Hybrid Senior Account Manager, Project Manager – Advertising Agency

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About the role

  • Senior Account & Project Manager in a full-service agency, bridging project and account worlds with clients and teams across the globe.

Responsibilities

  • Act as the primary contact for projects between the client, team, and vendors
  • Identify opportunities to deliver on client’s needs or to solve problems
  • Build positive working relationships with key client teams
  • Understand and anticipate clients’ short and long-term goals, as well as their competition
  • Manage issues in a professional and timely manner, finding solutions and consensus among all parties
  • Ensure everything is in place to run and execute a project on time and within budget
  • Translate the clients’ needs into a language the team understands to get the work done
  • Conduct thorough scoping, planning, costing, and timing of projects
  • Oversee the entire delivery and execution process, ensuring and facilitating effective team communication and collaboration
  • Own, facilitate, document, and disseminate outcomes for meetings
  • Manage development priorities and timelines
  • Manage creative activities and client reviews
  • Communicate project status/risks to stakeholders
  • Identify, document, and communicate issues and changes that may affect the project

Requirements

  • 5-7 years of progressive experience in a marketing/advertising agency, in an account and/or project management role required
  • Proven ability to move between the accounts and project worlds
  • Proven ability to grow client accounts
  • Experience working in an inter-agency setting is an asset
  • Adept at managing multiple clients and projects with heavily matrixed teams
  • Experience managing projects through the entire lifecycle, from planning to execution
  • Attention to detail and strong organizational and people management skills
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and facilitation skills
  • Flexibility when faced with changing priorities or circumstances
  • Experience with project management and issue tracking tools
  • Experience with budgeting and resource management
  • Experience managing project teams including deliverables, timelines, and internal prioritization
  • Experience managing all aspects of conversations with clients, including project intake, briefing, longer term planning, and challenging conversations
  • Experience mentoring or managing junior team members

Benefits

  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Professional development
  • Work-life balance

Job title

Senior Account Manager, Project Manager – Advertising Agency

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

CA$90,000 - CA$120,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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