Account Manager

Account Manager

We're looking for an Account Manager who thrives at the intersection of strategy, creativity, and client partnership. This role is perfect for someone who loves turning big-picture brand goals into smart, actionable marketing and who isn't afraid to roll up their sleeves to make it happen.

As an Account Manager at WTA, you'll be the day-to-day driver of client work by connecting teams, shaping strategy, and ensuring every project moves forward with purpose. You'll collaborate across disciplines, bring clarity to complexity, and help deliver work that makes a real impact.

If you're equal parts organized, strategic, and curious and you genuinely enjoy building relationships this role will feel like home.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day execution of client projects, including research, scoping, creative brief development, and job execution
• Serve as a primary client contact, maintaining strong relationships and clear communication
• Develop and support brand strategies aligned with client goals, target audiences, and market insights
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (media, creative, strategy, analytics) to deliver integrated campaigns
• Help translate brand strategy into channel plans and campaign execution
• Monitor campaign performance and provide data-driven recommendations for optimization
• Conduct market research, competitive analysis, and trend tracking to inform strategy
• Guide creative development by providing clear messaging priorities and strategic direction
• Ensure all deliverables align with brand standards and campaign objectives
• Manage timelines and workflows to keep projects on track and moving efficiently
• Support budget management, including estimates, purchase orders, and billing processes
• Assist in building client reports and presentations, including quarterly performance summaries
• Ensure agency processes are followed to deliver high-quality, efficient work

What You Bring To The Table

• 24 years of experience in account management, brand strategy, or a related role in an advertising agency
• Strong understanding of marketing, branding, and consumer behavior
• Excellent communication and project management skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Experience working with cross-functional teams
• Comfort working with data and translating insights into action
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Advertising, Business, or related field

About Walz Tetrick Advertising

Walz Tetrick is a full-service marketing, creative and media agency in Kansas City. The Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce named Walz Tetrick one of its Top 10 Small Businesses, honoring our resilience, innovation and values. Though we've been around since 1967, we approach every opportunity with the same zeal we did when we were just getting started. We look for associates, partners and clients who share that enthusiasm and appreciate our all-in approach to brand activation. With each day, we harness more tools and information to illuminate our way.

Walz Tetrick offers an office culture like no other. CEO Charlie Tetrick values his employees and creates a uniquely positive and supportive culture. We work and play as a family. Our current work hours are "in office" Monday through Thursday with an option to "work from anywhere" on Friday.

We're proud of our strong benefits package that includes a 401(k) with an employer match, long-term disability and dental insurance. We offer excellent health insurance, and the agency pays 90 percent of the employees' premiums with an option to add a spouse and family. We have a generous paid time off policy that includes days to volunteer at a charity of your choice.

If you're passionate, strategic, collaborative and kind, with a dose of scrappy thrown in, we want to meet you.

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