Associate Account Strategist

meredith

New York (NY)

Hybrid

USD 66,000 - 72,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

People Inc. is seeking an Associate Account Strategist in New York City for hybrid work. The role blends sales, strategy, and advertising execution, focusing on media planning, campaign deployment, and performance optimization.

You will coordinate with product, creative, and operations teams to ensure smooth delivery, timely reporting, and strong client relationships. A 4-year degree and 1+ year experience in marketing or sales are required.

Qualifications

4-year degree in marketing, business, or related field required; marketing or business degree preferred.
Minimum 1 year of marketing, sales, and/or account management experience; digital advertising experience preferred.
Strong organizational, interpersonal, and written and verbal communication skills are essential.
Proficiency with MS Office and data interpretation is expected.
Ability to think strategically and execute tactically with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

Respond to RFPs and develop media plans aligned with strategic marketing goals.
Execute and optimize advertising campaigns and coordinate cross-functional teams for implementation.
Serve as the primary post-sale liaison with clients and internal teams to ensure satisfaction and renewal.
Collaborate with Ad Operations to traffic, monitor, and optimize campaigns.
Generate and present campaign performance reports to drive improvements and revenue growth.
Update contract management system with changes and communicate impacts to the team.

Skills

Marketing

Sales

Account management

Digital advertising

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

MS Office

Job description

Job Title

Associate Account Strategist

About Your Role

The Account Strategist acts as an internal sales representative responsible for the conceiving, managing and executing online marketing initiatives and management of all advertising programs and associated revenue pre- and post-sale. This includes media plan creation, campaign implementation, optimization, reporting, program retention and renewal, and ensuring prompt and proper resolution of advertiser business issues.

Hybrid 3x a week- New York City

In-office Expectations: This position is hybrid in-office, with the ability to work remotely for up to 2 days per week.

About Your Contributions

Respond to RFPs, develop media plans in line with strategic marketing goals.
Execute and implement advertising campaigns to ensure delivery and performance. Includes taking a leadership role to coordinate efforts between other cross-functional teams as necessary to implement custom elements. Position interfaces with Ad Product and Creative.
Embody white glove service to our clients and serve as the internal and external point of contact for execution, particularly in post-sale
Work with Ad Operations to ensure clients' ads are trafficked, monitored, and optimized.
Maximize campaign performance and company revenue by coordinating reports to further increase success rate and renew/grow current business.
Update contract management system with campaign change orders (campaign delays, optimizations, etc.) and alert team of changes that will affect revenue.

Weight % Accountabilities, Actions and Expected Measurable Results

50% Pre Sale - media planning, internal coordination
50% Post Sale - execute campaigns, act as liaison between all internal and external teams, monitor pacing and performance, create wrap decks

About You

4-year degree required; marketing or business degree preferred. Additional digital marketing or sales experience may substitute for education on a year-for-year basis.

Minimum of 1 years of marketing, sales and/or account management experience; ideally one year of digital advertising experience. Project management experience is a plus.

Possess excellent organizational, interpersonal, and influential written and verbal communication skills. Ability to quickly form relationships usually by telephone or email.

Ability to collaborate cross-functionally; ability to exercise judgment and flexibility in balancing program requirements, milestones, and keeping people and projects moving on schedule.

High attention to detail. Strong analytical, quantitative and strategic problem solving. Excellent grammar, spelling and proofreading skills.

Positive and confident disposition when responding to frequent deadlines for multiple customers (internal and external).

High degree of proficiency in MS Office products. Ability to use databases. Excellent working knowledge of Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and the Internet.

Demonstrated ability to quickly build positive team relationships.

Be able to think strategically and act tactically.

It is the policy of People Inc. to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, the Company will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. Accommodation requests can be made by emailing hr@people.inc .

The Company participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E-Verify program, please click here: https://www.e-verify.gov/employees

Pay Range

Salary: New York: $66,300.00 - $72,000.00

The pay range above represents the anticipated low and high end of the pay range for this position and may change in the future. Actual pay may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to work location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just one component of People Inc's total compensation package for employees. Other compensation may include annual bonuses, and short- and long-term incentives.

In addition, People Inc. provides to employees (and their eligible family members) a variety of benefits, including