Responsibilities

• Collaborates with the account leadership and business manager in client strategic planning process and monthly and annual billing and forecasting
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of agency capabilities and offerings, ensuring clients have a clear understanding of how the agency can support their business and marketing/communications objectives. Participates in and facilitates portions of all client meetings and supports the account leadership in managing client relationships to achieve team and agency financial goals
• Ensures strong, positive client relationships and informs account leadership of any potential problems or issues
• Oversees senior AE/AE/AAE and provides guidance and reviews client activities, progress and recommends action
• Effectively kicks off projects and transitions work to functional team members with support from assigned Project Manager(s)
• Leads the development of communications briefs for all assigned client campaigns to ensure all projects are Grounded in Truth
• Ensures project costs and hours are tracked accurately, reviews and approves all estimates, quotes, invoices for assigned clients
• Collaborates closely with functional leaders and client account team members to design solutions across all functions
• Knowledgeable and stays up to date with clients’ brands/products/services/marketing developments and serves as an internal expert on behalf of assigned clients

Requirements

• B.S. in agriculture and/or food business, marketing, journalism, communications and/or related field is required
• 3+ years of crop protection experience preferred
• 7-10 years of experience managing client accounts in marketing, communications, public relations and advertising
• Proven track record of cultivating and growing client relationships

Benefits

• comprehensive health benefits and employee assistance programs, which may include dental, medical, vision, life insurance and more.
• 401(k), short term disability, long term disability, paid national holidays, parental leave, paid sick leave and paid vacation.