VERB is a digital marketing agency with a head office located in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia. Our global clients offer the opportunity to work and collaborate with some of the world’s biggest destinations, resorts, and travel brands—and with our employee travel credit, it’s easy to experience them for yourself. We take a balanced approach to work/life and have fun at the office– or wherever we happen to be working. We are passionate about exceeding expectations and we thrive on jobs other agencies might find too big, or too difficult, or too fast.

Sound good? Great, here’s who we’re looking for

VERB is looking for an Account Manager who will be responsible for managing the customer relationship, providing strategic direction and planning across a variety of clients. They will act as the main point of contact for the client within the organization, working closely with internal project teams to ensure projects are completed on time, within budget, following the agreed upon strategy and of the highest level of quality.

What You Will Do:

Independently manage client relationships and projects, proactively offering sound solutions to issues
Foster and nurture a positive working relationship with internal and external clients through frequent, and professional, strategic communication
Identify opportunities to grow accounts by proposing and introducing new solutions and services based on clients’ needs
Oversee marketing retainers and projects (i.e., Social/SEO retainers, Paid Media and campaigns) in partnership with subject matter experts
Oversee and manage small to medium scale web development projects from Discovery to Launch
Manage overall project timelines, with the support of Project Managers and Account Coordinators
Manage overall project budgets and work to find efficiencies while keeping the project within scope
Collaborate with all relevant VERB departments, engaging subject matter experts on projects and new initiatives
Uncover and articulate research, insight, and strategic models to help advance the business interests of clients
Keep senior management informed of project progress, ensuring that potential issues affecting client services and projects are communicated early and resolved
Ensure all deliverables are tested, proofed, and reviewed against requirements, creative designs, and strategy to ensure that only high quality products are submitted for client approval
Own the final quality control for all client-facing deliverables
Mentor Account Coordinators, supporting with their career development and onboarding as necessary
Be a champion for positive employee morale by encouraging and energizing the wider VERB team

Requirements

Minimum 2 years’ experience in marketing/ advertising industry
Post-secondary education with a focus on advertising, marketing, communications, or business
Ability to see through process and clearly understand and articulate the vision for active accounts
Highly organized and ability to function in a fast-paced business environment
Demonstrated ability to create and present reviews to both clients and internal management
Confident thinker and open to ideas of others
Excellent written and oral presentation skills
Highly meticulous and detail-oriented
Experience across a range of digital media
Clear understanding of website analytics
Working understanding of SEO, SEM, social, and traditional media

Benefits

Our benefits are anything but basic, with vacation time available on day one (not to mention an extra bonus week during the holidays), an annual travel credit (for non-work related travel), and free office snacks and drinks to keep you energized when you’re around.

In addition, we offer the following and are consistently looking for new ways to enhance the benefits we offer to our team:

100% premium share option for Group Health Insurance (medical, dental, vision), with a health spending account to top up your claims
A healthy living account
Company matching RRSP program
Top up for Parental/Pregnancy leave
Remote and flexible work arrangements
Transit and fitness discounts
Recreational sports teams
Learning and development opportunities with a multitude of resources
Internal recognition programs

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