Associate Account Director

RAPP New York is looking for an Assistant Account Director to join our award-winning Account Leadership team.

WHO WE ARE:

We are RAPP – world leaders in activating growth with precision and empathy at scale.

As a global, next-generation precision marketing agency we leverage data, creativity, technology, and empathy to foster client growth. We champion individuality in the marketing solutions we create, and in our workplace. We fight for solutions that adapt to the individual’s needs, beliefs, behaviors, and aspirations.

We foster an inclusive workplace that emphasizes personal well-being.

HOW WE DO IT:

At RAPP, our fearless superconnectors help to create value from personal brand experiences by focusing on three key areas: connected data, connected content and connected decisioning.

Our data analysts identify who that person is, our strategists understand what they want, and our award-winning technologists and creatives know how to deliver it – ensuring we’re able to activate authentic customer connections for our clients.

Part of Omnicom’s Precision Marketing Group, RAPP is comprised of 2,000 creatives, technologists, strategists, and data and marketing scientists across 15 global markets.

YOUR ROLE:

As an Associate Account Director, you are a ringleader who collaborates with internal teams and helps align them with client expectations. You are an advisor and partner and build relationships with the client as a day-to-day manager, a brand advocate, and an agency facilitator. We will depend on your strong professional background and experience to steward all elements of the engagement through your natural curiosity, motivation, and desire to drive excellent results.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure RAPP and integrated agency teams are aligned and working against shared goals.
• Be a liaison to multiple internal and external stakeholders to ensure integration across the business monitoring, projecting and providing innovative solutions to marketing issues.
• Participate and lead in the presentation and selling through of agency-generated POVs and work.
• Advocate for the business internally, and keep the agency team informed, focused, and enthused about the work and the business.
• Manage client expectations, objectives, timelines, and budgets.
• Manage multiple project deliverables including time and cost estimates.
• Coordinate team meetings and client presentations as necessary to drive projects forward.
• Lead by example with positive attitude and supportive management skills for a variety of personalities both internally and externally.

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, or related field/ equivalent experience.
• 7 years of general management experience
• Direct marketing and digital marketing or CRM background.
• 2 years Automotive industry experience
• Tier 1>3 campaign adaptation/support experience strongly preferred
• Field team support/training and/or dealer marketing experience a plus
• Demonstrated client management experience and ability to navigate complex client organizations.
• Comfortable with ambiguity at times (both with clients and internally) be able to demonstrate flexibility and creative problem solving.
• Very experienced in presenting information both orally and in writing with excellent interpersonal, presentation and written skills.
• Positive attitude and sound work ethic with the desire to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to demonstrate flexibility and creative problem solving.
• Needs to be a team player, friendly, easy to work with.
• Needs to be able to handle many different personalities both internally and externally.
• Proven ability to independently manage multiple priorities in a fast paced environment.
• Ability to work effectively and proactively within a team that is geographically dispersed.
• Proactive and resilient attitude towards shifting requirements, timelines, deliverables, etc. and proven ability to set expectations for client and support team throughout modifications.
• Proven ability to independently manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced and deadline-driven environment.

Our Hybrid Work Model:

RAPP's current hybrid model is designed to enable in-person connections and collaboration that is core to our culture, while also supporting flexibility for all employees. As such, we have the option to work from home two days per week, if we'd like.

RAPP provides a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits plan. Benefits for this role include health/vision/dental insurance, 401(k), stock options, Healthcare & Dependent Flexible Spending Accounts, vacation, sick, and personal days and positive activism days, paid parental leave and disability benefits. For more information regarding Omnicom benefits, please visit www.omnicombenefits.com. A reasonable estimate of the salary for this role, at the time of posting, is $115,000 - $126,000. This range is specific to NYC and multiple factors are considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to: skill set, experience and training, certifications; etc. This is an exempt position. If your requirements fall outside of this range, you are still welcome to apply.

“As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status.”

NOTE:  This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.