Account Supervisor, Client Leadership

dentsu; New York (NY); On-site; USD 82,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401k

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

Dentsu is seeking an Account Supervisor, Client Leadership in New York to drive client relationships and oversee multi-channel marketing programs. This role focuses on coordinating cross-functional teams, managing timelines, and delivering business results for retail and healthcare clients within an agency setting.

Ideal candidates bring 5–8 years of account management experience, strong communication and presentation skills, and a proven ability to mentor others.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 5-8 years of experience in account management, client services, marketing, advertising, consulting, or a related field.
• Background supporting retail and/or healthcare clients preferred; familiarity with regulated industries is a plus.
• Experience managing multiple integrated marketing programs/projects simultaneously, across multiple channels.
• Strong organizational, project management, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience managing budgets, timelines, and project deliverables.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Experience preparing client presentations, reports, and recommendations.
• Ability to build collaborative relationships across teams and stakeholder groups.
• Experience managing and mentoring others.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day client communications and account management activities.
• Build and maintain productive client relationships through responsive communication and reliable execution.
• Help manage project timelines, deliverables, and expectations across multiple work-streams.
• Have a strong understanding of client business objectives, priorities, and challenges.
• Contribute to client meetings, business reviews, and status updates.
• Identify opportunities to enhance client programs and support account growth initiatives.
• Contribute to the development of recommendations, presentations, and strategic points of view.
• Assist with scope development, resource planning, budget tracking, and forecasting activities.
• Support billing processes and overall account administration.
• Monitor project and account health, escalating risks and issues as needed.
• Coordinate with strategy, creative, media, analytics, production, and other teams to support successful project delivery.
• Ensure stakeholders have the information and resources needed to meet project goals.
• Track progress and help maintain alignment across teams.
• Support senior account leaders in driving account objectives and client initiatives.
• Identify potential challenges and communicate risks proactively.
• Recommend solutions to support project timelines, quality standards, and client expectations.
• Help ensure work is delivered accurately, on time, and within scope.

Skills

Project management

Client relationships

Budgeting

Timeline management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Job Description:

The Account Supervisor, Client Leadership will help deliver innovative and creative solutions to client briefs, support the management of client relationships and integrated marketing programs, coordinate cross-functional teams, and help ensure operational excellence, and the delivery of business results.

This role serves as a contact for clients and internal stakeholders, supporting account growth, project delivery, and client satisfaction.

The ideal candidate has experience managing projects and client relationships for retail and/or healthcare clients, within an agency, marketing, consulting, or client services environment.

We are looking for someone organized, collaborative, and solutions-oriented, who enjoys building relationships, coordinating teams, and helping projects move forward efficiently.

This person is a strong communicator, who can anticipate challenges, with experience supporting both client’s, teams, and business objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

Client & Account Management:

• Support day-to-day client communications and account management activities.
• Build and maintain productive client relationships through responsive communication and reliable execution.
• Help manage project timelines, deliverables, and expectations across multiple work-streams.
• Have a strong understanding of client business objectives, priorities, and challenges.
• Contribute to client meetings, business reviews, and status updates.

Business Operations & Growth:

• Identify opportunities to enhance client programs and support account growth initiatives.
• Contribute to the development of recommendations, presentations, and strategic points of view.
• Assist with scope development, resource planning, budget tracking, and forecasting activities.
• Support billing processes and overall account administration.
• Monitor project and account health, escalating risks and issues as needed.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Coordinate with strategy, creative, media, analytics, production, and other teams to support successful project delivery.
• Ensure stakeholders have the information and resources needed to meet project goals.
• Track progress and help maintain alignment across teams.
• Support senior account leaders in driving account objectives and client initiatives.

Risk Management & Execution:

• Identify potential challenges and communicate risks proactively.
• Recommend solutions to support project timelines, quality standards, and client expectations.
• Help ensure work is delivered accurately, on time, and within scope.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and 5-8 years of experience in account management, client services, marketing, advertising, consulting, or a related field.
• Background supporting retail and/or healthcare clients preferred; familiarity with regulated industries is a plus.
• Experience supporting client relationships and managing multiple integrated marketing programs/project simultaneously, across multiple channels.
• Strong organizational, project management, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience managing budgets, timelines, and project deliverables.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Experience preparing client presentations, reports, and recommendations.
• Ability to build collaborative relationships across teams and stakeholder groups.
• Experience managing and mentoring others.

At dentsu, we believe great work happens when we’re connected. Our way of working combines flexibility with in-person collaboration to spark ideas and strengthen our teams. Employees who live within a commutable distance of one of our hub offices, currently located in Chicago, metro Detroit, Los Angeles, and New York City, are required and expected to work from the office three days per week (two days per week for employees based in Los Angeles and Detroit). Dentsu may designate other Hub offices at any time. Those who live outside a commutable range may be designated as remote, depending on the role and business needs. Regardless of your work location, we expect our employees to be flexible to meet the needs of our Company and clients, which may include attendance in an office.

The annual salary range for this position is $82,000-$110,000. Placement within the salary range is based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and other factors permitted by law. Additionally, this position is eligible for discretionary incentive compensation.

Benefits available with this position include:

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance,
• Life insurance,
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance,
• 401k,
• Flexible paid time off,
• At least 15 paid holidays per year,
• Paid sick and safe leave, and
• Paid parental leave.

Dentsu also complies with applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits, including, but not limited to providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, in accordance with its plans and policies. For further details regarding Dentsu benefits, please visit www.dentsubenefitsplus.com.

Location:

New York

Brand:

Dentsu Creative

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent

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