Account Manager

Publicis Groupe Holdings B.V; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental

Vision

Disability insurance

401K

Parental leave

Paid time off

Job summary

Digitas in Chicago seeks an outstanding Account Manager who can win client hearts, inspire junior staff, and skillfully juggle multiple digital marketing engagements. You will lead Account Executives and contractors, strengthen client relationships, understand the client’s brand, market and sales objectives, and guide briefs, approvals and production across teams.

Excellent communication, strategic thinking, leadership and a proactive, data-driven mindset are required; familiarity with AI tools

Qualifications

• Four-year college education and five to seven years of experience in a creative/marketing agency or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Manage Account Executives and contractors; deliver client service results across multiple digital marketing initiatives.
• Strengthen client relationships and act as a go-to resource for senior management.
• Lead briefs, set expectations, and guide production across teams to meet marketing objectives.
• Coach and develop team members to drive growth and performance.
• Communicate clearly across all levels and departments and manage client expectations.

Skills

Marketing passion

Digital marketing experience

Analytical skills

Strategic thinking

Time management

Leadership

Communication skills

AI tools familiarity

Education

Bachelors degree

Tools

Generative AI tools

Job description

Company description

Digitas is the Networked Experience Agency, built on the vision that we create magnetic experiences that earn the right for brands to exist in human networks. Today, and tomorrow. We deliver Networked Experiences by leveraging comprehensive data, technology, creative, media and strategy capabilities. Digitas delivers ambitious outcomes via unique solutions that include Creative Experiences, Integrated Media, Addressable Relationships, Social Marketing and Total Commerce. Celebrated by AdAge as Data and Insights Agency of the Year, U.S Campaign’s Brand Experience Agency of the Year, Media Network of the Year and celebrated by Forrester and Gartner, Digitas serves the world’s leading brands through a global network comprised of more than 5,500 employees across over 65 offices in 43 countries.

The Digitas culture is made up of fearless, inventive and generous Unicorns of all kinds.

Overview

We’re looking for an outstanding Account Manager – someone who can win the hearts of clients, inspire junior staff, and skillfully juggle multiple pieces of business. Sounds like you? Read on.

Responsibilities

Day to day, your role will include:

You’ll manage Account Executives and independent contractors, pump out leading client service results, and oversee multiple pieces of digital marketing business. Day to day, your role includes:

• Strengthening our relationship with the clients, becoming their go-to resource – you’ll win them over by asking the right questions, agilely leading insightful, real-time dialogue, and being a visible and influential presence among their senior management
• Displaying a firm understanding of the client team’s structure, hierarchy, and political realities
• Knowing all there is to know about the client’s productor service, the market, and its consumer – and understanding the marketing objectives in terms of sales, market-share, and competitor products
• Acting as an ambassador for the brand, internally and externally
• Helping the client promote work within their company and, when appropriate, the broader marketplace
• Creating dependable, organized, and clear communications at all levels and across all departments
• Steering actionable briefs and presenting work confidently and persuasively
• Managing client and agency team expectations, day in and out, and helping clear roadblocks to success
• Developing team members by coaching, training, and identifying areas of growth
• Overseeing various production stages and ensuring adequate resources
• Understanding the larger financial picture and impacts on contribution margins/revenue targets

Qualifications

We’re looking for a talented Account Manager with impressive work experience, which typically includes:

• An unwavering passion for marketing, and an unstoppable drive to bring the best work to life
• Four years of college education and five to seven years of experience, preferably at a creative agency
• Impressive expertise in the digital world – you keep a pulse on what’s happening, and you offer smart POVs on how businesses should adapt accordingly
• Excellent analytical skills and strategic thinking – you’re strong on both IQ and EQ, as adept at reading data for insights as you are at reading clients for feedback
• Effective time-management, impeccable organization, and the flexibility to adapt quickly to changes
• Proven leadership and management training – you’re known for your ability to coach and develop talent, inspire and drive change, and bring varied groups together to collaborate effectively
• Amazing communication and presentation skills – you’re articulate, straightforward, and engaging
• Familiarity with prompt-based interaction and commonly used generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Google Gemini, DALL·E, Midjourney) is a plus, especially for tasks like ideation, research, or content generation.

Additional information

Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact [e-mail].

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation Range: USD $75,050.00 - USD $107,835.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 11/1/2026.