Senior Account Manager

About VML

VML is a leading creative company that combines brand experience, customer experience, and commerce, creating connected brands to drive growth. VML is celebrated for its innovative and human first, award-winning work for blue chip client partners including AstraZeneca, Colgate-Palmolive, Dell, Ford, Microsoft, Nestlé, The Coca-Cola Company, and Wendy's. The agency is recognized by the Forrester Wave™ Reports, as a Leader among Marketing Creative and Content Service Providers, Commerce Services, Global Digital Experience Services, Global Marketing Services and, most recently, Marketing Measurement & Optimization.

In addition, VML’s specialist health network, VML Health, is one of the world’s largest and most awarded health agencies. VML’s global network is powered by 26,000 talented people across 55+ markets, with principal offices in Kansas City, New York, Detroit, London, São Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore, and Sydney.

The Senior Account Manager interacts with clients and internal partners as both an effective project steward and partner to clarify and develop project objectives, identify challenges, and guide strategy and metrics development. As such, the Senior Account Manager should demonstrate an understanding of the client’s business (objectives, risks, and strategies) and its marketing goals, applying them to guidance for projects and to identify incremental growth opportunities.

In this role, you will be responsible for both leading small to medium-sized projects and acting as day-to-day support on larger projects.

• Work effectively with a variety of internal disciplines and teams
• Detail-oriented with strong interpersonal, organizational, and presentation skills
• Think and operate with strategic orientation and task/project management
• Lead cross-functional teams and navigate cross-agency collaboration
• Help mentor and support career development of team members
• Ensuring operational excellence on the accounts and projects managed
• Leads team in execution of project deliverables
• Maintains and grows knowledge of client’s business, competition, and industry
• Leads team understanding of client’s business goals/objectives relative to projects
• Identifies new and inventive ways to contribute to and grow client business including thought leadership around areas of interest and new opportunities; MIP plan for brand/s managed
• Participates in key client meetings including status meetings, briefings, MRL reviews, cross-agency partner meetings, agency day, and VML presentations

• Passionate, driven people | We champion a culture of people that do extraordinary work.
• Consciously cultivated culture | We aim to embody the behaviors to build an inclusive community that is in it together, bringing both positivity and active listening into the workplace as we simultaneously strive to empower creative bravery.
• Competitive benefits | What we offer full time hires ranges from the full spectrum of group health coverage options (medical, dental, vision) to a generous 401k match (100% dollar-for-dollar match, up to 5% of salary contribution), and a variety of paid time off offerings that reflect our investment in all aspects of your overall life balance and wellness.
• Growth‑minded opportunities | We aim to nurture a culture of real‑time feedback, growth‑oriented mindset, and plenty of training opportunities through VML and WPP, so you can continue to grow personally and professionally.

VML is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, military/veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, or other protected group status. We believe in creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion and strives to recruit a diverse slate of candidates to help us achieve that goal.

The base salary range for this position at the time of this posting is indicated below. Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including location, business needs, level of…