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 info@lessingflynn.com.
Company Description: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