What are the responsibilities and job description for the Account Manager III position at The Fountain Group?
Location: Mettawa, IL - Hybrid, 3 days onsite
Duration: 12-month contract
Schedule: Standard business hours
Pay Rate: $45-$48/hour
Travel: None
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced Account Manager III to serve as a key liaison between an advertising agency and brand teams within the pharmaceutical/healthcare space. This role will support global immunology and gastroenterology initiatives and will be responsible for managing projects from initial ideation and creative briefing through execution, review, approval, and final delivery.
The ideal candidate will bring strong account leadership, presentation, project management, and creative strategy skills, along with familiarity with pharmaceutical marketing and the Medical/Legal/Regulatory review process.
Key Responsibilities
The ideal candidate is an account management professional with pharmaceutical or healthcare experience who can confidently operate at both the strategic and executional levels. This person should be comfortable leading client conversations, developing creative briefs, presenting ideas, coordinating creative resources, and navigating complex review and approval processes in a global environment.
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Duration: 12-month contract
Schedule: Standard business hours
Pay Rate: $45-$48/hour
Travel: None
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced Account Manager III to serve as a key liaison between an advertising agency and brand teams within the pharmaceutical/healthcare space. This role will support global immunology and gastroenterology initiatives and will be responsible for managing projects from initial ideation and creative briefing through execution, review, approval, and final delivery.
The ideal candidate will bring strong account leadership, presentation, project management, and creative strategy skills, along with familiarity with pharmaceutical marketing and the Medical/Legal/Regulatory review process.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as a primary point of contact between brand teams and agency creative teams.
- Manage projects from initial ideation and brief development through final production and delivery.
- Partner with project managers and brand stakeholders to develop creative briefs aligned with business and marketing objectives.
- Provide strategic input on asset ideas, promotional tactics, and creative execution.
- Lead formal project kickoff meetings with copywriters, designers, video teams, and other creative resources.
- Coordinate global projects and account for differences between global and U.S.-specific promotional assets.
- Manage project timelines, estimates, budgets, deliverables, and stakeholder expectations.
- Review creative development from concept through completion to ensure alignment with specifications, client expectations, timelines, budgets, and compliance requirements.
- Facilitate clear and timely communication across brand, creative, project management, and other cross-functional teams.
- Maintain project documentation, including client contact reports and project status updates.
- Support promotional material development and ensure adherence to applicable corporate and brand guidelines.
- Coordinate materials through appropriate review and approval processes.
- Track project financials, time, forecasts, and monthly reconciliations.
- Identify potential issues and provide solutions to keep projects on schedule and within budget.
- Manage multiple high-volume projects simultaneously in a fast-paced creative environment.
- Bachelor's degree required.
- 3-5 years of account management experience, preferably within an agency or creative environment.
- Strong presentation, verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to lead client/account relationships and collaborate with creative teams.
- Experience managing projects from briefing through final execution.
- Strong organizational and prioritization skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
- Ability to think strategically while maintaining attention to tactical details.
- Comfortable working in a high-visibility, fast-paced environment.
- Experience in the pharmaceutical, healthcare, or life sciences industry.
- Experience supporting both U.S. and global marketing initiatives.
- Familiarity with Medical/Legal/Regulatory (MLR) review processes.
- Experience with Veeva or similar promotional review/submission platforms.
- Familiarity with Review Studio and/or Workfront.
- Experience with pharmaceutical promotional materials and compliance requirements.
- Advertising agency or in-house agency experience.
- Experience working with cross-functional creative teams, including copywriters, designers, and video production teams.
- Master's degree or equivalent relevant experience is a plus.
The ideal candidate is an account management professional with pharmaceutical or healthcare experience who can confidently operate at both the strategic and executional levels. This person should be comfortable leading client conversations, developing creative briefs, presenting ideas, coordinating creative resources, and navigating complex review and approval processes in a global environment.
By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from and its affiliates, and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy at Privacy Policy
Salary : $45 - $48