Senior Account Manager, Promotional Medical Education

Job Description

The Senior Account Manager (SAM) oversees projects within a vertical account team to ensure quality and provide continuity and tactical alignment while also leading high-profile projects from the client through to the project manager and cross-functional team. The SAM will partner with the Account Director to assist brand partners with the development and management of the tactical plan. This role requires a strong awareness of the account’s strategic direction, as well as knowledge of clients’ products and processes. The success of this position relies on the success of the team, meeting clients’ expectations, partnering with Avant colleagues, and individual performance.

What you’ll do:

• Ensure quality and consistency across multiple tactics that are led by both Avant and external partners
• Provide oversight and consultation to Account Managers as it relates to project execution
• Act as the in-house client at all times by communicating client expectations to the crossfunctional team
• Act as the Customer Management Office (CMO) liaison within the respective account (vertical)
• Provide invoicing information and budget status updates to clients as requested
• Provide direction and review job scope changes and closeouts as necessary
• Provide peer-to-peer channel insights and recommendations
• Drive strategic partnerships with clients by having and applying knowledge of their products and objectives
• Lead and actively participate in strategic brainstorming sessions and annual strategic planning
• Assist the business owner as needed with the following tasks
• Create proposals for projects within assigned accounts
• Partner with finance team and project managers in budget development
• Perform other strategic work as delegated by the Account Director
• Ensure strategic objectives are met with each client project
• Support organic growth opportunities for the account through a strong understanding of Avant capabilities, client needs, and attention to buying signals
• Partner successfully with Project Management Team to execute projects from the initiating and planning phases through the closing phase
• Develop and manage project creative briefs and client scope statements
• Supervise projects to ensure tactical and strategic goals are met
• Follow all policies, procedures, industry standards, and compliance guidelines and ensure team members’ adherence
• Execute client status meetings and prepare all meeting materials and follow-up items