Associate Account Director

Minneapolis, MN (Hybrid)

$86K/yr – $99K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive client strategy and integrated marketing work as an account lead at broadhead, guiding cross-functional teams to deliver on growth goals.

  • Own client relationships and drive integrated marketing plans end-to-end.
  • Must-have: 8+ years of agency account management or related experience.
  • Standout: Cross-functional leadership across strategy, data, creative, and activation.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Commands a thorough knowledge of the client’s business.
  • Builds a strong partnership relationship with clients and external partners.
  • Works in true collaboration style with agency specialists including strategy, data & analytics, creative, media, social, public relations, etc.
  • Distills ideas into a strategic POV and recommendation.
  • Develops integrated marketing communication plans, creative briefs, proposals, presentations, and other elements needed to deliver on strategic goals and manage expectations for all work.
  • Seeks growth opportunities with client for agency.
  • Understands methods of measurement for plan success to demonstrate effectiveness, ROI and opportunity.
  • Delivers work on time and on budget in a fast-paced environment (individually and as a team leader).
  • Develops and manages client revenue projections and profitability, reviews and reconciles monthly client billing.
  • Fosters positive morale in the workplace, mentors and guides cross-discipline team.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of progressively responsible advertising agency account management or related experience.
  • Ability to organize and manage multiple projects at once, with a keen attention to both detail and strategy.
  • Superior written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills.
  • Demonstrated account leadership and initative.
  • Proactive, resourceful, and solution-oriented.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage deadlines and budgets.
  • Able to make educated decisions and keeps teams moving forward.
  • Comfortable working with and learning AI tools to assist you in a variety of functions.
  • Self-confidence without ego.
  • Willingness to travel.

Preferred

  • Agriculture experience is preferred, but not mandatory.
  • B2B category (with multi-step distribution channel) marketing experience is preferred, but not mandatory.

Benefits

  • medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
  • Paid Time Off, paid holidays, and 401(k) matching.
  • paid parental leave, performance-based bonuses, employee stipends, and gym access.
  • employer contributions to HSAs, FSAs, and Student Loan Debt Repayment benefits.
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broadhead.

broadhead is an independent marketing agency driving client outcomes with AI-integrated strategy, creative and activation. Based in Minneapolis with offices in Milwaukee and Charlotte, the agency has grown into one of the nation’s leading thought leaders in powering growth for brands transforming how we eat, move and live. With deep experience in the agriculture, food + beverage, transportation, healthcare and wellness categories, we proudly represent a diverse array of clients, including Abbott, Boehringer Ingelheim, Daimler North America, good2grow, Good Foods Group, Norfolk Southern, Purina, United Healthcare, Wilbur Ellis and Bridgestone Firestone. Driven by the belief that great talent and culture drives great results for clients, broadhead became an employee-owned agency in 2017, making each of its 150+ employees an owner in the success of the business.

Founded in 2001
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
406 employees (101 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
5.1K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$1.7K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
26.2%
Direct
55.4%
Referral
7.5%
Social
9.5%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~406

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
66 (16% of company)
Median Career Experience
11 years
Median Tenure
2.2 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1