Senior Account Executive

AbbVie; Illinois; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking a Sr. Account Executive to serve as the primary liaison between the AbbVie Ad Agency and brand teams, guiding day-to-day relationships with creative staff and external resources to meet business objectives.

The ideal candidate has 3–6 years of account management experience in an advertising agency, pharma advertising experience with US/global markets, exceptional communication skills, and the ability to manage high-volume, fast-paced projects in collaboration with

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree required.
• 3–6 years account management experience in an advertising agency.
• Pharma advertising experience in US/global markets strongly desired.
• Excellent verbal, presentation, and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage high-volume, fast-paced projects.
• Strong collaboration with cross-functional teams and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Maintain knowledge of AbbVie guidelines including corporate branding, promotional material development, PromoMats review and corporate compliance.
• Understand accounts’ product attributes, marketing objectives, target audience, competitive environment, market dynamics and regulatory position.
• Collaborate with brand team to develop project briefs and promotional tactics; issue client contact reports.
• Review creative development from concept to completion to ensure specifications, budgets, timelines.
• Facilitate ongoing communications to ensure projects are completed on time and within budget.
• Develop annual forecasts and conduct monthly financial reconciliations; track time daily.

Skills

Account management

Client relations

Communication skills

Project management

Leadership

High-volume prioritization

Education

Bachelor degree

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 atwww.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie onLinkedIn,Facebook,Instagram,XandYouTube.

Job Description

The Sr. Account Executive serves as the primary liaison between the AbbVie Ad 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.

Role Responsibilities

• Maintain knowledge of AbbVie guidelines including, but not limited to, corporate branding, promotional material development, PromoMats review and corporate compliance.
• Possess a thorough understanding of their accounts’ (both U.S. and Global) product attributes, marketing objectives, target audience, competitive environment, market dynamics and medical/regulatory/legal position.
• Maintain an intimate understanding of the Agency Workflow Process including project initiation and kickoff, collaboration, necessary approvals, production and archiving.
• Demonstrate critical creative thinking and problem solving skills.
• Demonstrate clear and concise written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrate the ability to prioritize and multi-task to enhance productivity and manage workload.
• Demonstrate leadership in conflict resolution to facilitate effective outcomes.
• Possess ability to work in a high-volume, rapidly paced environment.

Project/Process Management

• Collaborate with the brand team in the development of project 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.

Accountability/Scope

• Reports to AbbVie Ad Agency Associate Director, Management Supervisor.
• Partners with creative team on project initiatives.
• Accountable for tactical execution, compliance to all related guidelines and budget.
• Adherence to all company-wide financial policies.

Qualifications

Qualifications

List required and preferred qualifications (up to 10). Include education, skills and experience.

• Bachelor degree required.
• Total account management experience – 3-6 years preferred in an advertising agency setting; launch experience a plus.
• Experience in a pharmaceutical advertising agency or in-house agency environment preferred, with pharmaceutical industry experience—particularly supporting U.S. and/or global markets—strongly desired.
• 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.

Additional Information

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

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Companybelieves ingood faith it will pay for this role at thetimeofthis posting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographiclocation,andwemayultimatelypaymore or less than the posted range. This range may bemodifiedin thefuture.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees.
• This job is eligible toparticipatein our short-term incentiveprograms.

Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.Theamountandavailabilityof anybonus,commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employeeremainsin the Company'ssoleandabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay bemodifiedat the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable law.

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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.