Senior Account Manager
This position is a part of the bargaining unit. Reports to : Vice President, Client Strategy Location : Preference for New York City / Washington, DC / Philadelphia, PA Occasional in-person work and travel required Senior Account Manager is a key support role within our Client Service Department, designed for someone with strong online fundraising and / or digital persuasion knowledge and cross-platform digital strategy. This role is a great fit for someone who is ready to grow into full account ownership.
You'll work closely with senior leadership to help manage day-to-day coordination, client communications, and project tracking across a small portfolio of accounts. You'll learn our client service standards and SOPs inside and out, supporting the department on projects while developing the skills to lead accounts independently over time. This is a great fit for someone who's been in a leading digital strategy role at an organization or on a campaign and is ready to learn the ropes of client-facing account management.
Job Responsibilities
Client Leadership
- Serve as day-to-day point of contact for 3-5 multi-service client accounts : contributing to deliverable planning, project management, and internal coordination and supporting senior leadership as needed. This includes large advocacy organizations and / or campaigns.
- Deliver clear, compelling updates to clients presenting topline performance, key trends, and strategic recommendations with support from senior leadership as needed.
- Support client management norms, including processes and communications.
- Lead client calls and support prep work, agendas, note-taking, and action item follow-up.
- Flag potential client issues / risks early and contribute to internal solutions.
Internal Team Leadership
Coordinate internal staff across copy, creative, and reporting to ensure smooth execution.Maintain deliverable trackers, calendars, and pacing docs across service departments (email, ads, texts, etc.).Draft internal briefs and client-ready updates in coordination with staff from across verticals.Document learnings, best practices, and client documentation across accounts.Program Management
Grow into client ownership over time, taking on increased responsibility and leadership as skills develop.Own daily / weekly / monthly performance tracking for each client's program, including creating and updating projections and budget updates with input from verticals and leadership.Flag over- or under-spend risks to leadership with recommendations.Surface growth opportunities, testing strategies, and optimizations.Departmental Support
Learn, implement, and contribute to Middle Seat SOPs (onboarding, reporting, internal workflows) with guidance.Own upselling opportunities (i.e., pitching new services or scaling client budgets) within current client accounts.Support in external business development (creating sales and marketing materials, conducting sales research, attending client meetings, etc.)Identify opportunities to improve client-facing processes based on experience and feedback from internal teams and clients, and help develop those materials.Other responsibilities as assigned.