Account Manager

Cella Inc; Lake Forest (IL); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Prescription coverage

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

AD&D

Life insurance

Short-term disability

401K plan

Job summary

Cella Inc in Lake Forest, IL is seeking an Account Manager for a 1 year contract with potential for extension. The role serves as the primary liaison between the inhouse agency and brand teams, managing day-to-day relationships to meet business objectives and sales goals.

Working with the Agency's creative staff and external resources, you will guide strategic direction, supervise budgets and timelines, and ensure effective communication to stakeholders across initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree required.
• Total account management experience – minimum of 4–6+ years.
• Pharmaceutical industry experience.
• In-house ad agency/ad agency experience a plus.
• Excellent communication skills: verbal, presentation, written.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the brand team in the development of creative briefs.
• Recommend key promotional tactics that align with the strategy and goals of the brand.
• Issue client contact reports to ensure key information is communicated to stakeholders.
• Review creative development from concept to completion, ensuring specifications, budgets, timelines are met.
• Facilitate ongoing communications to ensure projects are completed on time and within budget.
• Develop annual forecasts.
• Conduct financial reconciliations monthly.
• Track time on a daily basis.
• Reports to Group Account Manager.
• Partner with creative team on project initiatives.
• Accountable for strategic direction, creative execution, and budget compliance.
• Adherence to all company-wide financial policies.

Skills

Communication skills

Multi-tasking

Leadership

Problem solving

Account management

Collaboration

Presentation

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree or equivalent

Job description

Type: 1 year contract with potential for extensionCompensation Range: $40-$44/hr W2Location: Mettawa, IL, hybrid 3 days onsite, 2 days remote

Our pharmaceutical client is looking for an Account Manager to join their inhouse agency team. The Account Manager serves as the primary liaison between the inhouse agency and the brand teams and is responsible for managing the day-to-day relationships within the Agency. Working in partnership with the Agency's creative staff and external resources/suppliers, the position provides strategic direction and counsel to help the brand teams meet their business objectives/sales goals.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the brand team in the development of creative briefs
• Recommend key promotional tactics that align with the strategy and goals of the brand.
• Issue client contact reports to ensure key information is being quickly communicated to all involved stakeholders.
• Review creative development of a project during concept to completion to ensure specifications, client expectations, budgets, timelines, etc. are being adhered to.
• Facilitate ongoing, timely and accurate communications to ensure all projects are completed on time and within budget.
• Develop annual forecasts.
• Conduct financial reconciliations on a monthly basis.
• Track time on a daily basis.
• Reports to Group Account Manager
• Partners with creative team on project initiatives
• Accountable for strategic direction creative/tactical execution, compliance to all related guidelines and budget
• Adherence to all company-wide financial policies

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree required
• Master's degree or equivalent related project or functional experience is desirable
• Total account management experience - minimum of 4-6+ years
• Pharmaceutical industry experience
• In-house ad agency/ad agency experience a plus
• Excellent communications Skills: verbal, presentation, written
• High energy, positive, organized individual who is comfortable in a high-visibility role
• Ability to manage high volume project scope in a fast paced creative environment
• Great collaborator with ability to focus on both the big picture and small details

Skills: online tools, multi-task, written and verbal communication skills, communications, Excellent communications skills, creative thinking, creative development, leadership, problem solving skills, ACCOUNTABILITY, Accountable, High energy, financial reconciliations, corporate branding, brand, budgets, budget, business objectives, conflict resolution, creative briefs, account management experience, client contact, presentation, archiving, forecasts, financial, client expectations, market dynamics, marketing, material development, tactical execution, pharmaceutical marketing, Pharmaceutical industry, ability to prioritize, sales goals, project initiation, project scope, corporate compliance, promotional, strategic direction, target audience

Benefits

• medical
• prescription
• dental
• vision
• AD&D
• life insurance offerings
• short-term disability
• 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility)

Equal Opportunity Employer

Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.

Accessibility and Accommodation

At Cella, a randstad digital company, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants.

Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc.

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.

About this company

Cella is an award-winning leader in consulting, staffing and managed solutions for creative, marketing, digital and proposal development teams.

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Location/Region: Lake Forest, IL (60045)