Client Strategy Lead - aka. Marketing & Advertising Account Executive

Madison, WI (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Own client relationships and drive marketing strategy in a video-led, cross-functional role at Backflip.

  • Own day-to-day client relationships and guide conversations to keep projects on track.
  • Strong account management and client-facing communication across founders to CMOs.
  • Cross-functional collaboration across video, digital, paid, and strategy to drive outcomes.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Client leadership - Own the day-to-day relationship for your accounts. Guide conversations, move decisions forward, and turn client feedback into clear direction for the team. You’re the one making sure things don’t stall – and that clients always know where things stand and why.
  • Strategic ownership - Build a deep understanding of each client’s business model, audience, and growth goals – then translate that into clear marketing direction, especially around video-led strategy. Push back when the work drifts off strategy. Know the difference between what a client asks for and what they need.
  • Drive results - Keep asking: Is this working? Is this moving the needle? What needs to change? Help clients connect content and campaigns to real outcomes – leads, revenue, audience growth. You’re not done when the content ships.
  • Creative collaboration - Write clear creative briefs. Give feedback that sharpens the work. Collaborate across video production, digital, social, paid, PR, and strategy to keep everything aligned from concept through launch – and advocate for ideas that genuinely serve the client’s audience.
  • Business development - Spot opportunities to grow accounts organically. Show up for new business conversations when the moment calls for it. At Backflip, the AE is never far from the agency’s growth story – and that’s by design.
  • Scope & financial stewardship - Understand scope, timelines, and budgets. Protect the team from scope creep. Help clients understand what’s in scope – and what isn’t – with confidence, not apology. Keep billing accurate and documentation clean.