Account Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Are you a highly organized and proactive individual that is driven to details while possessing a willingness to learn from your surroundings? Do any of the following words describe you: positive, analytical, innovative, tenacious, convincing, enthusiastic, savvy, team player ? Are you motivated to grow and master your role to get to the next level of your career? If so, we have a position, with a world of opportunity, just for you!

Role Overview

The Account Manager acts as the liaison between clients and all of the Bluewater service teams as the internal client voice. They must have strong interpersonal and communication skills to finesse delicate client relationships while driving the agency to produce its best results.

They are responsible for the coordination of all facets of the campaigns and communicating clearly to all those involved (internal and external). They must understand the clients' needs and objectives and liaise closely with the client throughout a campaign, often daily.

Collaboration and teamwork are key to this role. In addition to all the “soft” people skills, the Account Manager must be extremely organized to manage several clients simultaneously and ensure that projects are completed on time and on budget.

To be successful, the qualified individual needs to:

• Develop an understanding of the client’s business model, the marketplace, and factors affecting sales.
• Arrange and meet with clients regularly to identify challenges, goals, and levers for optimization
• Develop an understanding of advertising techniques from creative, research, and media
• Gather, validate , and organize data from industry tools into reviewable formats for review and interpretation in a manner that drives our client’s business for success.
• Facilitate the communication and information needs for the Account team, client, and company to ensure effective and efficient client management and success.
• Be supportive in nature, innovative in spirit, and self-reliant at work.
• Most importantly - Identify areas of improvement and winning aspects in our clients marketing programs and develop a basic direction that helps our team and clients succeed.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in Business Management
• 2-3 years’ experience in the marketing, preferably in client services within an advertising agency environment
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
• Must demonstrate problem solving skills, ability to multi-task, detail orientation, and organization
• Able to work independently and with a cross-functional team