Account Manager II

Account Manager II
Mettawa, IL (Hybrid: Tuesday-Thursday onsite, Monday & Friday remote optional)
12-Month Contract to start
$36-$40/hr based on benefits
Orion Group is seeking an experienced Account Manager II to support our pharmaceutical clients' in-house advertising agency, partnering closely with brand teams to drive strategic marketing initiatives across pharmaceutical products and campaigns. This role serves as a critical liaison between the agency and internal stakeholders, ensuring projects move seamlessly from concept through execution while aligning with business objectives, compliance standards, and brand strategy.
This is a highly visible opportunity for someone with a strong background in pharma advertising agencies who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative creative environment.

What You'll Be Doing
Account & Brand Partnership

• Serve as the primary day-to-day contact between brand teams and the in-house agency
• Build trusted relationships with internal stakeholders, creative teams, and external vendors/suppliers
• Provide strategic guidance and recommendations to support brand objectives and promotional initiatives
• Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on campaign goals, timelines, and deliverables

Project & Creative Management

• Collaborate with brand teams to develop creative briefs and promotional strategies
• Oversee projects from concept through completion, ensuring timelines, budgets, and expectations are met
• Facilitate clear and timely communication across all stakeholders through status updates and contact reports
• Review creative development to ensure tactical execution aligns with brand strategy and compliance requirements
• Support high-volume project workflows in a fast-paced agency environment

Pharmaceutical Marketing & Compliance

• Maintain strong knowledge of pharmaceutical marketing regulations and promotional review processes
• Ensure adherence to branding standards, PromoMats review requirements, and corporate compliance guidelines
• Demonstrate understanding of product positioning, target audiences, competitive landscapes, and market dynamics
• Work closely with medical, legal, and regulatory teams throughout the lifecycle of promotional materials

Financial & Operational Support

• Assist with annual forecasting and budget tracking
• Conduct monthly financial reconciliations
• Manage project scope, timelines, and resource coordination
• Track project-related time and deliverables accurately

What We're Looking For
Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required
• 4-6+ years of account management experience
• Strong pharmaceutical marketing knowledge and understanding of regulated environments
• Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously in a high-volume creative setting
• Excellent communication, presentation, organizational, and stakeholder management skills
• Strong problem-solving and critical thinking abilities

Highly Preferred

• Pharmaceutical advertising agency or in-house agency experience
• Experience supporting both U.S. and Global pharmaceutical brands
• Familiarity with PromoMats/MLR review processes and pharmaceutical promotional workflows
• Digital marketing background with exposure to online tools, digital campaigns, apps, and omnichannel marketing solutions

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Orion Group was founded in 1987 and is now one of the largest, independent, international recruitment companies. We have a network of 200 employees working from 24 offices, delivering a range of services - Talent Acquisition, Recruitment Outsourcing Services, Retained Search, Global Workforce Solutions, Completions & Commissioning and Materials Management - across 68 countries. As a global leader in workforce solutions, we recruit personnel across the Engineering & Technical, Office & Commercial, Scientific and Skilled Trades disciplines, for sectors including Oil & Gas, Life Science, Power & Utilities, Constructions & Infrastructure, Manufacturing and Renewables.