Account Strategist

Mercer Island, WA (Hybrid)

$82K/yr – $100K/yrSenior Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 7 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own client media relationships and end-to-end campaigns while turning strategy into actionable briefs, timelines, and budgets for multiple brands.

  • Own day-to-day client management and act as single point of contact for media needs.
  • Lead budgets, billing, and campaign timelines with proactive updates to clients and internal teams.
  • Translate media strategies into briefs, execution plans, and reporting decks.

Job Description

Responsibilities - Establish and maintain strong relationships with clients by being the “single point of contact” for all media needs and questions. - Understanding client preferences, pain points, and communication style and adapt your approach to fit each unique relationship. - Build trust with your clients through timely communication and proactive management of projects and deadlines. - Establish strong working relationships with partner agencies, delivering a seamless communication process. - Manage day-to-day operations of all media activities on behalf of assigned clients. - Own various campaigns and workflows from briefing to reporting with the client and internal media team. - Take a consultative approach to learning and understanding your client’s business objectives and media needs. - Send meeting agendas and follow ups with any action items and takeaways after meetings. - Use client media briefs to capture all needed information for a project/campaign. - Interpret media strategy and translate into actionable steps and deadlines. - Responsible for overseeing specific client budgets and billing processes to ensure budgets are managed effectively. - Showcase client successes in a timely manner, communicate “wins” to the client, other similar clients, and the internal team. - Lead the client by providing a point of view on decisions related to media, audience targeting, creative testing, and specs. - Present new ideas, opportunities, and media trends that are relevant to specific clients. - Prepare and present media planning and reporting decks. - Demonstrate initiative by researching and identifying valuable information/insights to improve media recommendations. - Understand all mediums and research tools and apply communication and planning processes. - Attend relevant meetups, conferences, and seminars to increase industry knowledge and skills. - Stay current on new media opportunities available to clients and collaborate with the media team to explore and vet these opportunities. Requirements - Bachelor\'s degree or equivalent experience - 7 or more years of experience in account management - Personable and outgoing with external and internal contacts - Confident professionalism - Detail oriented and able to produce accurate work - Empathy for other’s situations and challenges - Capable of adjusting to changing priorities and adapting while handling deadlines under pressure - Strong writing skills and grasp of proofing - Understanding of media landscape and terminology, especially digital media - Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite including strong working knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint - Self-motivated, self-directed and results driven with a proven track record of excellent performance Nice_to_have - Prior agencies experience preferred Benefits - Medical, dental, and vision benefits with employee premiums covered 100% by Vision Media - 401(k) retirement plan - Paid vacation and sick leave - Company-paid holidays - Three floating holidays annually - Hybrid work environment - Professional development opportunities - Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - Collaborative and supportive team culture - Bonus eligibility based on company and individual performance
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Vision Media

Vision Media is the leading secure screening platform for the entertainment industry.Trusted by the world’s top studios, distributors, and guilds, we deliver award-season screeners and prerelease content with unmatched security and reliability.For over 35 years, we’ve supported the industry’s most prestigious campaigns from the Oscars® and Emmys® to global premieres with technology purpose-built for digital screenings. Our platform combines:- Enterprise-grade DRM and forensic watermarking- Seamless streaming on any device (4K, captions, audio descriptions, surround sound)- Scalable eBlast campaigns and marketing tools to reach voters effectivelyEvery year, Vision powers thousands of screenings for millions of voters worldwide, ensuring that content is experienced exactly as intended, safely, seamlessly, and with creative impact.Our mission is simple: protect stories, connect creators, and help campaigns succeed.

Founded in 1986
Stevenson Ranch, California, USA
179 employees (58 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
2.5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
31.4%
Direct
47%
Referral
8.6%
Social
11.1%
Paid
1.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~179

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
44 (25% of company)
Median Career Experience
21.5 years
Median Tenure
10.7 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1