Vice President of National Accounts, Website Advertising Agency

We are seeking a Vice President of National Accounts for a Website Advertising Agency.

The base salary is $150,000-$180,000 plus a 20% bonus.

Responsibilities:

• Develop enduring relationships with day-to-day clients and key decision-makers by providing strategy-grounded recommendations inspired by industry thought leadership.
• Display active leadership as a stakeholder throughout the project lifecycle for multiple accounts.
• Collaborate with creative, strategy, technology, production, media, data, and analytics teams to formulate strategies and ideas that surpass client goals.
• Lead integrated marketing planning exercises with clients, agencies, and cross-agency partners.
• Identify and suggest omnichannel solutions leveraging paid, earned, and/or owned channels.
• Utilize data-driven insights to shape strategy, ideation, creative development, and ongoing thought leadership.
• Conduct client presentations with compelling strategic and visual storytelling.
• Encourage collaboration between clients, internal project teams, and agency partners.
• Anticipate future client needs and proactively manage and mitigate risks.
• Create opportunities for social and professional engagement with clients to foster ongoing partnerships.
• Mentor account and cross-functional team members to maximize growth potential.
• Collaborate with agency leadership to plan, forecast, and enhance profitability.

Qualifications:

• 8-10+ years of marketing experience with 5+ years in a client-facing role at an interactive agency.
• Demonstrated ability to derive actionable insights from qualitative and quantitative data.
• Thorough understanding of paid, earned, and owned media channels.
• Proven experience with strategy, creative, and production life cycles (including agile) at a digital agency.
• Successful project management experience, including implementing new agency processes and workflows.
• Experience in consumer brands, retail, and e-commerce.
• Preferred experience with photo/video production.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, or equivalent.
• Experience working on a luxury brand is a plus.
• Flexibility for the position to be based in the Chicago office 2 days per week.
• Comprehensive health coverage, including medical, dental, and vision.
• Paid parental leave.
• Company-paid life insurance.
• 401K match and vesting plan.
• Employee referral bonus.
• Discounted prices on appliances and electronics.