Account Supervisor (Chicago, IL) - The Marketing Arm

Are you into creating Big Ideas that change the world? Are you constantly on the lookout for “what’s next”? Do you get excited about facing down challenges? Are you leadership material? Then you could be the person The Marketing Arm is looking for.

Who You Are

You’re passionate about your work and commit to whatever it takes to get the job done. You believe the team is stronger than the individual. You have an entrepreneurial spirit. You look, you learn, you envy and you become better. You’re a big picture thinker who’s courageous enough to pursue your passions.

Responsibilities

• The account supervisor’s primary roles are to provide best-in-class brand stewardship, day to day client service and team leadership for junior staff.
• Establish strong working relationships with clients and agency counterparts.
• Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of promotions, shopper, event and advertising fields to become a trusted advisor for clients and internal teammates.
• Maintain a deep understanding of the client’s business and competitive environment.
• Ability to manage strategic partnerships/alliances that provide clients with never-before-done ideas that deliver business results.
• Manage cross-functional team from idea conception to execution.

Team mentor:

• Provide leadership and support for account executives/managers and coordinators.
• Identify areas for and help contribute to the professional growth of the team.

Lead all program execution:

• Ensure creative product delivers against approved strategy and creative brief.
• Oversee all executional aspects of program development including creative, partnership management, production and budgeting.

Exhibit mastery of written business communication as well as presentation skills:

• Lead internal and client presentations.
• Develop a persuasive presentation and story-telling style.
• Be clear in communication and written direction to team members and clients.

Apply strategic skill set to assist in the development of client’s business:

• Heavily contribute to the strategic development process, providing strategic insight and thought leadership from program development to agency POVs.
• Participate in the development of the client’s annual business planning process.
• Partner with planning and creative leads on the development of the creative brief.

Exhibit problem-solving abilities and provide solid, efficient solutions:

• Work with team to proactively mitigate and resolve problems.
• Actively assess agency processes and business challenges to improve outcomes.