Droga5 Account Manager

Accenture • New York, NY

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About The Position

Droga5, part of Accenture Song, is a creative agency with offices in New York, London, Dublin, Tokyo and São Paulo. From integrated communications and experience innovation to business design, Droga5 exists to build and sustain the most influential brands of the 21st century through creativity. Droga5 was founded in 2006 and has been recognized as Agency of the Year more than 25 times and was named both Ad Age and Adweek’s Agency of the Decade (2010–2019). Visit Droga5.com or @droga5 on all social platforms to get to know us better. The discipline of Account Management exists to create an environment for great work to thrive. Account Management sets the tone, pace and ways of working. Account people have to weigh and balance client needs with agency ambitions to determine the vision, and then make sure everyone is clear on that vision and how to get there. Account Managers create a path to getting to great work that moves our clients’ business and delivers on Droga5’s unmatched creative ambition. The Account Manager drives the work forward with flawless execution and leads small- and mid-sized projects from start to finish serving as the client go-to on a project basis.

Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years of client or account management experience in an advertising agency environment.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field, or equivalent training and/or experience
• Advanced knowledge of key business tools: Google Slides, Microsoft software
• Familiarity with accounting/math principles
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• High attention to detail and strong time-management and organizational skills
• Strong client-service orientation
• Flexibility to travel when needed

Responsibilities

• Voice sound, strategic point of view on projects
• Develop the skills of junior team members
• Manage account logistics flawlessly, from schedules to budgets to talent to legal approvals
• Anticipate client and team needs and provide proactive solutions to keep the agency team one step ahead
• Monitor and inform the team on contextual, competitive and business landscapes
• Cultivate a relationship with key day-to-day clients
• Lead status meetings with clients, including partnering with key team members to ensure the status document is updated accurately
• Work with the Account Supervisor or Account Director to ensure key projects/tasks have clear objectives, aligned owners and timing, and execute against those tasks and objectives
• Support the Account Supervisor/Account Director on larger-scale productions while also learning and gaining experience along the way
• Manage the legal and network review process and ensure happen at the right times
• Maintain impeccable attention to detail in all facets of the job, from proofreading emails to partnering with production to ensuring that every detail is considered, double-checked and approved internally before releasing work
• Own entire small- and mid-sized projects end to end with minimal oversight from the Account Supervisor or Account Director, including managing clients and the internal team
• Inform the team on the client's category, by effectively managing the Associate Account Manager to filter industry news and provide insights that could influence the work and help educate the entire team
• Navigate the internal production process to find efficiencies where possible

Benefits

• medical coverage
• dental coverage
• vision coverage
• life coverage
• long-term disability coverage
• a 401(k) plan
• bonus opportunities
• paid holidays
• paid time off

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees