About this Senior Account Manager role at VML
Who We Are
VML, part of WPP, is a leading creative company that combines brand experience, customer experience, and commerce, creating connected brands to drive growth. VML is celebrated for its innovative and human first, award-winning work for blue chip client partners including AstraZeneca, Colgate-Palmolive, Dell, Ford, Microsoft, Nestlé, The Coca-Cola Company, and Wendy's. The agency is recognized by the Forrester Wave™ Reports, as a Leader among Marketing Creative and Content Service Providers, Commerce Services, Global Digital Experience Services, Global Marketing Services and, most recently, Marketing Measurement & Optimization. In addition, VML’s specialist health network, VML Health, is one of the world’s largest and most awarded health agencies. VML’s global network is powered by 26,000 talented people across 55+ markets, with principal offices in Kansas City, New York, Detroit, London, São Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore, and Sydney.
About WPP
WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com.
The Senior Account Manager is responsible for managing, coordinating and leading Agency resources in order to meet Client's marketing and advertising needs. In this role, the Senior Account Manager has overall responsibility for Agency output and provides perspective and leadership in the development of quality solutions.
What you’ll do
- Supervise the strategic direction and development of accounts
- Identify, evaluate and monitor effective marketing channels
- Direct the development of both the marketing and communication plans
- Assist client in establishing long- and short-term marketing objectives and goals
- Act as internal client liaison
- Oversee new product and service launches
- Responsible for all final Agency work-quality control
- Manage Account staff in daily workflow, training and career development
- Supervise overall budget management
- Manage account profitability
- Participate in financial forecasting, tracking and reporting
Who you are
- Min 4 years of advertising experience with min 2 years of account management experience.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills with sound qualitative & quantitative analytical understanding.
- Good leadership skills and understand the importance of working collaboratively in teams.
- Knowledge of all agency functional areas; including production, media, research and database management areas
- Strong analytics background with the ability to translate customer insights derived from data into actionable marketing outputs
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.
WPP (VML) is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.
VML is a WPP agency (NYSE: WPP). For more information, please visit www.vml.com, and follow along on Instagram, LinkedIn, and X.
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