
Account Manager
KSV
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Burlington • Vermont • United States
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Salary
💰 $60,000 - $75,000 per year
About the role
- Owns and manages mid-level client relationships, maintaining responsive and proactive day-to-day communication.
- Supports the delivery of strategic guidance developed in collaboration with senior team members.
- Anticipates, identifies and solves internal and client challenges.
- Escalates complex client challenges to senior account leaders while working to resolve routine issues independently.
- Ensures seamless coordination of agency services across departments in support of client needs.
- Contributes to identifying organic growth opportunities within existing accounts.
- Prepares work estimates and scopes of work for review and approval by internal stakeholders.
- Monitors client budgets and flags scope or timeline changes proactively to ensure project alignment.
- Aids in achieving account profitability and margin goals through disciplined scope and project management.
- Owns day-to-day project management, including timelines, budgets, deliverables, and client approvals.
- Receives client briefings and translates client input and background materials into actionable briefs with the support of senior strategic leads.
- Analyzes client input, together with background knowledge, research, field feedback, etc., to support the production of communications strategy and plans.
- Provides creative, production, media, public relations and interactive department personnel with well-documented input, support data and production materials as required; ensures that advertising strategies are clearly defined, approved by clients, and understood by the creative and media groups.
- Collaborates with creative, media, and production teams to ensure work aligns with client objectives and expectations.
- Reviews and coordinates delivery of creative work and assets, ensuring accuracy and internal alignment before client presentation.
- Presents plans and deliverables to clients as needed, particularly when representing the team in tactical discussions.
- Maintains accountability for the executional success of projects, engaging senior leaders when strategic direction is required.
- Actively builds knowledge of client industries, market dynamics, and communications trends.
- Seeks mentorship and feedback to grow strategic thinking, client leadership, and business acumen.
- Represents the agency professionally at client meetings and relevant industry events; articulates KSV’s capabilities and values.
Requirements
- 3-5 years of relevant experience
- Experience working in an agency or consultancy setting a must
- Experience working in the energy industry is ideal but not required
- Demonstrated analytical thinker
- Entrepreneurial, self-starter and problem solver
- Exceptional written and verbal communications skills
- Dynamic presentation skills
- Expert at managing multiple projects and competing timelines
- Able to work with various interpersonal styles to deliver high-quality results
- A desire to take on new challenges, grow and learn every day
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of a larger team in a fast-paced environment
- Desire for feedback that will push your work to the next level
- Great self-management and organization skills
Benefits
- 401k
- Health, dental, and vision coverage
- Parental leave
- Flexible PTO
- Paid holidays include the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day, MLK Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the following Friday
- Summer half-day Fridays
- Flexible work environment
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
project managementbudget managementscope managementcommunications strategyclient relationship managementanalytical thinkingcreative brief developmentmedia planningproduction coordinationstrategic guidance
Soft Skills
exceptional written communicationverbal communicationdynamic presentationproblem solvingself-managementorganizationcollaborationentrepreneurial mindsetadaptabilityfeedback receptiveness