Account Manager, Creative Agency

PowerToFly; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation & Holidays

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

401(k)

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking an Account Manager, Creative Agency to lead strategic relationships with executive stakeholders and deliver integrated creative and communications across enterprise initiatives.

The role focuses on translating complex business objectives into impactful communications strategies and managing multidisciplinary teams to drive business results.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Marketing, Business, Design, or a related field; Master's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead primary account management for assigned AbbVie projects, providing strategic counsel and stakeholder oversight.
• Partner with creative leadership, agency teams, production vendors, and business stakeholders to deliver executive communications, campaigns and enterprise initiatives.

Skills

Strategic Account Leadership

Executive Leadership Partnering

People Leadership & Talent Development

Team Building & Performance

Executive Communications & Counsel

Integrated Marketing & Communications

Business Development & Growth

Creative Development Oversight

Complex Program & Project Leadership

Budget & Resource Management

Negotiation & Problem Solving

Operational Excellence

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications or related field

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Company Description

About AbbVie

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

Job Description

Purpose

The Account Manager, Creative Agency is a strategic leader responsible for managing key AbbVie stakeholder relationships and delivering integrated creative, marketing, and communications solutions across enterprise-wide and high-visibility initiatives. Acting as a trusted advisor to executive leaders, including Executive Leadership Team members, C‑suite executives, and Executive Communications teams, this role translates complex business objectives into impactful communications strategies and compelling creative programs that drive business results.

Responsibilities

This position serves as the primary account lead to be able to project manage for assigned clients, providing strategic counsel, relationship management, and oversight of complex, multidisciplinary engagements from concept through execution. The Account Manager partners with creative leadership, agency teams, production vendors, and business stakeholders to deliver initiatives that may include executive and corporate communications, organizational change communications, product launches, disease awareness campaigns, employee engagement programs, sales and marketing materials, digital experiences, events, video and multimedia productions, and other enterprise communications initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Marketing, Business, Design, or a related field; Master's degree preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in account management, client services, or account leadership within a creative, advertising, communications, consulting, or in-house agency environment.
• Proven experience partnering directly with Executive Leadership Team members, Executive Communications teams, C‑suite executives, and senior business leaders.
• Demonstrated success leading, coaching, mentoring, and developing high-performing multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong expertise in strategic communications, branding, content development, digital communications, marketing, multimedia, and creative program management.
• Experience managing complex cross-functional initiatives, budgets, resource planning, vendor relationships, and executive‑level stakeholder engagement.
• Pharmaceutical, healthcare, biotechnology, or other highly regulated industry experience preferred.

Core Competencies

• Strategic Account Leadership & Client Relationship Management
• Executive Leadership & C‑Suite Partnership
• People Leadership, Coaching & Talent Development
• Team Building, Performance Management & Accountability
• Executive Communications & Strategic Counsel
• Integrated Marketing & Communications Strategy
• Business Development & Account Growth
• Creative Development & Quality Oversight
• Complex Program & Project Leadership
• Stakeholder Management & Executive Influence
• Budget, Resource & Financial Management
• Negotiation, Collaboration & Problem Solving
• Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
• This job is eligible to participate in our long‑term incentive programs.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employer remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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What AbbVie Has to Offer

Our work can—and does—have a tangible, lasting impact on millions of people. But it’s not just the results that matter. How we achieve them matters, too. Leading with purpose, we work to build a more sustainable future for generations to come. We do that by putting our expertise, resources and talent to work to make a real difference for patients, communities and our world.