Account Manager

GYK is looking for an ambitious, strategically minded Account Manager who wants to help clients grow, contribute to great work and build a career as a future advertising industry leader.

This is an opportunity for someone early in their career who has mastered the fundamentals of marketing and account management and is ready for more strategic involvement, more client relationship-building, more ownership of complex, creative projects and a bigger role in helping both our clients and our agency win.

You’ll work closely with senior account leadership across a portfolio of clients, becoming a trusted day-to-day partner while developing the strategic, business and leadership skills required to grow into increasingly a greater client leadership role.

We’re looking for someone with energy, curiosity, high standards and a strong desire to win – for our clients, for the agency, and for themselves.

• Build strong, trusted relationships with senior and executive-level clients and become a go-to partner for day-to-day needs.
• Understand our clients’ businesses, categories, customers, competitors and business objectives – not just their marketing assignments.
• Lead client meetings, status calls and ongoing communications with confidence and professionalism.
• Keep work moving by anticipating issues, removing roadblocks and ensuring commitments are met.
• Bring solutions (not problems) to clients and internal teams.
• Drive the bus – take increasing ownership of client relationships and decision-making as your capabilities grow.

• Develop a strong understanding of client business challenges and identify opportunities where marketing can drive growth.
• Contribute to marketing plan development, briefs, creative development and integrated campaign recommendations.
• Bring curiosity about culture, consumers, competition and emerging marketing trends to the work.
• Be a consistent contributor in meetings by asking smart, strategically-informed questions and challenging thinking constructively.
• Learn to connect agency recommendations to the business outcomes that matter to clients.
• Develop a point of view and have the confidence to contribute it.

• Lead the day-to-day process of running an account, including owning and driving project management (in partnership with our ops team).
• Partner closely with strategy, creative, media, and production to deliver strong integrated work. Ensure teams understand the assignment, client expectations and business context.
• Advocate for great ideas while balancing strategic objectives, client needs, budgets and timelines.
• Take pride in the quality of everything that leaves the agency.

• Bring a growth mindset to every client relationship.
• Identify and follow-through on unmet client needs and opportunities to expand GYK’s impact.
• Help senior account leadership deepen relationships and grow existing business.
• Understand GYK’s broader capabilities and proactively connect them to client challenges and opportunities.

• Operate with a strong sense of personal accountability - if you own it, you drive it.
• Anticipate what needs to happen rather than waiting to be asked.
• Be willing to reach beyond your current role when the agency or client needs it.
• Manage competing priorities effectively in a fast-moving agency environment. Bring energy, resilience, focus, and a positive attitude when the work gets intense.
• Seek feedback, learn quickly and continuously raise your own bar.

• 3-4 years of account management experience
  , ideally within an integrated advertising or marketing agency.
• Strong grounding in the fundamentals of account management, including client…