With all due respect: This job is for an individual coming from ad agency background.
If you have not worked at an ad agency in account management this job is not for you.
This job begins in the next 2 weeks.
All Applicants who are serious candidates are welcome.
Account Management at Adolescent is about more than just client service (although we do that, too).
As the connector between clients, partners, and the agency, everyone in Account Management is required to be hyper-adaptable and flexible, offering thoughtful builds in creative development, passionately selling through a campaign, mediating between different points of view and keeping things fair, having tough conversations for the good of the relationship and work
– and, of course, being a positive awesome person people always want to have in the room.
Account Management is expected to be the persuasive, resilient, and relentless force it takes to helps great work get made, combining sharp points of view on both business and creative.
At Adolescent, the Account Director is the agency’s commissioner to the client.
We want a person who understands the client’s needs beyond marketing and looks deeper at their partnership with the agency.
This person takes a leadership role in strategy development and ensures that the strategy maps back to the client’s goals.
The Account Director is a proactive and effective partner with all cross-functional team members.
We want someone with the ability to champion ideas, inspire great work and effectively defend and persuade the agency POV to the client.
Someone who knows a good idea when they see it.
The Account Director has strong communication, leadership and problem-solving skills plus a proven track record of developing/maintaining positive client and agency team relationships.
Manages client projects, cross functional agency partners, and deploys teams in the most efficient and productive way to execute flawlessly.
Oversees junior account team members, providing feedback, development opportunities, and acting as a supportive coach.
Responsibilities
Oversees the workflow for designated account and communication with the client on key issues.
Clears the way for strong, strategic creative to live.
Defends and protects good ideas.
Identifies opportunities and cultivate new ideas with the client that help achieve the client’s marketing goals.
Helps drive new business and client pitches.
Collaborates with Strategy on the writing of creative briefs and presentations.
Runs client meetings; organizes the flow for best presentation, desired results etc.
Sets a positive example for the account management team and proactively provide input/insight in areas that drive the agency forward
– organization, workflow, morale, etc.
Supervision of team members, providing feedback, guidance and development opportunities.
Uses interpersonal savvy to rally internal and external Agency resources to help bring long-term, strategic recommendations to life Sees the client business through a 360-degree lens and identifies out-of-the box ideas and opportunities Builds one-on-one relationships with senior level clients to foster a partnership with the agency Manages needs of team members to maximize learning and productivity while minimizing turnover Adopts a proactive approach to anticipating internal and external concerns Owns the crucial ability to reactively address and remedy current as well as unanticipated situations Mentors and grows the account team and all team members
Qualifications
Education: Bachelor’s degree required; or equivalent work experience in the advertising industry.
Experience: Minimum of 7 years’ experience required; advertising agency experience required.
Entrepreneurial spirit.
Openness and ability to wear many hats and get hands dirty when necessary.
Software: Proficiency in MS Office applications (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, etc.) and Google G-Suite applications.
Communication: strong written and verbal communication required; ability to present well and read a room.
Soft Skills: Strong organizational skills, ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment, attention to detail.
Other duties as assigned*
The Personality
Has the ability to provide big picture strategic thinking, vision and insights to drive big ideas and initiatives Possesses collaborative leadership skills that encourage team cooperation and motivate relationship-building Is enthusiastic about business and passionate about marketing Is self-confident in oral, written, strategic and analytical abilities Has earned a bachelor’s degree Has 6+ years of relevant industry experience
Compensation:
$75,000
– $108,000
Medical and Health
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Adolescent is a Global GenZ Creative Studio that utilizes GenZ creators to formulate and execute marketing campaigns targeted at GenZ audiences.
Our mission is to empower youth-culture and creative self-expression, while reaching GenZ audiences effectively by having GenZ creators be the drivers of everything from ideation to execution of creative content.Our prodigious creators are between the ages of 12
– 26 years old.