Account Coordinator

Account Coordinator

Addison, Illinois, United States

Experience Without Limits

At Jack Morton, we design and build head-turning, smile-inducing, impact-driving brand experiences that redefine what experiential marketing can achieve. We help our clients unlock the full value of experiences by turning bold ideas into meaningful connections.

That takes a team that's bold, curious, and acts as one. We build on each other's ideas, challenge conventions, and show up for one another every day. Here, you'll do your best work, grow quickly, and partner across clients, disciplines, and global teams to bring new ideas to life.

This is a place where curiosity drives what's next, boldness raises the bar, and every win is shared. Where ownership is expected, egos are left at the door, and the work reflects the passion and talent of the people behind it.

Experience without limitsin your work, your growth, and your impact.

As an Account Coordinator, participates in supporting the oversight and management of client accounts and projects on behalf of the Company. An Account Coordinator takes all appropriate and necessary actions to ensure clients regard Jack Morton in high esteem and have significant confidence in the support provided.

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned. The duties and responsibilities as outlined in this job description may be changed from time to time by the Corporation, as it deems necessary, without further notice to the Employee.

Implementation:

• Be fully informed regarding client and project status. Be prepared to independently answer questions from a variety of clients and Company departments
• Oversight of project management to ensure the utmost accuracy and timely delivery of assigned tasks
• Research, review and disseminate convention prospectus and related information
• Support day to day management of assigned accounts
• Attend and monitor planning meetings to assist management in creation of communication plans
• Manage information disbursement to drive projects through Jack Morton Project Management systems, including maintaining Work Orders, Creative Briefs and Call Reports, and communicating information to all departments in an effective manner
• Manage and execute client and vendor communications across a wide array of solutions and projects
• Liaise and communicate with multiple internal and external stakeholders to ensure timely delivery of projects and solutions
• Apply best practices and good judgement in all areas including project management, client communications, team management, time allocation and resource allocation
• Exhibit proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint programs in order to prepare client correspondence, proposals and presentations
• Prepare written documentation to client base
• Assemble sales presentations, prepare proposals, gather supporting documentation and create PowerPoint presentations
• Arrange travel plans for team members across clients and projects
• Keep organized job files
• Prepare billing for job invoices that conform to Company requirements and agreements with clients
• Coordinate on-site client meetings appropriately, i.e. conference room reservations, refreshments, room set-up before and clean-up after, etc. to ensure seamless client engagement

Sales / Account Management:

• Participate in the sales process: observe capabilities presentations, sales presentations, pitches and proposal generation for existing client base and prospects
• Implement and manage processes for project pitches for clients and prospects
• Prepare written documentation including proposals, quotations and letters
• Maintain accurate and complete client and project files
• Provide administrative support throughout the project life cycle, from concept development through delivery and final billing
• Support all account related needs including, but not limited to:
• Property and graphic inventories
• Job process issues
• Show site expectations
• Quality / Expectation
• Pricing / billing
• Occasional travel is required

Financial Responsibility / Management:

• Participate in updating team forecasting and budgeting information in the Work Order
• Create and maintain spreadsheets in Excel
• Demonstrate project and meeting fiscal responsibility in booking travel and following Company guidelines
• Research and recommend project budgets and timelines

Leadership:

• Develop individual skill set, expanding client services, sales, business and marketing expertise
• Resolve problems / conflicts within team
• Complete all work as assigned
• Help train incoming Account team members
• Develop training and transition materials as needed

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. (Canadian Positions: Accommodations will be made, up to undue hardship, for employees that advise accommodation is required pursuant to the prohibited grounds of the human rights legislation.)

Other Skills and Abilities:

Desired Characteristics:

• Passionate about working with people and be customer-centric
• Embodies flexibility, open-mindedness and receptivity
• Actively works out solutions, both independently and in consultation with project members and management
• Identifies something valuable in being part of a team and ability to effectively collaborate
• Effective communication skills are required: including the ability to prepare written documentation including proposals, quotations and letters; maintain accurate and complete client and project files
• Exhibits the ability to multi-task, and operate under severe time constraints and immovable deadlines
• Good organization, detail and follow-up skills are required with the ability to manage and reset priorities in a rapidly changing environment
• Proficient using Microsoft Office programs

Education and/or Experience:

Bachelor's degree (B.A. or B.S.) from four-year college or university; and 0-2 years' experience in a similar role and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Last but not least, we believe in diversity, equity and inclusion.

Jack Morton is an equal opportunity employer; we strongly value diversity at our companies. We do not discriminate on race, religion, color, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

We make our careers website accessible to any and all users. If you need an accommodation to participate in the application process, please contact us at View email address on click.appcast.io. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or vendors; rather it is strictly for applicants who require special assistance accessing our employment website. Due to volume, messages sent to this email address that are not related to an accommodation cannot be answered.

***JOB SCAM ALERT***

We have recently become aware that individuals not associated with Jack Morton have fraudulently used our name and the names of some of our employees to solicit applications for fake jobs, to conduct fake job interviews and to make fake job offers. Any request to schedule an interview and any bona fide offer of employment will only come from an authorized representative of Jack Morton with an email address "@jackmorton.com " or "@jackmorton.co.uk" or "@impact-xm". We will never require an applicant to provide credit card or banking information to cover any supposed advance costs.

If you have provided personal information in connection with a fake job offer or interview and you are concerned, we suggest that you take appropriate action.

Jack Morton takes these activities very seriously and are taking appropriate steps to shut down this fraudulent activity.

We urge you to be careful when sharing your personal information and to be aware of scams involving fake job postings and job offers.