Senior Associate, New Business & Pitch Strategy

Digitas North America; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 61,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Digitas North America in Boston is seeking a Senior Associate of New Business to assist in the research, development, and execution of new business responses and proposals.

The role requires 2-4 years of account management experience, preferably in an agency, outstanding organizational and presentation skills, and proficiency with PowerPoint, Word, and Excel; you will work with the pitch team to craft compelling client narratives.

Qualifications

• Four-year degree.
• 2-4 years' account management experience, preferably in an agency setting.
• Outstanding organizational, communication/presentation skills.
• Proactive and eager, with the ability to work on a semi-autonomous basis.
• Strong analytical skills with proven ability to demonstrate interpretation capabilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, ability to prepare clear and concise strategic documents.
• Strong interpersonal skills, demonstrates empathy and commitment to the pitch team.
• Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, and Excel; knowledge of Apple Keynote is a plus.
• Experience with LexisNexis, Forrester, and/or other research resources is a plus.
• Familiarity with prompt-based interaction and commonly used generative AI tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develops a basic knowledge of Digitas’ overall departments and capabilities, as well as the past pitches and cases, and the assets that correspond to them.
• Prepares weekly status reports detailing both active and approaching opportunities in the pipeline.
• Supports the upper level pitch team in all strategic endeavors.
• Works closely with the pitch lead and executive sponsor to ensure that all documents presented to potential clients contain the newest and most relevant material.
• Attends and participates in meetings leading up to the pitch.
• Manages the satisfactory preparation and timely delivery of all pitch materials.
• Distributes all key documents to the internal team.
• Creates and maintains teamsites and job codes for pitches as needed.
• Liaison for Finance, IT, Legal, and Proofing & Presentations
• Maintains various archiving databases for case studies, boilerplate language, assets, and content from past pitches, including all submitted written response documents and presentation materials.
• Secure most relevant and up-to-date agency content on an ongoing basis.
• Participates as a collaborative team player within the capability, at Digitas, and with internal clients and peers.
• Represents Digitas appropriately with clients, community, and personal network

Skills

Account management

Communication

PowerPoint

Analytical skills

Presentation skills

Education

Four-year degree

Tools

LexisNexis

Forrester

Job description

Digitas North America in Boston is seeking a Senior Associate of New Business to assist in the research, development, and execution of new business responses and proposals.

The role requires 2-4 years of account management experience, preferably in an agency, outstanding organizational and presentation skills, and proficiency with PowerPoint, Word, and Excel; you will work with the pitch team to craft compelling client narratives.