Senior Account Executive
Description
Connecting humankind to its best healthlife is not just our mission at Spectrum; it’s what drives us to “Be Thinkful.” A term we use to encourage innovation, spark creative solutions to our client’s greatest challenges and your invitation to passionately share your unique perspective and ideas. As the only full-service, fully-integrated, science-focused firm that unites global marketing, communications, and media under a single P&L, we specialize in going beyond the science quo to deliver best-in-class work for our clients.
We are looking for a Senior Account Executive to join our Advertising team!
The Senior Account Executive provides day-to-day client contact at project level. The SAE can see projects through from development to execution. The SAE possesses a general understanding of marketing and brand strategy and is developing a strong understanding of the pharmaceutical industry. This is a transitional role in which the SAE begins to demonstrate the ability to think strategically to get to the next level.
Responsibilities:
Account/Client
- Daily client contact and follow-up
- Develops and updates client status reports and timelines
- Participates in client status meetings and conference calls
- Creates contact reports to document client discussions and decisions
- Manages projects through client review process, including submissions, and listening in on client review calls
- Ensures brand style/messages are consistent across materials
- Ensures client feedback is understood and incorporated properly
- Builds strong relationships with clients and secures their respect and trust
- Has a good understanding of the category, disease state, customer, product, and strategies
- Assists in tactical planning and budget development
Financial
- Works with Project Management to define appropriate estimates based on project scope
- Submits estimates to client, and ensures signed documentation is received
- Participates in internal discussions related to budget tracker and financial reporting
- Helps generate financial budgets (SOWs)
Project
- Develops and submits project briefs to Client
- Leads input/kick-off meetings and ensures understanding of project scope
- Oversees development of timelines alongside project manager
- Works with team to ensure projects are progressing on time and on budget
- Reviews project routes to ensure they are adhering to FDA and brand style guidelines, as well as Client/PRC/MLR comments are incorporated
- Manages submissions to Client and PRC/MLR
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree
- 2+ years of healthcare advertising agency experience
- Digital and/or Veeva experience a plus
- Strong attention to detail; very organized
- Self-starter, driven and results oriented
- Demonstrates problem-solving skills
- Proactive; takes initiative
- Strong in both written and verbal communication
- Team oriented
The anticipated salary range for this position will be $70,000-$95,000. Salary is based on job-related factors such as: years of relevant experience, qualifications and/or certifications. Spectrum reserves the right to modify this pay range at any given time.
We want to ensure our employees are living their best (health and professional) life and offer a variety of benefits and perks which support our flexible work environment.
- All positions are remote friendly. At Spectrum, you choose where you work. We are a hybrid work environment with options to work in one of our three offices (D.C., New York, and Chicago), remotely from anywhere in the United States, or a combination.
- No matter where you work, you’ll benefit from the monthly cell phone reimbursement.
- Flexible time off. Take the time you need in addition to company holidays, voting time, jury duty and bereavement. We also offer a Sabbatical Program after 7 years of service.
- 13 weeks paid Parental Leave, inclusive of adoption and foster care placement.
- Continuous learning and development through Greatest Potential Self (proprietary talent program), tuition reimbursement programs, and in-house 1:1 coaching with access to talent and productivity-based assessments.
- Bring your friends to work at Spectrum and earn a generous referral bonus.
- Medical concierge service to assist with scheduling appointments, finding care, estimating and resolving claim issues, etc.
- Thorough onboarding including accessible conversations with leadership.
- 401k with company match and 1:1 Financial Coaching and Education.
- Wellness benefits including medical, dental, vision, as well as science-backed meditation and mindfulness tools through Headspace.
Spectrum is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Spectrum is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, contact [email protected]