Senior Account Manager (San Francisco)

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The Sr. Account Manager, Creative Services acts as a key relationship manager with client stakeholders and should aim to develop a deep understanding of the client’s business, priorities, and strategies.

Works directly with clients and staff to oversee portfolio of work, including budgets and briefs from start to completion as well as other projects for our clients, and ensures that project goals and objectives are met within the agreed upon time, scope, budget, and resource requirements.

Must have Tech Experience.

JOB DUTIES

Collaborate with inter-agency teams and creative AOR partners to ensure cohesive, integrated campaigns that are aligned with the client’s business goals.

Help oversee the full scaled production lifecycle, from briefing through execution, ensuring projects are delivered on time, on budget, and to the highest creative standards.

Ability to engage with senior-level client contacts and maintain relationships – standing in as interim Sr. Account Director when needed.

Partner with project management to help manage budget allocations, timelines, and resource planning for large-scale, complex projects and creative pipeline.

Assistance in financial management – supports Account lead in maintaining up-to-date project financials - assisting in coordinating monthly budget accruals, estimate follow-ups

-Oversee briefs from start to completion, ensuring quality at every stage

-Manage the client relationship, assessing needs, making recommendations and managing budget and timeline

-Be the central conduit for all project communication and status updates in collaboration with Project Managers

-Interact with internal teams as well as external print and production vendors to oversee project delivery from start to completion

-Identify and troubleshoot technological bottlenecks in workflow and/or asset management systems

-Work closely with the internal teams to ensure designs are branded properly and meet the highest quality standards

-Resolve issues escalated by the client and communicate significant issues to the Director

-Use feedback from monthly and quarterly client meetings to meet client expectations

-Advise customers as to potential benefits, features, and capabilities of new or revised services and service enhancements

-Build relationships with end users; manage their perception and expectations

-Accurately quote all jobs and keep the client updated regularly with any additional costs.

-Be accountable for overall financial performance of projects against budget.

-Meet monthly financial duties as part of the month-end accounting process

-Develop and analyze the monthly performance and progress reports, including expense management and achievement of financial targets

-Provide valuable input for monthly and quarterly client meetings; preparing data/content and be able to present to Senior Client Sponsors

-Ensure contract, pro-forma and other internal controls compliance

-Understand site financial targets, analyze trends, identify shortfalls, and help to create action plans to recover revenue or cut expense

-Act as the initial escalation point for client

-Seek opportunities to expand services with the client

-Maintain close contact with Client Services team who are also on the same account and provide input into Account Plans

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

Big tech and/or agency experience

Understanding of integrated marketing and high level of production experience – ideally scaled production.

Strategic, conceptual and analytical thinking skills.Decision making skills.

Possess excellent written and oral communication skills.

Strong ability to focus on accuracy, attention-to-detail, and timeliness.

Ability to prioritize workload and manage multiple tasks simultaneously, as well as manage up.

Ability to respond well under pressure.

WORKING CONDITIONS

This position works in a hybrid office

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About Us

We're proud of our roots.
From our humble beginnings as a print shop in London, to our position today as a global leader in Marketing and Communications services. Our business is built on a strong heritage, great relationships and a talented team.
Today we have one purpose, to create value for our clients by working smarter with fewer resources, enhancing efficiencies, improving their customer's experience and strengthening their brand reputation.
Our clients and their customers have always been at the heart of everything we do. Our long-term partnerships, great relationships and exceptional employees have been the driving force behind our success.

As an ethical employer, Tag will never ask job applicants to provide private, sensitive information upfront or make offers of employment contingent on financial requests or responsibilities from any candidate.