Account Manager

VERB Interactive; Halifax; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangements

Annual travel credit

Free office snacks and drinks

Health insurance (RRSP matching)

RRSP matching

Parental leave top-up

Transit discounts

Recreational sports teams

Professional development opportunities

Recognition programs

Job summary

VERB Interactive in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia, seeks an Account Manager to lead client relationships, provide strategic direction, and coordinate across internal teams to deliver on scope, budget, and timelines.

You will nurture partnerships, identify growth opportunities, oversee marketing retainers and campaigns, and mentor junior staff while maintaining client brand standards and strategic insights.

Qualifications

• 3-4 years of agency experience is required.
• Post-secondary education in marketing, advertising, business, communications, public relations, or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated ability to present to clients and internal management.
• Demonstrated experience in digital marketing.
• Strong budget management and administrative skills.

Responsibilities

• Independently manage client relationships and projects.
• Foster and nurture a positive working relationship with clients and internal teams.
• Identify opportunities to grow accounts by proposing new solutions and services.
• Oversee marketing retainers and campaigns (Social/SEO/GEO retainers, Paid Media).
• Oversee and manage web development and digital marketing projects from Discovery to Launch.
• Manage overall project timelines with Project Managers and Account Coordinators.
• Manage overall project budgets and find efficiencies while keeping scope.
• Collaborate with VERB departments and engage subject matter experts.
• Maintain knowledge of client brand standards and assets.
• Uncover research, insight, and strategic models to advance client interests.
• Mentor Account Coordinators and support their development and onboarding.
• Be a champion for positive employee morale within VERB.

Skills

Agency experience

Client presentation

Digital marketing

Budget management

Administrative tasks

SEO/SEM analytics

Written communication

Organizational skills

Proactive problem solving

Stakeholder management

Education

Post-secondary education in marketing/advertising/business/communications/PR

Job description

VERB is a digital marketing and technology agency located in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia. Our global clients offer the opportunity to work and collaborate with some of the world's biggest destinations, resorts, and travel brands. We are passionate about exceeding expectations and we thrive on jobs other agencies might find too big, or too difficult, or too fast.

The Account Manager is responsible for managing client relationships, providing strategic direction, and planning across a variety of clients. They act as the main point of contact for the client within the organization, working closely with internal project teams to ensure projects are completed on time, within budget and following agreed upon strategy.

What You Will Do

• Independently manage client relationships and projects, proactively offering sound solutions to issues
• Foster and nurture a positive working relationship with internal and external clients through frequent, and professional, strategic communication
• Identify opportunities to grow accounts by proposing and introducing new solutions and services based on clients' needs
• Oversee marketing retainers and projects (i.e., Social/SEO/GEO retainers, Paid Media, and campaigns) in partnership with subject matter experts
• Oversee and manage small to medium scale web development and digital marketing projects from Discovery to Launch
• Manage overall project timelines, with the support of Project Managers and Account Coordinators
• Manage overall project budgets and work to find efficiencies while keeping the project within scope
• Collaborate with all relevant VERB departments, engaging subject matter experts on projects and new initiatives
• Maintain a working knowledge of client brand standards and assets
• Uncover and articulate research, insight, and strategic models to help advance the business interests of clients
• Mentor Account Coordinators, supporting with their career development and onboarding as necessary
• Be a champion for positive employee morale by encouraging and energizing the wider VERB team

Requirements

• 3-4 years of relevant agency experience
• Post-secondary education in marketing, advertising, business, communications, public relations, or equivalent experience
• Demonstrated ability to present to clients and internal management
• Demonstrated experience in digital marketing
• Proficiency in administrative tasks, i.e., building decks, pulling together budgets, completing contact reports, etc.
• The ability to manage timelines and budgets, while collaborating with subject matter experts who own execution
• Highly proactive and demonstrates initiative to find creative solutions to problems
• Possesses a working understanding of SEO/GEO, SEM, web analytics, social and traditional media
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Highly organized with the ability to function in a fast-paced business environment

Benefits

Our benefits are anything but basic, with vacation time available on day one (not to mention an extra bonus week off during our holiday closure), an annual travel credit (for non-work related adventures), and free office snacks and drinks to keep you energized when you’re around.

In addition, we offer the following and are consistently looking for new ways to enhance the benefits we offer to our team:

• Premium share option for Group Health Insurance (medical, dental, vision)
• $1000 annual allowance to use towards a Health Spending OR Wellness Spending Account
• Company matching RRSP program
• Top up for Parental/Pregnancy leave
• Hybrid work arrangements (3 days in office per week for local)
• Transit and fitness discounts
• Recreational sports teams and social event
• Professional and Personal Development opportunities
• Internal recognition programs