Account Coordinator

Meijer; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Scheduling flexibility

Paid parental leave

Paid education assistance

Team member discount

Development programs for advancement

Job summary

Meijer is seeking an Account Coordinator to support the Account Team in delivering creative campaigns and client projects. You will thrive in a fast-paced environment, coordinating planning, design, development and closure while upholding IOI principles.

Your role emphasizes client relations, understanding industry trends, and contributing to performance metrics and future initiatives within the agency framework.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, advertising or related field.
• Clear written and verbal communication abilities.
• Ability to balance multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Knowledge of marketing program development and implementation.
• Proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint and Word.

Responsibilities

• Support Account Team in daily deliverables, activities, budgets, and deadlines.
• Coordinate or participate in all phases of the project cycle from planning to closure.
• Coordinate client product and advertising requirements with agency partners.
• Ensure orderly and timely completion of project work.
• Develop proposals, timelines, budgets and media plans with guidance from leadership.
• Maintain weekly status reports, project documentation and client billing.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Time management

Teamwork

Detail-oriented

Education

Bachelor's degree in marketing, advertising or related field

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

As a family company, we serve people and communities. When you work at Meijer, you're provided with career and community opportunities centered around leadership, personal growth and development. Consider joining our family - take care of your career and your community!

Meijer Rewards

• Weekly pay
• Scheduling flexibility
• Paid parental leave
• Paid education assistance
• Team member discount
• Development programs for advancement and career growth

The Account Coordinator (AC) collaborates with the Account Service team and the agency partners on the development and execution of all creative campaigns and individual client projects, whether assigned by client and/or other agency partners. The ideal AC must thrive in a high energy, fast-paced environment, have exceptional organizational skills, have a proactive attitude, excellent people skills and a sincere interest in the client(s) business. The AC is primarily responsible for ensuring that the agency output meets the agency and client objectives, meets client deadlines, and achieves the agency standard of quality and models and acts in accordance with Agency Creative (AC) "I OWN IT" (IOI) principles.

What You'll be Doing:

PROJECT LEADERSHIP:

• Supports Account Team in daily deliverables, activities, budgets, and deadlines for creative campaigns and individual client projects.
• May coordinate or participate in any phase of the project cycle, including planning, design, development, testing, implementation, documentation, training and closure.
• Coordinates the products, services and advertising requirements of each client.
• Ensures orderly and timely completion of project work.
• Coordinates development of project proposals/timelines, budgets, advertising and media plans with oversight from Account Service leadership team.
• Facilitates all administrative duties including: weekly status reports, project documentation, client billing, and internal job management - including conference reports within 24 hours of a meeting.
• Coordinates and executes internal meetings, partner and client meetings (i.e. Creative kickoffs, brand immersions, weekly client meetings, project post mortem), etc.
• Completes tasks as necessary to support the agency and the Account Services Team.
• Manages small projects as assigned.
• Adheres to the stated process and procedures of our company.

CLIENT RELATIONS:

• Strengthens client relationships though support of the Account Team.
• Gaining familiarity with the client's industry, products, business culture and competition.
• Has base understanding of advertising, digital, and media industry trends/developments and uses this knowledge to present business building ideas for the client and the agency.
• Supports Account team with metrics and program performance measures to evaluate program effectiveness and to integrate into future initiatives.
• When possible, represents AC at industry events and trade shows to find prospective clients and employees while emanating a professional manner and appearance.
• Billing (creating contracts, creating lines on the billing document, continually following up with vendors for signatures, answering questions that arise from finance).
• Proofing (requesting assets, downloading/uploading assets, sending out proofs, passing feedback on proofs back to the designers, etc).

What You Bring with You (Qualifications):

• Functional expertise within Agency or in-house Creative 0-2 years.
• Project management 0-2 years.
• Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) from four-year college or university (preferably in marketing, advertising or related field).
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, verbally and in writing.
• Results oriented and self-motivated.
• Ability to balance multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Strong work ethic and attention to detail, reliably and great energy.
• Knowledge of marketing program development and implementation.
• Knowledge of marketing communications or integrated marketing.
• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint and Word required.

We opened our doors more than 90 years ago with the goal of helping people provide for themselves and their family. Today we're a multi-billion dollar retailer with more than 70,000 employees across six states. Our Midwest geography includes corporate offices in Grand Rapids, Michigan, plus manufacturing facilities, distribution centers and over 270 stores across Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Wisconsin.

Meijer is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are committed to treating all persons with dignity and respect. Meijer's policy is to not discriminate because of any applicant or team member's race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, religion, age, physical or mental disability, uniformed service or veteran status, or any other lawfully-protected classification.