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Senior Account Manager

DATE: September 4, 2024

About Vermilion

Vermilion is a full-service creative agency based in Boulder, Colorado. We’re a Certified B Corporation and Women-Owned Small Business that specializes in building brand impact through compelling strategy, branding, marketing, and advertising. We are dedicated to working with clients who make a positive impact in our world, with a focus in three core areas: outdoor & environment, health & wellbeing, and purpose-driven brands. 

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Senior Account Manager to join our team. As the “go-to-person” on multiple accounts, you’ll bring a deep understanding of client service, marketing principles, and business acumen. In this role, you’ll be responsible for initiating projects, demonstrating category knowledge, and guiding internal teams to successfully deliver on your accounts’ scopes of work. This includes leading design and digital projects from start to finish, establishing and managing budgets and timelines, developing creative briefs, managing client communication, collaborating with your team to deliver on-strategy work, and overseeing your account invoicing and forecasts. The ideal candidate embodies an entrepreneurial spirit, curiosity, candor, and has a strong sense of urgency and resourcefulness. Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills are crucial for this role.

Qualifications

ACCOUNT STEWARDSHIP

  • • Cultivate meaningful relationships based on trust by providing proactive, reliable, and professional account stewardship
  • • Understand each client’s business goals, industry, target audience, marketplace, and competition 
  • • Collaborate with team leads to develop plans in alignment with the client’s brand, business strategy, and organizational objectives
  • • Earn client trust and respect by staying one step ahead of their needs

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

  • • Create, manage, and clearly communicate project plans, budget worksheets, schedules, and client feedback 
  • • Closely monitor and optimize project budgets 
  • • Deliver high-quality work that is on budget and on time
  • • Work intuitively, independently, and collaboratively to effectively keep the internal team informed of project specifics and details
  • • Make sound decisions, resolve problems independently, and know when to elevate potential issues
  • • Lead proactive, effective, timely, and error-free communications through a variety of channels and platforms
  • • Confidently demonstrate client readiness as a professional, efficient, and engaging meeting leader 
  • • Meticulously manage business revenue projections, billing, and invoices

TEAM COLLABORATION

  • • Prepare insightful and compelling creative briefs that successfully communicate client objectives and educate teams
  • • Play a strong, supportive role in each account’s brand, strategy and creative development
  • • Provide insightful, actionable, and clear direction on assignments for the internal project team
  • • Lead by example to help build and support a positive, productive team 
  • • Demonstrate openness to jump in whenever and wherever needed to support your internal team and create the strongest work
  • • Collaborate with team members on ways to improve internal processes
  • • Support new business opportunities as needed

ADDITIONAL INFO

  • • 5-7 years of account management experience (at least 3-5 years of experience within a digital or creative agency) 
  • • Direct experience managing digital products—website design/development, and digital campaigns—and brand development
  • • Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills
  • • Ability to multi-task and work in a deadline-driven environment. The ideal candidate is self-motivated, quick, and assertive
  • • Working knowledge of project management software or systems. Workamajig, Basecamp, and Google Apps experience are a huge plus
  • • Demonstrable analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
  • • Ability to take and give constructive criticism
  • • Ability to build consensus and relationships among clients and team

Benefits

This is a full-time and remote position.

Full-time benefits include: 

  • • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
  • • 401k retirement savings plan with up to 4% match
  • • Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
  • • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • • Life Insurance
  • • Quarterly $100 Wellness reimbursement
  • • Generous PTO accrual
  • • 6 paid holidays plus 1-week Winter Holiday between Christmas and New Year’s Day
  • • “Grow the Good Day” for volunteer work, activism, or a religious or cultural day of importance

As required by Colorado law under the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, for Colorado-based roles only: Minimum annual salary of $75,000-$90,000, commensurate with experience.

Vermilion Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This role is full-time, working approximately 40-hours per week, and is exempt from overtime.

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of essential functions, responsibilities, or requirements. 

We believe that it is crucial to fill our agency with diversity from a broad range of backgrounds, ages, and perspectives. We are committed to recruiting and retaining people from communities that have long been underrepresented, not only in creative agencies generally, but particularly in management and leadership roles. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status, or other groups that diversity encompasses, and we will prioritize qualified applicants that would increase the diversity of our team. Vermilion is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status. Vermilion is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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Please send a cover letter and resume to careers@vermilion.com