Now Hiring - BLR Holdings, Inc. - AD AGENCY ACCOUNT MANAGER II in Lake Forest, IL

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Location: Lake Forest, Illinois Job Type: Contract Compensation Range: $38 - 44 per hour We're hiring an Account Manager to serve as the primary liaison between our Ad Agency and brand teams. This role involves managing day-to-day relationships, working closely with creative staff and external suppliers, and providing strategic direction to help brand teams achieve their business objectives and sales goals. Responsibilities: * Collaborate with the brand team in the development of creative briefs. * Recommend key promotional tactics that align with the strategy and goals of the brand. * Issue client contact reports to ensure key information is being quickly communicated to all involved stakeholders. * Review creative development of a project during concept to completion to ensure specifications, client expectations, budgets, timelines, etc. are being adhered to. * Facilitate ongoing, timely and accurate communications to ensure all projects are completed on time and within budget. * Develop annual forecasts. * Conduct financial reconciliations on a monthly basis. * Track time on a daily basis. * Experienced Agency Account Manager who possesses ability to think strategically and can provide solutions that can help our marketing partners meet their objectives. * Maintains a deep understanding of the Agency Workflow Process including project initiation and kickoff, collaboration, necessary approvals, production and archiving. * Demonstrate the ability to prioritize and multi-task to enhance productivity and manage workload. * Detail-oriented, ability to manage multiple products, tasks and client domains. * Maintains broad experience developing relationship and growing accounts. * Pharmaceutical Experience: Demonstrates an understanding of pharmaceutical marketing, product attributes, marketing objectives, target audience, competitive environment, market dynamics and medical/regulatory/legal. * Digital background: familiarity with online tools, apps and digital solutions that are critical to success in the pharmaceutical marketing space. KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS * Maintain knowledge of company guidelines including, but not limited to, corporate branding, promotional material development, PromoMats review and corporate compliance. * Possess a thorough understanding of their accounts' (both U.S. and Global) product attributes, marketing objectives, target audience, competitive environment, market dynamics and medical/regulatory/legal position. * Maintain an intimate understanding of the Agency Workflow Process including project initiation and kickoff, collaboration, necessary approvals, production and archiving. * Demonstrate critical creative thinking and problem solving skills. * Demonstrate clear and concise written and verbal communication skills. * Demonstrate the ability to prioritize and multi-task to enhance productivity and manage workload. * Demonstrate leadership in conflict resolution to facilitate effective outcomes. * Possess ability to work in a high-volume, rapidly paced environment. PROJECT/PROCESS MANAGEMENT * Collaborate with the brand team in the development of creative briefs * Recommend key promotional tactics that align with the strategy and goals of the brand. * Issue client contact reports to ensure key information is being quickly communicated to all involved stakeholders. * Review creative development of a project during concept to completion to ensure specifications, client expectations, budgets, timelines, etc. are being adhered to. * Facilitate ongoing, timely and accurate communications to ensure all projects are completed on time and within budget. * Develop annual forecasts. * Conduct financial reconciliations on a monthly basis. * Track time on a daily basis. ACCOUNTABILITY / SCOPE * Reports to the Ad Agency Associate Director / Group Account Manager. * Partners with creative team on project initiatives. * Accountable for strategic direction creative/tactical execution, compliance to all related guidelines and budget. * Adherence to all company-wide financial policies. Qualifications: * Bachelor degree required. * Master's degree or equivalent related project or functional experience is desirable. * Total account management experience - minimum of 4-6 years. * Pharmaceutical industry experience preferred (both U.S. and Global). * In-house ad agency/ad agency experience a plus. * Excellent communications Skills: verbal, presentation, written. * High energy, positive, organized individual who is comfortable in a high-visibility role. * Ability to manage high volume project scope in a fast paced creative environment. * Great collaborator with ability to focus on both the big picture and small details. Skills: * Manager * Marketing * Project Management JOBID: [please apply online] LI-CELLA LI-MG1 PL Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status. At Cella, a randstad digital company, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact [please apply online]. Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Cella by randstad digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, an incentive and recognition program, and 401K contribution (all benefits are based on eligibility). This posting is open for thirty (30) days.