Account Manager/ Project Manager

1000heads • New York, NY

8h • $70,000 - $92,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The 1000heads Account team is a proud, powerful collective of social media obsessives who are experts in managing clients relationships. You will work closely with a whole host of departmental specialists, from Creative, Insights, Design, and Strategy to deliver transformational social-first work for our clients. We are looking for an enthusiastic, solution-oriented account manager with strong interpersonal and organizational skills. Playing equally significant internal and external roles, the successful candidate will join as an integral member of this high-profile team and will balance priorities cross-department to deliver high quality work. The ideal candidate has agency experience, with a mix of production and social marketing experience. Experience working on large accounts is preferred due to the fast-paced environment. While influencer/talent work is a plus, a strong understanding of social channels and ATL production is essential.

Requirements

• 2-5 years of proven agency experience (with social agency or client experiences preferred)
• Budget management
• Ability to multi-task
• The ability to think strategically and scrappy
• Comfortable being in and leading the day-to-day work of account management
• Culturally connected — you love all things social!

Nice To Haves

• Experience working on large accounts is preferred
• Influencer/talent work is a plus
• A strong understanding of social channels and ATL production is essential

Responsibilities

• Consistently developing innovative and creative ideas and solutions for client campaigns
• Building client relationships; listen and understand individual client requirements and consistently meeting if not exceeding their expectations
• Developing a clear understanding of your clients’ brand(s), category and customers
• Monitoring and understanding your clients’ markets; be aware of market issues and competitive activity
• Keeping clients informed; ensure reports are on time and are kept in a central location so the rest of the team can locate if necessary
• Assisting in creating project briefs; briefing in and working with members of the wider team to develop an idea, strategy or campaign tactic; presenting and selling that idea to the client
• Manage IRL and virtual event activations
• Developing effective project plans and project specification documents
• Producing accurate cost estimates, and ensuring they are signed off by the Account Director and the client before work proceeds
• Ensuring all billing is completed on time
• Ensuring that campaigns run to agreed client budgets and clients approve all expenditure before it happens, particularly unexpected expenditure
• Assisting with the production of client reviews with senior clients
• Overseeing and owning the overall quality of the final deliverables on projects that you manage
• Ensuring your Account Director and / or Creative Director signs off all briefs and attends important project meetings
• Maintaining a central file of essential client information
• Managing Timelines

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and more!
• Generous time off package, including the last week of the year
• 401k & Roth retirement investment options with employer match after one year
• Gym and professional development stipends
• Culture Club with monthly activities like sports, games and happy hours
• DEI Council and Employee Resource Groups
• Commute and parking benefits
• Wellness program that focuses on mental, physical and financial employee wellness
• And much more!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed