excellent written and oral communications skills
    • Experience with multimedia and digital marketing, including web development, social and display
    • Power user of email, text, video conferencing, presentation software and standard business software with superior organizational skills
$60,000 - $75,000 a year