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Company: Fruehling Communications

Job Title: Senior Account Manager

Function

Primary responsibility for the initiation and execution of all marketing, creative, media and research projects for the client brand.

  • Maintain strong, lasting client relationships based on progress in achieving client's marketing objectives in a manner that results in a profit to the agency.
  • The Account Manager is the Client's main contact with the agency on a day-to-day basis and is the representative within the agency for the interests of the client brand.
  • Maintain positive morale and sense of teamwork among staff assigned to your accounts.

Responsibilities

  • Development/Execution of ongoing account management
  • Participates in strategic planning sessions to develop and execute an integrated marketing communication campaign
  • Consults with creative, media to communicate client objectives
  • Provides day-to-day work on all of the client's activities
  • Provides overall direction for all client accounts
  • Interfaces with other FC members and their respective teams to complete new projects
  • Manages client budget
  • Participates in new business activities

Experience Requirements

  • Five to seven years prior Account Management experience or the equivalent in an advertising agency with a minimum of 6 years overall business experience required
  • Agriculture experience required. Knowledge of agricultural markets - specifically value crops, cotton and ag chemicals preferred.
  • Business acumen (financial, marketing and strategic) skills necessary to effectively interface with clients and strategically position issues, products and brands in the marketplace
  • Communications skills (verbal, written and listening) to interface/present with and to clients
  • Interpersonal skills necessary to provide advertising direction within and outside to agency
  • Team skills necessary in accomplishing agency goals
  • Ability to be flexible and adaptable in a fast-paced, ever changing environment
  • Occasional travel and overtime required

To Apply

Send resume & brief cover letter to Fruehling Communications. E-mail resa@frucom.com; Fax: 858-453-3946; Mail: 9740 Scranton Road, Suite 150, San Diego, CA 92121.

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