Account Director
Digitas
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Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness is looking for an Account Director to join our team in New York.
For decades, Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness has provided consumer and professional marketing, strategic consulting, and medical education to pharmaceutical and wellness brands. Our mission is to inspire a healthier, happier, well-er world through award-winning work.
If you google us (which you may have done already), you’ll see that spreading wellness is literally our mission. We don’t just talk about making your well-being the most important thing, we mean it. Having a flexible hybrid-work policy, plentiful time off, and colleagues who want you to do well are all part of the gig. Oh, and of course the opportunity to work on some of the good-vibiest campaigns on the planet with very caring, very resourceful people.
So, if you’re a rockstar writer, aspiring strategist, jill—or jack—of all trades, or just an all-around nice person, let’s chat.
Job Description
Agency Operations
Drives the process and details, and leads tactical plans. Forecasts budgets.
Finances: Develops and administers clients’ budgets based on accurate estimating and tracking of hours, out-of-pocket expenses, and reconciliation against estimates. Raises client awareness as to when changes in client direction affect estimates. Thorough knowledge of contract and its implications.
Sound decision making regarding hours dedicated to jobs, what to prioritize. Thorough knowledge of all basic financial tools necessary to account management
Trouble shoot: Solution oriented. Knows when things might get off track in agency operations. Uses experience and judgment to proactively solve for potential problems before they get too big. Ability to solve client issues, independently moderate conflicts and influence management decisions
Team Leadership: Takes on wider, formal and informal leadership responsibilities within the agency
Management: team leader, provides clear and fair direction & feedback to junior account staff
Knowledge
Demonstrates and applies extensive and expert knowledge of assigned brands
Successfully serves as point of authority and/or source of advice for therapeutic area
Ensures team adherence to agency process. Identifies issues and leads problem resolution
Strategy
Vision: Develops communication objectives & strategies (e.g. marketing/ brand platform briefs). Has the ability to see the big picture and identify the key/broad issues while still driving the process and details
Planning: High-level analysis of category, research, competitive data. Analyzes and extracts findings/issues from all available marketing data. Active in strategic development.
Demonstrates passion for the brand
Tactics and Execution
Develops marketing/ brand platform briefs. Owns the agency process. Shows resourcefulness and thoroughness in developing tactical plans, including budgets and timelines.
Production: Supervises and effectively manages the production of client-approved marketing tools
Creative: Collaborates on creative brief development
Assumes responsibility for the writing and preparation of marketing communications plans and proposals
Communication: communicate key Client issues/ initiatives to team accurately and in timely manner
Demonstrates the ability to think creatively and strategically
PHCG Offerings: Basic knowledge of PHCG businesses, offerings, and tools
Client Relationship
Builds trusting relationships with client counterparts. Is seen as strategic, integral to the account, and offering added value.
Relationship: Frequent, positive client contact with key clients
Brand Champion: Ensures everyone focused on brand strategy and positioning: client, account team, and other internal departments
Agency Champion: Understands, communicates and advocates the agency POV (point-of-view).
Presentations: Ensures client is kept apprised of all account activity: this includes ultimate responsibility for ensuring that appropriate written reports are delivered accurately and quickly. Presents complex data or messages in clear, succinct, compelling manner to clients
Lead role in ensuring timely, accurate client documentation & correspondence
Qualifications
Previous Experience Needed
Knowledge and understanding working in Agile, a familiarity of SCRUM, sprints, sprint planning and retrospectives
Manage digital projects with a expertise in website development and technology solutions
Understanding and/or familiarity with Salesforce and Adobe marketing platforms
Development and production of modular content and deployment in the U.S. and abroad
Email marketing experience and expertise
Social media marketing end-to-end experience
Digital Agency experience
About You
Exhibits Integrity and Trust
Exhibits Self Development
Bachelors degree
MBA, Masters in Marketing or related discipline preferred
Experience in healthcare communications environment preferred
7+ years experience
Additional Information
Compensation Range: $91,000 - $154,000 annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. For this role, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 07/26/2024.
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