Acosta

Account Director

Acosta

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Toronto • Canada

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Salary

💰 CA$84,100 - CA$115,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Participate in recruiting and retaining of a portfolio of strong revenue-generating clients for Acosta Marketing Group.
  • Serve as primary contact for coordination of strategic development, creative development, and media plans and tactical execution for client’s brand(s).
  • Serve assigned retailers with creative initiatives, execution elements and coordinate timelines and logistics of all proposed, pending and confirmed projects.
  • Serve as the primary point of contact to selected AMG clients and the secondary contact for certain clients.
  • Facilitate and approve the communication, presentation and creation of promotional campaigns that meet client’s sales and marketing objectives.
  • Support corporate platform initiatives.
  • Interact with clients and retailers to activate profitable platform events.
  • Serve as the marketing expert and integrate with sales team to help deliver sales volume number by leveraging ownable marketing platforms.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in advertising, marketing, or related field.
  • Eight years agency experience in retail or consumer packaged goods preferred.
  • Research/analysis experience a plus.
  • Self-motivated; self starter; strong leadership and management ability
  • Strong presentation skills, speaking ability and interpersonal skills.
  • Thorough understanding of core advertising and marketing functions: creative developments, brand management, media buying, post promotional analysis, financial ramifications.
  • Broker, Manufacturer, Advertising Agency, and Promotional Agency understanding of roles and functions.
  • Be able to prioritize multiple demands (retailer, manufacturer, Acosta) simultaneously and influence associates for results.
  • Proven analytical ability with strong attention to detail.
  • Assertive, creative, team player and proven sense of urgency.
  • Proficiency with computers including in-depth knowledge of Microsoft suite of products, especially PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and a working knowledge of Adobe Acrobat, scanning, Photo Shop, etc.
  • Prefer having experience working with programs at retail
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
advertisingmarketingbrand managementmedia buyingpromotional analysisfinancial analysisresearchanalysis
Soft Skills
leadershipmanagementpresentation skillsinterpersonal skillsself-motivatedcreativeteam playerattention to detailassertivenessability to prioritize