Associate Account Director - Los Angeles - Monks Associates

Description

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About the Role

A mission critical role for S4 is the Associate Account Director. In this role, you would lead the day-to-day management of development and execution of marketing programs, projects and campaigns designed to drive engagement for key client initiatives. This is a role where youll partner closely with one of our largest tech client teams, internal agency teams, and senior leadership to manage the relationships and ensure that projects are delivered on strategy and on time.

Our ideal candidate is a fast and flexible go-getter who jumps on establishing new ways of working and on new opportunities, with a natural aptitude for close collaboration. Has an acute attention to detail, and is passionate about marketing programs and challenges and uncovering solutions for clients and internal teams.

We are looking for a rockstar strategic and well versed leader who has demonstrated:

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary project point of contact for clients, ensuring to maintain positive relationships and understanding their evolving needs.
• Implementing end-to-end management of multiple projects, from initial intake and briefing to delivery and post-launch analysis.
• Develop comprehensive project plans, scopes, and budgets, ensuring efficient allocation of time and resources and managing resource planning to ensure any changes are communicated.
• Report on financial performance, track budgets, and manage time and resources effectively across all projects.
• Partner with operations to forecast resourcing needs and optimize team utilization.

Strategic Execution & Program Management:

• Collaborate with clients to execute large-scale strategies and programs, translating client objectives into actionable plans.
• Manage the development and production of diverse product marketing materials, integrated digital campaigns, and creative programs.
• Drive integration across all campaign touchpoints and the broader ecosystem.
• Cultivate a deep understanding of clients' products and target audiences.
• Translate client needs and market insights into compelling briefs for internal teams.
• Lead the projects to build comprehensive toolkits and resources to support client initiatives.
• Adept at translating ambiguous challenges or pain points into actionable initiatives and demonstrates an ability to "read between the lines" and develop clear project objectives for the team.
• Bridges the gap between abstract strategic questions and tactical execution by building methodologies to answer core business questions and then identifying the specific insights and actions that drive client success.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Act as a bridge between clients and internal teams (strategy, creative, studio, production), ensuring clear communication of client needs and business objectives.
• Collaborate seamlessly with strategy and creative teams to deliver effective solutions.
• Champion efficient internal ways of working to ensure smooth project flow.

About You

The essentials:

Experience:

• Proven experience operating in an agency setting, managing multiple projects and cultivating strong client partnerships.
• Demonstrated ability to execute large-scale strategies and programs.
• Experience managing diverse product marketing materials, integrated digital campaigns, and creative programs.
• Familiarity with production-led projects for static and videos.
• (Highly valued, but not required): Experience with diverse campaigns including product marketing programs, integrated paid media digital campaigns and production, email marketing, blog posts, and website landing pages.

Skills & Attributes:

• Exceptional communication, project management, and relationship-building skills.
• Strong financial management acumen, including budgeting, forecasting, and resource allocation.
• Keen interest in product marketing, asset development, GTM strategies, and toolkit development.
• High energy, detail-oriented, and a proactive "go-getter" with a positive attitude.
• Comfortable working autonomously and collaboratively within a team environment.
• Proficiency in Google Workspace products is required.
• Passion for exploring new tools and technologies to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.

Applications from individuals with diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged. We are open to the possibility that a great candidate for this job may not precisely meet all of the criteria mentioned below; if you believe youre the right person for this job and can persuasively make that case, we encourage you to apply.

Who were looking for

• 5-8 years of experience working in an agency or in-house creative department creating B2C communications
• Demonstrable excellence in digital marketing, knowledge of best practices, and passion for the work
• Ability to follow defined approaches and work within cross functional teams of creative, strategy, production, project and resource management roles to bring projects to life
• Ability to manage multiple different projects simultaneously and are detail oriented to ensure projects are managed well with a good balance of managing project process and being flexible for new requests
• Ability to think critically on complex objectives, be curious and ask questions, and apply the thinking into project development
• Strong grasp of design principles and best practices, and ability to produce work that is original while remaining on-brand
• Solid presentation, communication, and leadership skills

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What We Offer

• Excellent, full coverage medical, dental, and vision insurance - more about our coverage here
• Generous PTO and 15 company-wide holidays
• 401k with company contribution
• Paid parental leave
• Work-life balance with an emphasis on personal well-being
• Career growth in a disruptor space & entrepreneurial opportunities within the Monks network
• A globally diverse & inclusive culture with employee resource groups such as S4 Melanin, Pride.Monks, Cultura.Monks, and more
• Authentic commitment to DEI efforts and sustainable growth. (Why Sir Martin Sorrell signed The Climate Pledge here )

Monks has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what Monks may pay for the position at the time of posting. Monks may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on job-related factors, but not based on a candidates sex or any other protected status.

Salary Range: $100,000$110,000 USD

About Monks

Monks is the global, purely digital, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global marketing and technology services to accelerate business possibilities and redefine how brands and businesses interact with the world. Its integration of systems and workflows delivers unfettered content production, scaled experiences, enterprise-grade technology and data science fueled by AImanaged by the industrys best and most diverse digital talentto help the worlds trailblazing companies outmaneuver and outpace their competition.

Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave: Global Marketing Services. It has remained a constant presence on Adweeks Fastest Growing lists , ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies and is the only partner to have been placed in AdExchangers Programmatic Power Players list every year In addition to being named Adweeks first AI Agency of the Year (2023), Monks has been recognized by Business Intelligence in its 2024 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Awards program in three categories: the Individual category, Organizational Winner in AI Strategic Planning and AI Product for its service Monks.Flow. Monks has also garnered the title of Webby Production Company of the Year , won a record number of FWAs and has earned a spot on Newsweeks Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces 2023.

We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better representsand resonates withthe world around us.

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