Associate Vice President, Client Engagement
About The Position
The Shipyard is a leading, independent marketing and communication agency headquartered in Columbus, OH and San Diego, CA. Fahlgren Mortine is one of The Shipyard's brands, an award-winning integrated communications agency built to Engineer Brand Love. We are looking for an experienced Associate Vice President with economic development and/or public interest experience to lead client relationships and drive marketing programs that create measurable business impact. This role is ideal for an integrated marketer who thrives in complexity, serving as the strategic and operational lead across a curated portfolio of client accounts with a specific emphasis on economic development and public interest. You will partner with cross-functional teams to deliver exceptional work and build trusted client relationships. Success requires the ability to quickly understand complex subject matter, distill it into clear strategic recommendations, and help clients navigate challenging business opportunities. This is a hybrid work from home/office position, requiring in-office attendance on Tuesdays & Thursdays, and the candidate must live near Columbus, OH. The Shipyard values unique talents, backgrounds, and perspectives and encourages applications even if not all requirements are met.
Requirements
- Demonstrated success leading integrated marketing engagements with increasing levels of strategic responsibility
- Experience in economic development or other public interest sectors, particularly within the state of Ohio
- Outstanding listening skills, written and spoken communication skills and presentation abilities
- Proven ability to simplify complex ideas into compelling, digestible narratives for diverse audiences
- Experience managing account financials, including budgets, forecasting, scopes of work, and profitability
- Comfortable working across multiple industries and quickly becoming fluent in complex subject matter
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for visa sponsorship
- Must live near Columbus, OH
Responsibilities
- Serve as the day-to-day strategic and operational lead for a portfolio of integrated client accounts
- Build trusted relationships with client stakeholders
- Lead client meetings, presentations, and planning sessions
- Anticipate client needs and identify opportunities to create additional value
- Lead cross-functional teams spanning strategy, creative, paid media, PR and communications, social media, analytics, digital, and program delivery
- Translate complex business objectives into integrated marketing strategies and actionable plans
- Connect workstreams across disciplines to ensure campaigns are cohesive, effective, and aligned to business goals
- Help clients understand sophisticated marketing recommendations through clear, concise communication
- Bring clarity to ambiguity by simplifying complex topics into compelling recommendations and plans
- Own account financial performance, including budgets management – tracking and reporting, forecasting and hours projections, scopes of work and invoicing
- Partner closely with program delivery team to ensure work is delivered on time, on budget, and at a high standard
- Balance multiple priorities while maintaining exceptional attention to detail
- Identify opportunities for account growth and contribute to long-term client success
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
