Group Account Supervisor

• Ability to think strategically, creatively, and collaboratively
• Excellent understanding of the digital marketplace and ad formats
• Highly effective communication skills
• Ability to effectively work with multiple team members
• Management of junior staff
• Demonstrate solid presentation skills
• Think proactively about brand strategy and life cycle management
• Partner with internal senior managers, strategy, finance, etc, to ensure optimal client satisfaction, business development, and revenue potential
• Oversee account team to drive and own assigned projects/programs from creative brief development through deployment
• ensure total quality control of final output to client
• Demonstrate success in getting a brand through a whole cycle with varied experiences, such as POA, launch, positioning, new campaign, conventions, etc
• Oversee contract development and scope of work/staffing plan development and approval by collaborating with project management, department heads, and clients
• Provide strategic direction and approvals at significant steps of the creative process (including positioning, messaging, campaign development, tactical development)
• Partner with creative team to strategically develop content/flow
• review and evaluate projects (copy/layout) to ensure they are on strategy and consistent with creative brief and client direction (or oversee account team in this partnership)
• Act as advocate for strategic thinking and creative ideas and execution
• Lead tactical plan development
• substantively participate in strategic and tactical planning sessions at the agency and client to continue to grow strategic thinking and knowledge

• 6-9 years of agency experience
• Demonstrate strong written and verbal skills
• Media experience is a plus
• Bachelor’s degree
• Familiarity with pharmaceutical medical, legal, and regulatory (MLR) review processes and systems
• Understand FDA rules/regulations and the life cycle of a brand
• Active client service management, working directly with clients and executing projects
• Strong multitasker: ability to run multiple projects, priorities, and client demands
• Solid grasp of brand operations: understanding the nuts and bolts of the account (brand style guide, PRC process, key data, etc)
• Solid understanding of Veeva systems and client requirements
• Understand industry trends and guidelines (eg, CAN-SPAM, privacy policy, etc)
• Understand brand fundamentals (positioning, messaging, creative concept) and how they all work together
• Understand market research methodology and approaches
• Understand the brand’s/account’s key customers
• Understand competitors and advocacy groups for each account/brand
• Understand the role and use of analytics
• Understand the core strategic elements of the development of a multichannel strategy
• Understand capabilities within the media group and Shift

Media experience is a plus