Ad Agency Account Manager

Location: Lake Forest, Illinois
Job Type: Contract
Compensation Range: $38 - 44 per hour

We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Ad Agency Account Manager to join our team. In this role, you will collaborate with the brand team to develop creative briefs, recommend promotional tactics, and ensure seamless communication across stakeholders. You will oversee creative projects from concept to completion, ensuring adherence to client expectations, budgets, and timelines. Additionally, you will manage financial forecasts, conduct monthly reconciliations, and track time daily to ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the brand team in the development of creative briefs.
• Recommend key promotional tactics that align with the strategy and goals of the brand.
• Issue client contact reports to ensure key information is being quickly communicated to all involved stakeholders.
• Review creative development of a project during concept to completion to ensure specifications, client expectations, budgets, timelines, etc. are being adhered to.
• Facilitate ongoing, timely and accurate communications to ensure all projects are completed on time and within budget.
• Develop annual forecasts.
• Conduct financial reconciliations on a monthly basis.
• Track time on a daily basis.

Qualifications:

• Experienced Agency Account Manager who possesses ability to think strategically and can provide solutions that can help our marketing partners meet their objectives.
• Bachelor degree required.
• Master's degree or equivalent related project or functional experience is desirable.
• Total account management experience - minimum of 4-6 years.
• Pharmaceutical industry experience preferred (both U.S. and Global).
• In-house ad agency/ad agency experience a plus.
• Excellent communications Skills: verbal, presentation, written.
• High energy, positive, organized individual who is comfortable in a high-visibility role.
• Ability to manage high volume project scope in a fast paced creative environment.
• Great collaborator with ability to focus on both the big picture and small details.

Job ID: 1074216
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At Cella, a randstad digital company, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com.

Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Cella by randstad digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, an incentive and recognition program, and 401K contribution (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.