ACCOUNT SUPERVISOR (HCP + DTC)
Job Description
POSITION: Account Supervisor DTC (Pharma)
Salary Range: $90,000-$115,000
**Hybrid Requirement NYC: This job requires a hybrid schedule of 2 days in office per week**
We are seeking a highly strategic Account Supervisor to manage day-to-day activities for a recent new business win for our client. The ideal candidate for this position can balance the autonomy of account management while embracing both the collaborative and team culture.
Strategic/Corporate Responsibilities
- Manages client relationships and resolves functional conflicts through consultation with department/group heads.
- Responsible for profitability for one account with a focus on execution within budget and a keen sense of opportunity for growth.
- Ability to think critically/strategically to approach challenges from a thoughtful and unique perspective that prioritizes doing the work “right” to drive the business over checking the box.
- Provide personal leadership in client relations and in internal administration of accounts.
Daily Duties & Responsibilities
- Ensures the timely development and execution of plans, campaigns and projects to assure earnings, growth and profit goals are achieved.
- Ability to manage multiple, simultaneous projects and initiatives across departments including campaign development, strategic leadership, TV/video/broadcast, radio, digital, social, print, collateral, ambassador/testimonial development.
- Exhibits a willingness to solve problems by relying on proven experience in order to forge new approaches.
- Plans, develops, and defends budget recommendations, work goals, measurement and training requirements necessary to provide both quality and profitable service.
- Development of project scopes and fee and OOP costs in alignment with project deliverables and assumptions for workstream steps.
- Closely manages project budgets for time and OOP against the scope and collaborates with finance to lead development of monthly reconciliation reporting.
- Collaboration and management with partner agency for deliverables against the media plan including kick-off calls and spec alignment, asset handoff, creative rotation recommendations and ongoing asset performance discussions to inform creative optimizations.
- Assures that client relationships remain harmonious and that the clients receive a quality of service that will encourage further growth and profitability.
- Integrates into client team environment, is accessible for the strategic needs of the client and partners with them on their overall advertising/marketing concerns.
- Maintains open and complete communications of client issues with functional leaders and agency management.
- Contributes and flourishes in a culture where creativity and inventiveness can thrive – a mentality where “Yes, and” can shine.
- Ensures that staff works in conformance with agency policies, procedures and public law.
- Facilitates and promotes agency and corporate initiatives.
- Ensures that the resources of the agency, department by department, are deployed with continued maximum effectiveness to service client interests.
- Oversee, supervise and mentor Assistant Account Executive.
- As needed, participates in new business initiatives.
Qualifications
- Pharmaceutical category is a must
- Familiarity with:
- Internal regulatory entities
- FDA guidelines/processes
- Understanding of pharmaceutical/healthcare marketing best practices/requirements
- Experience engaging with internal or external media teams and understanding of media deliverables/landscape
- Adept at finance and reconciliation management
- Desire to drive organic growth from existing clients
- Collaborative, team player that works well with internal departments and external agency partners
Working Conditions
- Professional office work environment
- Sit at desk/computer for extended periods of time
- Must be able to work overtime, as required
- Production and/or convention travel, as needed
Note: Nothing in this job description restricts the right of the company to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.