VP, Group Account Supervisor

General Responsibilities

• Demonstrate "Big Picture" thinking view of Brand and business and provide strategic contributions to success of BrandAid in the construction of a marketing plan and contribute to a successful pitch
• Lead strategic and tactical planning process
• Aggressively monitor and understand the competitive landscape, both strategic and creative
• Seek opportunities to showcase agency work among current and prospective clients
• Seek opportunities to grow business within current accounts and into new accounts connected with that client.
• Manage expectations of both the agency staff and client to ensure a positive, productive atmosphere
• Demonstrate ability to adapt to various client corporate cultures.
• Keep senior management briefed on account activities
• Continue to refine skills in strategy and the business planning process
• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of client's business and actively seek opportunities for further account development
• Determine adequate distribution of creative manpower according to brand projects and their urgencies
• Demonstrate mastery of scientific category and competitive data.

Financial Responsibilities

• Lead a profitable account
• Aggressively monitor fee performance to encourage/ensure profitability
• Demonstrate ability to determine and negotiate budget needs, produce accurate and timely fee reconciliations, and provide input to development of the fee

Client Service Responsibilities

• Ensure that all Agency work represents the best we have to offer -- strategically sound, arresting creative, and error-free
• Vigilantly seek to optimize both Agency services and internal resources
• Keep abreast of marketing/advertising and brand-specific trends in order to offer added-value to the client/creative product
• Articulate agency POV without being afraid to take a stand
• Strategically problem solve for discrepancies between client and agency
• Establish credibility with clients at all levels and embody service-oriented attitude
• Become trusted and integral strategic advisor to the client team
• Uphold Agency quality standards in servicing the Client

Additional Responsibilities

• Communicate effectively and professionally both internally and externally
• Demonstrate good problem-solving and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrate ability to set priorities while handling multiple projects and to delegate work appropriately
• Remain calm despite high pressure situations
• Project a professional, positive attitude toward peers and clients within the department and the agency
• Foster a positive team atmosphere demonstrating respect for peers and supervisors
• Assist other members of department/team as needed when workload allows
• Foster senior level partnerships with creative/account colleagues
• Act as a positive role model for agency at client and industry events

Management Responsibilities

• Assign work to assure project deadlines are met
• Maintain overall workload to effect efficiency and assure that waiting or downtime is minimized
• Keep supervisor or department head apprised of any workload challenges/concerns on assigned team accounts that may necessitate hiring freelancers
• Monitor, review and approve direct report’s time sheets in terms of hours worked on specific jobs
• Provide constructive and direct ongoing feedback to direct reports
• Evaluate performance of direct reports and complete and deliver performance reviews
• Help supervisor manage and resolve staff issues including performance, personal presentation and internal interactions
• Recommend adjustments/additions to the roles and procedures of the department to achieve continuous improvement and efficiency across all accounts and/or specific accounts
• Help interview, train and orient new team members to the agency, department, and account(s) at the direction of department head
• Provide ongoing guidance to all team members and be available to them as a resource for account/agency/departmental policies, procedures, etc.

Vice-President Responsibilities

• Embody the four core values: commitment, collaboration, creativity and code of ethics
• Provide leadership within his/her department as well as across the Agency
• Proactively provide suggestions that impact agency policy and operations
• Present a professional and positive image of WildType both internally and externally
• Identify, recruit, train and develop talent
• Motivate direct reports, and act as a mentor to all within Agency
• Understand when it’s appropriate to make decisions independently and when to escalate issues/decisions to manager

Qualifications

• College degree, preferably in marketing, advertising, communications or science/medicine
• 7 - 8 years Agency or comparable experience
• 3 years of supervisory experience
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Well-developed knowledge of business practices/vendor relations
• Maturity to handle independent senior-level Client contact
• Ability to manage and train staff
• Successful history of growing brands and possibly launching brands
• Understanding of therapeutic categories/disease states