Vice President, Account Management

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Company: BEN Group, Inc
Location: Los Angeles, CA

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Who YOU Are
BEN is seeking a Vice President of Account Management to play a key leadership role in the company’s growing Client Services team. If you want to work at a company large enough to do really cool things and small enough that your voice will be heard, this may be your dream job. The ideal candidate is a dynamic leader, who can inspire creativity in others, while maintaining attention to detail and without sacrificing our commitment to white glove service. The VP will supervise the planning and execution of brand integration campaigns for a variety of clients. A passion for marrying brands with exceptional entertainment is a must. If you enjoy a challenge finding creative solutions, we want you. Candidates must be superior communicators and adept relationship builders. If you are hungry and solution oriented, we want you!

Who WE Are
The Branded Entertainment Network (BEN) connects global brands to consumers through the power of popular entertainment. From the world-leading product integration platform to the global leader for rights clearances and representation (Greenlight), the Branded Entertainment Network helps elevate projects, amplify brands, and captivate audiences. Our team is global, with offices in Los Angeles (headquarters), New York, London, Shanghai, and Provo. Branded Entertainment Network is privately held company, wholly owned by Bill Gates.

At BEN, we recognize that our employees are the key to the company’s success and work hard to maintain our incredible company culture. While BEN is a well-established organization and a recognized industry leader with a rich history of integration and licensing success stories, we have not abandoned our start-up mentality. BEN continually evolves branding strategies through artificial intelligence and predictive modeling to meet the unique needs of our clients. To that end, BEN is results-oriented, client-centric, and highly creative organization which offers candidates the opportunity to learn from the best and the brightest in this dynamic industry. BEN offers a competitive benefits package and promotes an environment which supports our core values of Passion, Accountability, Teamwork, and Inclusion.

Responsibilities

  • Day-to-day contact with clients regarding strategy and overall business
  • Inclusion of senior management with respect to client strategy
  • Build client relations and identify opportunities to expand agency capabilities and drive sales
  • Provide new business support and help drive client growth
  • Provide strategic counsel and pitch recommendations to client
  • Oversee client program elements by managing execution teams
  • Lead account management team, displaying high standards of client care at all times and always providing helpful and friendly guidance
  • Responsible for supervising the reporting to clients including monthly newsletters, quarterly reporting and managing the creation of sizzle reels with scan team
  • High-level correspondence and communication with clients
  • Lead meetings, ensuring attendance and participation, note taking, and record keeping
  • Active participation in the evolution of BEN and Research needs to better improve experience for clients

Qualifications and Skills Required

  • 10+ years of experience in agency account management
  • Experience in either a media buying agency or integrated marketing team preferred
  • Knowledge of and relationships with entertainment industry preferred
  • Strong customer service focus with an awareness of your impact on the client experience
  • Willingness take a “hands-on” approach with respect to client materials and product
  • Flexible, committed, and punctual
  • May require attendance at events or shoots outside of standard work schedule
  • Ability to remain calm and friendly under pressure in a busy environment
  • Strong problem-solving ability
  • Ability to lead and motivate a team
  • Ability to prepare and present written and oral presentations, communicate effectively and tactfully with clients, industry contacts, management, and all levels of co-workers
  • Excellent negotiation, time management, and prioritization skills
  • Ability to pay close attention to detail and understand written and oral instructions
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in Marketing, PR, Communications, or related field strongly preferred
  • Proficiency with Mac and MS Office required and CRM knowledge preferred
  • Travel is necessary and required