Employment
Account Coordinator
Email: sfriedman@hd-branding.com
Posting Date: July 29, 2010 10:26 am
Job Description
The role of an Account Coordinator is generally to provide assistance to the Account Management staff in the day-to-day management of accounts and to develop the skills necessary to advance to the position of Account Manager.
General Responsibilities:
• Gather and assemble background information and research/analyses as needed
by the Account team in development of creative briefs, incoming projects, etc.
• Provide administrative assistance to the account team including development
and upkeep of status reports, financial projections, billing, timelines, preparation
for client meetings, conference reports and other account-related
correspondence and documentation.
• Participate in client meetings, when appropriate, and develop meeting notes and
actionable next steps for the team including development of job starters, change
orders, estimates, etc. to institute new work and/or revise existing work.
• Participate in internal kick-off meetings and interact with other agency
departments including Production, Creative and Accounting to discuss current
jobs, deliverables and timelines and assist in keeping the team on track.
• Maintain monthly production calendar for assigned accounts.
• Keep abreast of all client activities and provide general back-up to team as well
as specific responsibility for projects as assigned.
• Responsible for proofreading copy and reviewing artwork as well as routing
through internal proofreader, when appropriate, to ensure all work is reviewed
prior to distribution to client and meets client style guidelines and mandatories.
• Ensures all projects proceed according to set plans and deadlines, alerting
Account team to potential issues before they arise.
• Maintain client files for all assigned accounts, detailing past work and work in
progress, including all pertinent information needed for accurate proofreading
and meeting of client standards.
Organizational skills:
• Self-starter; willing to take initiative
• Ability to juggle multiple assignments, clients and personalities
• Time management skills
• Team player – lend a hand where needed
• Willingness to work long hours
