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Job Order:

5571

Staff Representative:

Tim Jadwin

Position:

VP, Account Supervisor - Vaccine

Location:

New York

Company Summary:

A healthcare advertising company.

Description:

Position Summary
Supervises account management effort for (client). Provides strategic brand and advertising direction and guidance to team. Maintains overall responsibility for agency performance and health of the agency/client relationship. The Vice President title connotes agency responsibilities in addition to account specific responsibilities.

Principal Responsibilities

• Client:
  • Responsible for client’s brand development: stewardship of brand integration into all aspects of client’s business
  • Accountable for account management functional staff utilization on the account
  • Plans study of work problems and procedures such as organizational change, communications, information flow, integrated production methods, etc.
  • Acts as a partner with client. Also "leads" the client and handles objections appropriately. Strong advocate for agency POV.
  • Builds strong relationships with client at all levels with particular focus on the Product Management/Director levels
  • New Business Expectations and Competencies: identifies and acts on (with senior management) incremental revenue opportunities
• Internal:
  • Participates in new business pitches
  • Maintains and develops close interaction with executives and other management
  • Provides assistance, leadership related to agency/team/management policies and practices
  • Develops staff, mentors. Responsible for day-to-functioning of team. Attracts and retains talent to team and agency. Finds learning and development opportunities for junior staff.
  • Ensures positive working relationships between account team and all other internal departments.
• Financial Responsibilities:
  • Forecasts revenue and agency costs
  • Analyzes business and operating procedures to devise most efficient methods of accomplishing work
  • Develops budget accurately and to support agency/team objectives and plans
  • Billing and collection responsibilities: make sure hours allotted by team against appropriate jobs
• Agency Responsibilities
  • Consistent, outstanding performance against departmental and agency objectives
  • Demonstrates high level of management skills: process,
  • Excellence in discipline/ craft: bright, strategic thinker
  • Excellent communication skills: can present verbally in front of clients, can create written documents for new business, high level client use
  • Goes above and beyond consistently
  • Creative, effective problem solver
  • Integrity: represents agency well internally, with clients, and in the world

Required Competencies

• outstanding client service and relationship building
• strategic leadership
• strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
• sense of urgency
• ability to manage tight deadlines and budgets
• ability to work autonomously
• highly organized and effective approach
• ability to take financial control over projects

Qualifications

• Required:
  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • 8-10 years of account management, brand management in pharmaceutical industry or within pharma advertising
  • 2-4 years of managerial experience with direct reports
• Preferred:
  • Previous work on a multi-million dollar brand
  • Master’s Degree: MBA

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