Account Strategist

Skillcloud HCM • Falmouth, ME

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Blaze is seeking an Account Strategist, to be based in the Falmouth, ME office. Blaze is a local, innovative agency that seeks to hire smart, curious and creative thinkers to work with a diverse group of clients - from global to local – who can rise to the challenge and guide brands with courage. Blaze fosters growth, education and diversity in their workforce and is a certified B-Corp.

Requirements

• BA or BS with 5-7 years of business experience, preferably in marketing, advertising or agency environments OR master’s degree with 3+ years of experience
• A healthy right/left brain balance, understanding and appreciating both analytical and creative
• Exceptional communications skills, both written and verbal
• Outstanding interpersonal skills: ability to motivate teams, resolve conflicts and adjust communication style depending on the audience
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple clients and projects simultaneously
• Strong project management and time management skills
• Highly developed working knowledge of advertising production: print, direct mail, digital and video, so that strong solutions and accurate timelines can be developed

Nice To Haves

• Experience with website development and/or digital marketing programs is highly preferred

Responsibilities

• Independently manage the day-to-day relationship between the agency and larger clients with responsiveness and professionalism.
• Lead the integration of creative and media strategies into the development of an overarching client strategy. Model proactive and innovative thinking in the development of client strategies.
• Oversee strategy and project execution, coordinating with creative directors, freelance talent and production teams.
• Lead the development of client-facing strategy, media and creative presentations, building strong cases and compelling arguments using data, research, creativity and industry trends. Collaboratively or independently present information to clients.
• Generate project briefs to ensure all stakeholders understand project requirements, goals, budgets and schedules. Lead internal kickoff and meetings to ensure agency partners have the information they need to be successful.
• Partner with agency operations in the successful implementation of project management tools and software to ensure workloads can be forecasted, tracked and measured over time. Actively contribute to the agency operations team to identify best practices.
• Independently manage the day-to-day progress of client projects within the agency, ensuring the work is on schedule, on budget and in support of the overall client strategy. Maintain status reports as needed. Proactively address risk of budget overages and resolve conflicts if they arise.
• Working with the web team, coordinating the content, design and implementation of complex websites. Work with agency leadership and operations to forecast upcoming workloads. Understand how capacity and billable hours impact the profitability of the agency.
• Oversee the coordination for all pre- and post-production of photography and videography shoots. This includes assisting the creative team in talent selection and negotiation, location scouting, script approvals, call sheets and production budget management.
• Play a role in new business development proposals and pitches, both written and verbal. Independently develop SOWs for new and existing clients.

Benefits

• Starting annual salary range of $80k and up, dependent upon experience
• Discretionary bonus based on agency performance
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan – every team member is an owner
• Generous paid time off
• Retirement plan with match
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Life, Short and Long-term Disability
• Health Savings Account

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level