Vice President, Account Director

Responsibilities

• Drives the process and details, and develops tactical plans. Forecasts budgets.
• Finances: Develops and administers clients’ budgets based on accurate estimating and tracking of hours, out-of-pocket expenses, and reconciliation against estimates. Raises client awareness as to when changes in client direction affect estimates. Thorough knowledge of contract and its implications.
• Sound decision making regarding hours dedicated to jobs, what to prioritize. Thorough knowledge of all basic financial tools necessary to account management
• Trouble shoot: Solutions oriented. Knows when things might get off track in agency operations. Uses experience and judgment to proactively solve for potential problems before they get too big. Ability to solve client issues, independently moderate conflicts and influence management decisions
• Team Leadership: Takes on wider, formal and informal leadership responsibilities within the agency
• Management: team leader, provides clear and fair direction & feedback to junior account staff
• Develops marketing/ brand platform briefs). Owns the agency process. Shows resourcefulness and thoroughness in developing tactical plans, including budgets and timelines.
• Production: Supervises and effectively manages the production of client-approved marketing tools
• Creative: Collaborates on creative brief development
• Assumes responsibility for the writing and preparation of marketing communications plans and proposals

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• MBA, Masters in Marketing or related discipline preferred
• Experience in healthcare communications environment required
• 8+ year’s experience

Preferred

• Deep, expert understanding of HCP Healthcare, the audience and at least two channels.
• Exhibits Integrity and Trust
• Exhibits Self Development

Benefits

• medical coverage
• dental
• vision
• disability
• 401K
• parential and family care leave
• family forming assistance
• tuition reimbursement
• flexible time off