VML

Account Supervisor

VML$65K — $115K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4-6 years of account management experience in an advertising or marketing agency setting
  • Proven expertise in executing multi-channel, integrated campaigns
  • Experience in physical retail, e-commerce, or FMCG/CPG environments is preferred
  • Strong financial management skills for handling project budgets and billing processes
  • Excellent communication skills for leading client interactions
  • Exceptional organization and multitasking abilities in a dynamic environment

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the main contact for client brand and retail marketing teams, ensuring clear communication
  • Manage client expectations for timelines, deliverables, scope, and budget through proactive reporting
  • Understand clients' business goals and ensure agency output aligns with these objectives
  • Oversee execution of integrated campaigns across diverse channels such as digital, TV, and social media
  • Collaborate with strategy and creative teams from brief approval to campaign launch
  • Monitor workflows and manage schedules to ensure milestones are met
  • Track fiscal responsibilities, managing budgets and ensuring profitability on projects

Benefits

  • Hybrid work environment promoting creativity and collaboration
  • Support for individuals requiring accommodations or flexibility during the hiring process
Full Job Description
About the Role

We are looking for a proactive, highly organized, and client-centric Account Supervisor to manage day-to-day operations across our key integrated client accounts operating in dynamic retail environments.

In this role, you will serve as the primary operational anchor and day-to-day liaison for clients, ensuring complex 360-degree campaigns are delivered flawlessly, on strategy, on schedule, and on budget. While this position has no direct reports, you will act as a pivotal project lead-collaborating closely with cross-functional agency teams (Strategy, Creative, Media, Production, and Analytics) to drive campaign momentum, solve operational challenges, and foster strong client relationships.

Key Responsibilities

Client Relationship & Day-to-Day Leadership
  • Serve as the main day-to-day contact for client brand and retail marketing teams, maintaining clear communication and high levels of client trust.
  • Manage client expectations on timelines, deliverables, scope, and budget, ensuring proactive status reporting and clear meeting agendas/recap documentation.
  • Understand the client's business goals, retail environment, promotional calendar, and brand guidelines to ensure agency output aligns with commercial objectives.

Integrated Campaign Execution & Project Orchestration
  • Oversee the end-to-end execution of integrated campaigns across multiple channels (digital, TV/video, print, OOH, social, CRM, e-commerce, and point-of-sale/retail activations).
  • Partner with strategy and creative leads to steward work from creative brief approval through final production and campaign launch.
  • Monitor project workflows, risk factors, and approval stages, ensuring all internal stakeholders and cross-functional teams meet key milestones.
  • Manage asset delivery schedules, retail store/dealer collateral distribution lists, and digital channel specs.

Account Operations & Financial Management
  • Manage account finances, including project scoping, fee tracking, production estimates, client approvals, and monthly billing reconciliations.
  • Partner with production and finance teams to ensure projects remain profitable and within approved budget parameters.
  • Track project scope changes proactively, issuing change orders or scope adjustments as needed.

Performance Tracking & Industry Knowledge
  • Collaborate with media and analytics teams to monitor campaign performance, gather insights, and deliver post-campaign reporting to clients.
  • Maintain a deep curiosity about retail trends, shopper behavior, and competitive activity in the client's industry.


Qualifications & Experience
  • Experience: 4-6 years of account management experience within an advertising, marketing, or digital agency environment.
  • Integrated Expertise: Proven track record of executing multi-channel, 360-degree integrated campaigns (digital, social, video, CRM, and retail/POS collateral).
  • Retail / Point-of-Sale Familiarity: Experience working with clients operating in physical retail, e-commerce, FMCG/CPG, or automotive dealer ecosystems is highly preferred.
  • Financial Acumen: Comfort managing project budgets, estimates, vendor costs, and billing processes.
  • Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to lead client meetings confidently.
  • Organization: Exceptional project management and multi-tasking abilities in a fast-paced environment.


Key Competencies
  • Self-Starter & Autonomous: Able to drive initiatives forward independently, anticipate client needs, and solve problems proactively without requiring direct reports to delegate to.
  • Collaboration: Natural ability to build strong working relationships across creative, strategic, media, and production departments.
  • Attention to Detail: Meticulous approach to proofing, campaign specs, timing plans, and financial tracking.


The base salary for this position at the time of this posting may range between the values at the bottom of this posting. Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications.

$65,000-$115,000 CAD

We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we've adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office an average of four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

About VML

VML is a global marketing and advertising agency. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. VML provides a wide range of services including brand strategy, creative design, social media, and e-commerce. The company has worked with several high-profile clients including Ford, PepsiCo, and Wendy's. VML has won numerous awards for its innovative marketing campaigns and has been recognized as one of the top advertising agencies in the world.
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