Brand Manager (Account Executive)
Department: Client Partnerships • Reports to: Corporate Director of Brand • Location: Remote (EST–PST hours) • Eligible states: AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, KS, KY, MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, NJ, NV, NM, NC, OK, OR, SC, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, DC
About The Role
The Client Partnership department is a collective of creative, strategic, and statistical brand and project managers focused on nurturing long-standing partnerships with clients and internal teams. We serve as the focal point of the agency, connecting and impacting clients’ business goals with the services and subject-matter experts that can help solve their business problems. The Brand Manager will support both the brand and project teams with client-service needs, project management and execution, and administrative tasks, with a focus on clients in the travel/tourism industry.
Responsibilities
- Assist the Client Partnership team on day-to-day tasks and work closely with clients and internal teams to ensure work moves forward
- Serve in a dual brand and project role, spanning both disciplines within the department
- Build foundational understanding of the key steps in bringing video, print, experiential, and social/digital projects to market (from kickoff to creative development, production, and delivery)
- Partner with integrated teams to organize and plan project execution on time and on budget
- Support projects by creating timelines, staying on schedule and within budget, and seeing jobs through to completion
- Coordinate media trafficking and creative-asset delivery across internal teams and external partners
- Manage and maintain content within the client’s Digital Asset Management (DAM) system
- Build presentations and other client-facing materials to support meetings and project updates
- Develop and maintain internal and external status reports, agendas, meeting recaps, and other agency and client communications
- Coordinate projects and facilitate collaboration across agency teams to keep work moving efficiently
- Develop proficiency with project-management software: Asana, Webvantage, and Zoom Web Client (Asset Management)
- Assist in the development of project plans, scopes of work, and budget estimating as needed
- Schedule meetings and coordinate calendars across agency teams and clients
- Conduct research to support project needs and client initiatives
Requirements
- 2+ years of advertising/marketing experience at an agency or client
- Experience or familiarity with media planning/buying, either on the media side or client-management side
- Experience managing timelines for creative projects and productions
- BA degree in Marketing, Advertising, or related field preferred
- Team player whose qualities and motivations align with the agency’s core values: fearless, integrity, advocacy, impact, ingenuity, and foresight
- Thrive in a fast-paced environment with eagerness to adapt and learn quickly
- Develop a working-level understanding of clients’ industries, company culture, and products/services
- Ability to manage multiple clients and projects simultaneously and meet deadlines
- Strong attention to detail and excellent organization skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Problem-solver, both independently and with a team, in a solution-oriented manner
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package designed to support your well-being
- Generous time-off policy
- Mobile stipend
- 401k with company match
- Community involvement through time and financial matching
- Annual performance reviews
- Learning and development opportunities
About R&R Partners
At R&R Partners, we don’t just solve problems—we redefine them. As a fiercely independent, full-service agency with over five decades of experience, we partner with the boldest minds and most innovative creators to tackle challenges others won’t dare touch. Our hybrid workforce spans 20+ states and Mexico City, blending diverse disciplines like government affairs, creative, media, and crisis consulting to deliver groundbreaking solutions for some of the world’s most iconic brands.