The Account Manager serves as the primary liaison between the Ad Agency and the brand teams and is responsible for managing the day-to-day relationships within the Agency. Working in partnership with the Agency's creative staff and external resources/suppliers, the position provides strategic direction and counsel to help the brand teams meet their business objectives/sales goals.
- Pay: $35-40.44/hr depending on experience
- Location: Hybrid in Mettawa, IL (3 days onsite, 2 days remote)
- Maintain an intimate understanding of the Agency Workflow Process including project initiation and kickoff, collaboration, necessary approvals, production and archiving
- Collaborate with the brand team in the development of project briefs
- Recommend key promotional tactics that align with the strategy and goals of the brand
- Issue client contact reports to ensure key information is being quickly communicated to all involved stakeholders
- Review creative development of a project during concept to completion to ensure specifications, client expectations, budgets, timelines, etc. are being adhered to
- Facilitate ongoing, timely and accurate communications to ensure all projects are completed on time and within budget
- Develop annual forecasts
- Conduct financial reconciliations on a monthly basis
- Track time on a daily basis
- Partner with creative team on project initiatives
- Accountable for tactical execution, compliance to all related guidelines and budget
- Adherence to all company-wide financial policies
- Bachelor degree required
- Master's degree or equivalent related project or functional experience is desirable
- Total account management experience - 3-4 years preferred
- Pharmaceutical ad agency experience or in-house agency experience preferred
- Pharmaceutical industry experience preferred (US, Global preferred)
- Excellent communications skills: verbal, presentation, written
- High energy, positive, organized individual who is comfortable in a high-visibility role
- Ability to manage high volume project scope in a fast paced creative environment
- Great collaborator with ability to focus on both the big picture and small details
- Strong critical creative thinking and problem solving skills
- Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to prioritize and multi-task to enhance productivity and manage workload
- Demonstrate leadership in conflict resolution to facilitate effective outcomes
- Possess ability to work in a high-volume, rapidly paced environment
- Maintain knowledge of the client's guidelines including, but not limited to, corporate branding, promotional material development, PromoMats review and corporate compliance
- Possess a thorough understanding of accounts' (both U.S. and Global) product attributes, marketing objectives, target audience, competitive environment, market dynamics and medical/regulatory/legal position