NYC-SRD- Account Coordinator
Account Coordinator
This entry-level role requires extreme attention to detail and strong organizational skills. You’ll
be responsible for supporting leadership in account management, including day-to-day account
activities. And you’ll have a chance to work with other agency account teams to provide optimal
client service and a quality experience.
What does the account service team do? The account team understands the client’s products, market, strategic goals, and objectives, and they convey them to internal teams to create something original on behalf of the client. They facilitate ongoing contact with the client and have
responsibility for communicating strategic direction as well as day-to-day feedback. They work with project management to develop scopes and proposals and to manage forecasting, billing, and accruals.
What it takes:
- Highly effective communication skills and ability to collaborate with multiple team members
- Support the Account Service team on multiple brands and projects
- Be proactive in meeting all deadlines, ensuring client deliverables and production deadlines are met
- Collaborate with the Project Management, Account, and Creative teams to ensure all issues are effectively resolved and deadlines are met
- Work with the full team to ensure work is produced and edited according to established specifications
- Extremely strong organization and time-management skills; a proactive and diligent nature
Know-how:
• Bachelor’s degree
• 1 to 2 years of experience in an agency or similar environment
• Ability to manage several tasks at once from multiple team members
• Excellent communication skills
• Fast learner with demonstrated success in fast-paced environment
• Calm under pressure and able to work within tight deadlines
• Highly organized and detail-oriented
• Sound judgment and interpersonal skills
• Intermediate PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Project skills
NOTE: Candidates are eligible to interview for this position at Skidmore Recruitment Day in New York City on Friday February 28, 2020. This listing is for members of the Class of 2020.