Account Supervisor

Grey US•New York, NY

18h•$75,000 - $180,000•Hybrid

About The Position

At GREY, part of WPP, we create Famously Effective ideas that move people, business, and the world forward – harnessing the power of creativity to solve business problems – for the world’s most influential brands. Our core values – creativity, unity, empathy, and service – power the work we do in each of our 25+ studios across six continents. About WPP WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com. POSITION OVERVIEW The Account Supervisor (AS) owns key workstreams, ensuring all deliverables remain strategically sound and creatively strong, and reports to the VP Account Management. This role oversees the day-to-day management of client accounts, including leading presentations and securing internal and external approval of creative concepts. The AS plays an integral role throughout production and post-production, collaborating across all agency departments to deliver projects from initial shoot through final asset delivery. Work spans fully integrated campaigns, including live-action television, content development, digital, social, and OOH. This is a fast-paced, dynamic position requiring a collaborative partner to both clients and cross-functional teams, helping drive impactful, “Famously Effective” work.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in a marketing agency, association, or related field
Ability to be resourceful and think strategically and creatively
Desire to contribute to a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work community
Communication and interpersonal skills
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
Familiar with other creative platforms including but not limited to Keynote, PDF
Superior language and grammar skills
Strong understanding of paid and earned media preferred

Responsibilities

Assume the role of main day-to-day contact to mid and senior level clients and lead and support a variety of integrated work streams while helping to position the brand and client as a leader in the category.
Act as a client-centric contributor to project-level work, shaping the approach or presentation based on the client business and brand strategy, organizational dynamics, and agency positioning.
Provide client service administration, including preparing client status and activity reports, attending meetings and conference calls, and compiling reports, competitor trend analysis, and logistics.
Respond promptly to all client and internal requests.
Continually seek ways to add value to the client-agency relationship.
Develop strong relationships with clients across various disciplines and business areas throughout the organization including Creative, Strategy/Planning, Project Management, and Production teams and agency partners (media, PR, etc).
Manage strategic creative development, production, and post-production of advertising communications, including but not limited to film (broadcast and online), print, and social.
Collaborate with Planning, Project Management, and Creative departments to write a strong, inspiring agency brief and concept based on the client’s initial brief.
Influence the development of the highest quality creative work by sharing knowledge of the client, business, and brand and demonstrate strong creative judgement and strategic recommendations.
Populate and distribute weekly/monthly status reports to key stake holders.
Develop accurate budgets and timelines, manage budgets in partnership with Project Management and Finance, support senior account leadership by continuously reviewing financial performance at the top and bottom line, and successfully forecast against a project pipeline and guide investment decisions toward healthy agency profitability. Clear understanding of agency scope of work and project details
Drive thought leadership as well as strategic and campaign-lead deliverables for the future of the brand, be able to identify great creative ideas in their infancy and carry them through delivery and ensure that Grey continues to champion our team’s efforts in making Famously
Work closely with Finance and Project Management to understand, track and manage the financial health of the account.
Set priorities, organize workstreams, assume a leadership role, and provide oversight to junior members of the team.
Lead qualitative and quantitative market research from stimuli creation to pull-through of learnings to optimize tactics.