Account Manager

Position: Account Manager

Department: Account Services

Role Status: Replacement

Reporting to: Account Director

Location: Remote within Canada

Position Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Salary Range: $74,000 - $91,000 CAD per year, plus eligibility for company bonus and benefits

Hours: Monday – Friday, 9AM – 5PM (in your time zone, flexible hours)

If you crave a workplace that values your ideas, your growth and development, and where you can learn from the best, then you're exactly who we're looking for. We're not interested in the status quo – we're here to shape the future of agrimarketing. And we know you share that passion too.

As one of the largest ag-focused agencies in the world, we challenge people and brands to be more than they imagined. At our core, we’re a team of out performers who are committed to growing ourselves, our colleagues, our clients, and our business. We’re looking to attract and grow creative and strategic minds who share our desire to outperform in their careers and in their lives.

With the right people, we will create great outcomes for clients, employees, and Think Shift. See a future for yourself at Think Shift? Keep reading!

You get excited about creating and executing integrated marketing strategies. You excel at showing leadership and love working with a team to gather creative and client input. You build and strengthen transparent client relationships, helping and growing the client every chance you get.

• Lead the discovery process with clients, collaborate with team members and embrace clients as partners, using their input to inform and inspire creative ideas
• Effectively draft, present, and explain all agency work/proposals to clients
• Ensure clear articulation of client and agency deliverables with timelines
• Ensure leadership is involved in significant client meetings
• Grow key client relationships and meet (or exceed) financial goals
• Stay apprised of clients’ products, services and marketing developments as well as industry and competitor changes to proactively provide the best service for each client

• Collaborate with project teams to develop big ideas and brand propositions
• Ensure account coordinator and creative/development team is apprised of all relevant account and project details and strategic goals where required
• Oversee the management of projects from concept to completion; ensure work is properly scoped and estimated accurately, organize project kickoffs, keep apprised of project process driving towards agreed-upon timelines, and ensure client satisfaction

• Provide marketing, strategic, brand and digital based solutions for assigned client accounts
• Collaborate with creative teams and leverage their skills in implementing integrated marketing strategies
• Oversee implementation of approved plans and strategies and all forms of primary research
• Write and present detailed, well-researched communication plans to agency teams and clients

• Review and proofread all production materials to confirm they meet standards, strategic goals and are error-free prior to client presentation
• Sign off on all client invoices and billing worksheets, ensuring they are within project scope
• Define and manage Think Shift administration process with clients

• Undergraduate degree in business with a focus on marketing or (an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered)
• 7+ years of experience in a client service/ marketing role
• Agriculture experience is an asset
• Experience with brand management and strategic business initiatives
• Proven experience in sales, budget planning and proposal writing
• Financial and business acumen
• Extensive experience in the advertising/ marketing industry with some digital knowledge
• Strong presentation and communication skills
• Must be able to travel (International)

• Client Intimate:
  Customer centric attitude with a strong passion to do what it…