Advertising Account Strategist

Lessing-Flynn is looking for an experienced, professional, and energetic Account Strategist to join our ever-growing team. The right person will work directly with clients to establish and meet various marketing objectives.

Requirements:

• Degree in Marketing, Public Relations, Communications or a related field
• 5+ years of experience serving as a day-to-day agency representative to clients, providing a high level of responsive service
• Desire to continuously enhance knowledge and skills by researching industry news and marketing trends
• A positive, hustle-based attitude

Expertise:

• Clear, honest and tactful communication with internal team members and clients
• Budgeting and billing
• Proposal writing and pitching
• Product/brand positioning and management
• Mentoring and developing people
• Analyzing data to drive decisions and results

Daily responsibilities:

• Establish a strong, deep, trusting relationship with clients
• Act as the direct, day-to-day senior-level client contact
• Initiate and facilitate strategy meetings with clients and internal teams
• Educate self and team members on client goals and strategies
• Provide key marketing and industry insights to clients
• Provide regular client updates with results and successes of marketing initiatives
• Provide cross-functional department personnel (media, digital, creative and video) with well-documented input, support data and production materials to set them up for project success
• Effectively integrate and promote cross-functional team members in client meetings, projects and engagements
• Ensure marketing strategies are clearly defined, approved by clients, and understood by the appropriate internal team members
• Manage and review client budgets and authorize all estimates for client approval
• Work closely with project managers to ensure a high-quality, error-free project is completed on time, on message and on budget
• Proactively pitch new ideas to clients and actively seek additional projects/new business from client contacts
• Represent the agency at industry functions and promote the agency at every opportunity

How to apply:

Submit the following so we can learn your story and see if you’re destined to become a part of ours.
1. Resume
2. Cover letter or a video telling us why you would be a great fit for the position. The video should be approximately one minute in length and can be recorded from your smartphone or the webcam on a computer. Submit a link to your video via email to [email protected].

Work environment:

• Creative, collaborative workspace with custom-designed workstations, natural light
• Access to GlassBox social/event space for informal meetings, games (pool and foosball), escape space, hosting events, breaks
• 100% Mac-based
• Evolving, trendy East Village area with access all parts of Des Moines
• Free access to fitness center with locker rooms
• Free garage parking
• Free daily snacks and beverages
• Private mother’s room