Account Manager

Boston, MA (On-site)

$75K/yr – $115K/yrMid LevelFull time

Posted 4 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own high touch client relationships and translate product, market, and buyer context into strategic, real time briefs that move work from insight to production.

  • Own client partnership: lead dialogue with senior stakeholders and remove roadblocks across teams.
  • Coach and align agency and client teams to execute briefs and develop talent.
  • Tie marketing objectives to sales, market share, and competitive context using data driven insights.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Strengthening our relationship with the clients, becoming their go-to resource – you’ll win them over by asking the right questions, agilely leading insightful, real-time dialogue, and being a visible and influential presence among their senior management
  • Displaying a firm understanding of the client team’s structure, hierarchy, and political realities
  • Knowing all there is to know about the client’s product or service, the market, and its consumer – and understanding the marketing objectives in terms of sales, market-share, and competitor products
  • Acting as an ambassador for the brand, internally and externally
  • Helping the client promote work within their company and, when appropriate, the broader marketplace
  • Creating dependable, organized, and clear communications at all levels and across all departments
  • Steering actionable briefs and presenting work confidently and persuasively
  • Managing client and agency team expectations, day in and out, and helping clear roadblocks to success
  • Developing team members by coaching, training, and identifying areas of growth
  • Overseeing various production stages and ensuring adequate resources

Requirements

  • Four years of college education and five to seven years of experience, preferably at a creative agency.
  • Healthcare/hospital system experience is a plus.
  • Impressive expertise in the digital world – you keep a pulse on what’s happening, and you offer smart POVs on how businesses should adapt accordingly
  • Excellent analytical skills and strategic thinking – you’re strong on both IQ and EQ, as adept at reading data for insights as you are at reading clients for feedback
  • Effective time-management, impeccable organization, and the flexibility to adapt quickly to changes
  • Proven leadership and management training – you’re known for your ability to coach and develop talent, inspire and drive change, and bring varied groups together to collaborate effectively
  • Amazing communication and presentation skills – you’re articulate, straightforward, and engaging
  • Familiarity with prompt-based interaction and commonly used generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Google Gemini, DALL·E, Midjourney) is a plus, especially for tasks like ideation, research, or content generation.

    Benefits

    • medical coverage
    • dental
    • vision
    • disability
    • 401K
    • parental and family care leave
    • family forming assistance
    • tuition reimbursement
    • flexible time off
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    Digitas is the Networked Experience Agency, built on the vision that we create magnetic experiences that earn the right for brands to exist in human networks. Today, and tomorrow. We deliver Networked Experiences by leveraging comprehensive data, technology, creative, media and strategy capabilities. Digitas delivers ambitious outcomes via unique solutions that include Creative Experiences, Integrated Media, Addressable Relationships, Social Marketing and Total Commerce. Celebrated by AdAge as Data and Insights Agency of the Year, U.S Campaign’s Brand Experience Agency of the Year, Media Network of the Year and celebrated by Forrester and Gartner, Digitas serves the world’s leading brands through a global network comprised of more than 5,500 employees across over 65 offices in 43 countries.

    Founded in 1980
    Boston, Massachusetts, US
    2.8K employees (892 in marketing)
    74% recommend to a friend
    82% CEO approval

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    Traffic Source Mix
    Search
    42.7%
    Direct
    42.7%
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    6.8%
    Social
    6.2%
    Paid
    1.1%

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    Current headcount: ~2.9K

    Marketing Team

    Marketing Team Size
    673 (23% of company)
    Median Career Experience
    11 years
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    3.9 years
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