Saatchi & Saatchi

Account Director

Saatchi & Saatchi$97K — $155K *
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in digital project management
  • Expertise in website development and technology solutions
  • Working knowledge of Agile methodologies, particularly SCRUM
  • Familiarity with Salesforce and Adobe marketing platforms
  • Strong email and social media marketing experience
  • Background in a digital agency environment
  • Bachelor's degree; MBA or relevant master's degree preferred

Responsibilities

  • Manage and oversee digital projects from inception to execution
  • Lead the development of communication objectives and marketing strategies
  • Conduct high-level analyses of market data and competitive landscapes
  • Ensure adherence to agency processes and drive problem resolution
  • Prepare and manage budgets, forecasting expenses accurately
  • Communicate effectively with clients and keep teams informed of key issues
  • Supervise the production of marketing communications materials

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Disability and 401K plans
  • Parental and family care leave
  • Family forming assistance
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Flexible time off policies
Full Job Description
Overview

Previous Experience Needed

Knowledge and understanding working in Agile, a familiarity of SCRUM, sprints, sprint planning and retrospectives

Manage digital projects with a expertise in website development and technology solutions

Understanding and/or familiarity with Salesforce and Adobe marketing platforms

Development and production of modular content and deployment in the U.S. and abroad

Email marketing experience and expertise

Social media marketing end-to-end experience

Digital Agency experience

Agency Operations

Drives the process and details, and leads 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: Solution 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

Responsibilities

Knowledge

Demonstrates and applies extensive and expert knowledge of assigned brands

Successfully serves as point of authority and/or source of advice for therapeutic area

Ensures team adherence to agency process. Identifies issues and leads problem resolution

Strategy

Vision: Develops communication objectives & strategies (e.g. marketing/ brand platform briefs). Has the ability to see the big picture and identify the key/broad issues while still driving the process and details

Planning: High-level analysis of category, research, competitive data. Analyzes and extracts findings/issues from all available marketing data. Active in strategic development.

Demonstrates passion for the brand

Tactics and Execution

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

Communication: communicate key Client issues/ initiatives to team accurately and in timely manner

Demonstrates the ability to think creatively and strategically

PHCG Offerings: Basic knowledge of PHCG businesses, offerings, and tools

Qualifications

About You

Exhibits Integrity and Trust

Exhibits Self Development

Bachelors degree

MBA, Masters in Marketing or related discipline preferred

Experience in healthcare communications environment preferred

7+ years experience

Additional information

Our Publicis Groupe motto "Viva La Différence" means we're better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

About Saatchi & Saatchi

Saatchi & Saatchi is a global advertising agency headquartered in New York City. The company was founded in London in 1970 by brothers Maurice and Charles Saatchi and is now part of the Publicis Groupe, a French multinational advertising and public relations company. Saatchi & Saatchi has over 6,000 employees in 114 countries and provides a range of advertising and marketing services to clients in various industries, including automotive, consumer goods, financial services, and telecommunications. The company is known for its creative and innovative advertising campaigns, including the iconic 'Nothing is Impossible' campaign for Toyota. Saatchi & Saatchi has won numerous awards for its work, including Cannes Lions, Clios, and Effies.
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