Account Supervisor
Digitas Health is the Agency of Now : the first global connected-health agency, purpose-built for marketing today. Digitas Health specializes in helping health brands navigate a complex and shifting media environment to create deeper, more relevant connections with their consumer and professional customers. With offices in Philadelphia, New York, San Francisco, and London, it is a member of the world's largest healthcare communications network, Publicis Health. As a member of this elite network, Digitas Health is also a member of the Paris-based Publicis Groupe S.A., the world's third-largest communications group, second-largest media counsel and buying group, and a leader in digital communications.
The Account Supervisor role is the brand champion. Provides strategic input, tactical planning and direction on assigned accounts. Has direct management responsibilities : supervises junior account staff to implement plans in a timely, effective, and profitable manner. Builds and maintains positive, lasting client relationships. Ensures high quality agency output.
Responsibilities
Agency Operations
- Drives the process and details, and develops tactical plans. Forecasts budgets.
- Finances : Develops and administers clients' budgets based on accurate estimating and tracking of hours, out-of-pocket expenses, and reconciliation against estimates.
- Raises client awareness as to when changes in client direction affect estimates.
- Thorough knowledge of contract and its implications.
- Sound decision making regarding hours dedicated to jobs, what to prioritize.
- Thorough knowledge of all basic financial tools necessary to account management
- Trouble shoot : Solution oriented. Knows when things might get off track in agency operations. Uses experience and judgment to proactively solve for potential problems before they get too big. Ability to solve client issues, independently moderate conflicts and influence management decisions
- Team Leadership : Takes on wider, informal leadership responsibilities within the agency
- Management : team leader, provides clear and fair direction & feedback to junior account staff
Knowledge
Deep, expert understanding of the therapeutic category, the audience and at least two channels. Basic knowledge of at least one other category, and another audienceContinuously learning technologyDemonstrates and applies extensive and expert knowledge of assigned brandsSuccessfully serves as point of authority and / or source of advice for therapeutic areaEnsures team adherence to agency process. Identifies issues and leads problem resolutionStrategy
Vision : Develops communication objectives & strategies (e.g. marketing / brand platform briefs). Has the ability to see the big picture and identify the key / broad issues while still driving the process and detailsPlanning : High-level analysis of category, research, and competitive data.Analyzes and extracts findings / issues from all available marketing data.Active in strategic development.Demonstrates passion for the brandTactics and Execution
Develops marketing / brand platform briefs). Owns the agency process. Shows resourcefulness and thoroughness in developing tactical plans, including budgets and timelines.Production : Supervises and effectively manages the production of client-approved marketing toolsCreative : Collaborates on creative brief developmentAssumes responsibility for the writing and preparation of marketing communications plans and proposalsCommunication : communicate key Client issues / initiatives to team accurately and in timely mannerDemonstrates the ability to think creatively and strategicallyPHCG Offerings : Basic knowledge of PHCG businesses, offerings, and toolsClient Relationship
Builds trusting relationships with client counterparts. Is seen as strategic, integral to the account, and offering added value.Relationship : Frequent, positive client contact with key clientsBrand Champion : Ensures everyone focused on brand strategy and positioning : client, account team, and other internal departmentsAgency Champion : Understands, communicates and advocates the agency POV (point-of-view).Presentations : Ensures client is kept apprised of all account activity : this includes ultimate responsibility for ensuring that appropriate written reports are delivered accurately and quickly.Presents complex data or messages in clear, succinct, compelling manner to clientsLead role in ensuring timely, accurate client documentation & correspondenceQualifications
Requirements
Exhibits Integrity and TrustExhibits Self DevelopmentEducation and Experience
Bachelors degree requiredMBA, Masters in Marketing or related discipline preferredExperience in healthcare communications environment preferred5+ years experience in an integrated agencyOpen to travelAdditional information
Our Publicis Groupe motto "Viva La Diffrence" means we're better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.
Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.
Compensation Range : $73,910 - $106,260 annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer / temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off.
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