Account Manager (Expired)

Cristina Wilson

January 25, 2016 | Views:

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Ashland Advertising is currently looking for enthusiastic, team-oriented marketers to join us!

The ideal candidate is always looking for what’s next; learning and making themselves better marketers, and proactively preparing and executing clients’ marketing plans in fresh new ways that generate big, measurable results. We’re looking for someone that has a fun, positive energy, is a self-starter, and a steward of time and productivity.

If you’re ready to roll up your sleeves and jump-start your career, we’re looking for an Account Manager with less than five years of experience and a degree in marketing or advertising.

The ideal candidate is an exceptional communicator, organizational expert, a black belt in flawless project execution and an advocate for cross-departmental integration. Account Managers are the backbone of the internal agency team and are also responsible for cultivating client and partner agency relationships in order to align all parties for the purpose of building our clients’ business.

If this is you, we’d love to hear from you!

Responsibilities

Maintain weekly status report documents
Create clear and actionable meeting reports
Point of contact for agency partners
Presentation preparation
Measuring campaign results, analyze findings, present results to clients, and use that data to strengthen account strategy.
Data/information collection and analysis, from both internal and external sources.
Whether specific to client media plans or broader industry, competitive and cultural information, an AM is expected to be able to decipher trends and make optimization recommendations for our clients
Update project timelines
Support organic business development needs of account as required
Support marketing plan development as needed
Maintain monthly hours tracking for account services team
Take notes in conference calls, client meetings, strategy sessions, etc.
Responsible for trafficking creative
Ability to multi-task and manage multiple projects simultaneously
Ability to communicate effectively (oral and written) with people inside and outside the organization at all levels
Cross-media integration, understanding all the planning and executional nuances of building and delivering creative against all media types from broadcast to digital and mobile
Experience in establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships
Capable working in teams — encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members

Requirements:

Proficient in prioritizing work and managing time
Ability to be assertive and take initiative
High attention to detail and exceptional organization
Two or more years of agency or media experience
Strong proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint and Word
BS or BA in Marketing or related field
Basic understanding of all channels of media – broadcast (radio and TV), digital,mobile, social, experiential, etc.
Information mining and analysis, from both internal and external sources Ashland’s Values

The following characteristics are expected of each employee of the agency regardless of role or responsibility:

Positive attitude: a high level of enthusiasm, motivation and resilience
A sense of urgency to obtain results.
An ability to maintain a positive attitude when under pressure and keep things in perspective.
Respect: A commitment to treat all agency personnel, clients and vendors with respect.
Professionalism including demonstrating maturity in handling confidential matters
A consistent businesslike demeanor and performance
Common sense and good judgment
Have good attendance and be punctual
Dependability: A reputation for doing what you say you are going to do.
Go beyond the call of duty. The extra mile is a lonely place where you will always find us.
Integrity. Honesty. Sincerity. Humility.
Commitment to quality: proof all work for accuracy, demand for excellence in all forms of communication, always looking after the smallest detail.
Creativity: A reputation for innovative thinking
Working with an entrepreneurial spirit