Creative Account Manager

Burbank, CA (On-site)

$80K/yr – $110K/yrMid Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 5 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own and coordinate end-to-end creative campaigns with a heavy emphasis on client expectations, schedule, budgets, and cross-functional production. Focus on overseeing creative direction, resource allocation, and quality assurance while keeping multiple stakeholders aligned and ensuring on-time delivery.

  • Campaign governance: manage client comms, kickoff meetings, and ongoing status updates across creative, Premedia, and production teams.
  • Production and budgets: drive creative development, internal approvals, and budget tracking from start to final billing.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own client communication and manage client expectations on campaign level.
  • Manage internal development of creative through digital or manufacture production, collaborating with creative team, Premedia Leads, Account Managers, and Digital Producers, obtaining internal approvals.
  • Develop estimates and proposals, based on account pricing strategies determined by account services, and manage budgets throughout the duration of the campaign through final billing. Responsible for managing budgets for maximum profitability.
  • Plan and manage creative campaign schedules in collaboration with Account Directors, Account Managers, Premedia Leads, and Digital Producers, while driving and overseeing project milestones.
  • Set expectations and provide creative intent to assigned Creative Directors or clear direction to the execution teams based on constant communication with client.
  • Prepare agendas, organize and conduct kick off and ongoing status meetings.
  • Oversee project resources allocation with Creative Director and Creative Resource Manager, including coordination with freelancer and in-house resources.
  • Coordinate with Digital Producers, Premedia and Color Leads to ensure work is meeting the overall creative intent and client expectations.
  • Coordinate with Project Managers to ensure file delivery hand-off is complete for Product Teams.
  • Provide ongoing progress updates to all other stakeholders.

Requirements

  • Minimum 8 years professional experience in a project management discipline
  • Agency and/or Entertainment industry experience a plus
  • Prior experience with Theatrical Displays, Out-of-Home Stunt Boards, or other manufactured displays

Preferred

  • 10 years of Account Management experience
  • Bachelor’s degree in related field preferred
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Midnight Oil

As part of The Imagine Group, we are experts in creating, adapting, and printing any campaign or message to virtually any consumer-reaching media and differentiate ourselves by combining creative and production capabilities under one roof.

Founded in 1978
Burbank, California, USA
252 employees (76 in marketing)

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Current headcount: ~252

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