Dallas,
TX
75205
US
2023-02-10
2023-05-01
Employment Type:
Direct Hire
Category: Account Executive
Job Number: 26114
Job Description
Freeman+Leonard is seeking an Account Manager for a sports and entertainment marketing agency.
This is an ONSITE, 5 days per week position in Dallas, TX
The position is part account strategist, part producer, part creative and leader of all functions impacting designated client experiences. Responsibilities include day-to-day operations in two (2) critical areas:
- Account Services (Client Account Services, Leadership Role)
- Event Production (Planning and Management in Support of Brand Execution and Activation)
Responsibility: Account Services
- Act as a resource and provide guidance to clients regarding a client’s life, including brand management and activation execution
- Act as liaison for all internal and external client creative, planning and activations
- Manage account approvals and brand compliance
- Serve as on-site client contact at events, when required
Responsibility: Event Production
- Plan and budget for event production needs
- Source and supervise contract event production staff, vendors and 3rd-party agencies supporting events
- Responsible for brand experience for all supporting sponsors at events
- Responsible for planning, budgeting and staffing experiential marketing and brand activations
Staff and Project Leadership
- Focus the efforts of agency personnel so that projects are completed as proposed – on time, within budget and with minimum of disruption to daily activity of client or agency
- Outline expectations of, and communicate effectively
- Effectively assign, delegate, coordinate and monitor the work of agency staff members, independent contractors and 3rd-party agencies assigned to client projects
- Demonstrate an investment in, and commitment to, the agency/client “team” in order to develop and support a positive mindset about the work, the client and the agency staff that is involved
- Establish rapport and trust with a range of staff members with simultaneous focus on KPIs
- Provide a model for project leadership – prepared and proactive, thorough and accurate
- Encourage and demonstrate unity behind team and agency decision-making
- Effectively incorporate senior staffers from account management as well as other departments as project objectives or issues warrant
Essential Functions:
- Earn and maintain each clients’ respect and confidence as a trusted advisor bringing value to their business through a strong commitment to success, consistent performance and the ability to develop a wide range of ideas and solutions
- Acquire in-depth knowledge of, and be conversant in, each clients’ business – their key issues, competitive situation and industry trends
- Responsible for day-to-day activities on assigned accounts
- Responsible for coordinating and tracking all elements of client activations
- Act as support system for clients outside designated accounts
- Provide superior and meticulous client service to entire client base
- Identify and service client needs in a timely manner
- Assist LST accounting department to manage accounting needs on assigned accounts
- Coordinate internal communications while maintaining positive working relationships with Team members to effectively fulfill client needs
- Effectively and positively contribute to the overall Team
- Demonstrate confidence and authority as the day-to-day voice of the agency team with clients
Requirements of the Position:
- Minimum 2 to 5-years of experience in agency-based work in either sports, events or experiential marketing, required
- Industry specific professional training or degree, preferred
- Ability to grow and maintain new business, preferred
- Ability to train, mentor and supervise junior event production and account services personnel, required
- The position is based onsite in Dallas, TX
- The position requires occasional travel to events sites pursuant to advanced planning
- Must maintain a strong professional working relationship with each client while maintaining a certain professional distance
- Discretion, confidentiality, poise under pressure, strong organization skills, an ability to adapt to changing situations and a sense of humor are hallmark traits of a successful Team member