Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness · 4 hours ago
Vice President, Account Director
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$121K/yr - $194K/yr
10+ years expSaatchi & Saatchi Wellness is a leading agency that provides marketing and consulting services to pharmaceutical and wellness brands. The Vice President, Account Director will be responsible for managing client relationships, leading account teams, and ensuring strategic direction and profitability for assigned brands.
Marketing & Advertising
Responsibilities
Own the client relationship on assigned brand
Own the brand strategy and effectively influence the client to achieve brand objectives. Contribute to and may be accountable for new business development
Be responsible for staffing, managing, and leading the assigned account team
Understand agency revenue and profitability model and ensure work is completed within budget by project. Own the revenue and forecast for the brand. Determine and negotiate budget needs; provide input to fee development. Vigilantly seek to optimize agency services and internal
Serve as team leader to both integrated agency team and to client. Provide assistance related to agency/team/management policies and practices
Approach brand from holistic marketing perspective. Integrate emerging technologies into client recommendations
Have a comprehensive understanding of client's business and have a thorough understanding of industry business trends. Be alert to changes in clients’ marketplace
Cultivate relationships with appropriate thought leaders to help maintain solid knowledge of client’s business
Be an expert in multiple channels and audiences—enough knowledge to be able to act agnostically when making decisions on behalf of the client
Spearheads the presentation to client of annual plans and significant interim programs
Provide clear strategic direction to agency team. Evaluate creative product against strategic direction and provide constructive feedback
Proactively manage relationship with clients and seek opportunities to strengthen/build new relationships as needed
Seek opportunities to showcase agency work among current and prospective clients
Demonstrate ability to adapt to various client corporate cultures
Solve client issues and independently moderate conflicts with significant complexity and political sensitivity
Qualification
Required
10 years' experience within client services; pharma advertising experience required, including product launch expertise
3 years of experience managing and developing a team
Proactive and action-oriented
Exhibits integrity and trust
Exhibits self-development
Demonstrated track record of expanding business with existing customers (upselling); and experience supporting new business pitches required
Benefits
Medical coverage
Dental
Vision
Disability
401K
Parental and family care leave
Family forming assistance
Tuition reimbursement
Flexible time off
Company
Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness
Proud to be an Ad Age Best Places to Work 2024 & 2025. We’re about making wellness happen. It's how we partner with our clients.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Margot Grover
Chief Strategy Officer
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