Job Details Job Location Minneapolis - Minneapolis, MN
Position Type Full Time
Education Level 4 Year Degree
Travel Percentage Up to 25%
Job Shift Day
Description The Account Director will be responsible for managing key client relationships and on-going experiential marketing projects. Must be organized, self-motivated, able to clearly articulate ideas through client-facing materials and be tenacious in their approach to bringing out-of-the-box activation concepts to life.
Candidate prides themselves on their ability to lead a team and client from concept to execution, hitting timeline milestones, while managing to the budget to deliver flawless activations.
Responsibilities: - Day to day management of agency's key clients
- Creating client facing materials including status memos, budgets, billing, presentations
- Understanding of assets, site logistics, and overall execution needs for a successful event
- Management of event managers and freelance resources to develop complex campaigns (concept research, production, creative development, vendor management, permitting, venue negotiation, budgeting, etc.)
- Brainstorming / ideating concepts
- Growing existing client business
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications Skills: - Ability to identify client and project needs and take action without direction
- Strong communication skills and persuasive abilities
- Strong knowledge of industry landscape and relevant cultural trends
- Cool under pressure and able to juggle multiple clients and assignments
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Comfortable taking a "hands-on" approach to event management
Education: Experience: - 3 years Event production
- 5+ years of client/brand management experience preferred
- Background in Experiential Marketing
Schedule: - Traditional Business Hours, with some evening and weekends based upon event delivery
- Hybrid position, in office three days a week
- Ability to travel for projects and client meetings