Position Overview:
The Minneapolis office of Weber Shandwick is looking for a motivated Account Director/Vice President
with 8 – 15 years of experience to join our fast growing
food/farm/agribusiness team. In this role, you’ll assume a significant
leadership position within an important and growing sector of our
Minneapolis office. You’ll help develop the strategic direction of the
group, support existing business growth, lead client and account teams
and be part of our new business initiatives.
Essential Leadership Competencies and Attributes:
-Demonstrated ability to quickly win client confidence and assume leadership of significant ongoing projects/work streams.
-Ability
to confidently engage with clients. Demonstrate industry/category
knowledge melded with communications know-how to solve marketing and
communications challenges.
-Maintain
very high level of client confidence, backfill highly regarded senior
practitioners (be a strong #2 and evolve toward that “client’s first
call for help” role quickly.)
-Proven ability to build and develop strong and trusting relationships with clients and with middle/junior staff.
-A
proven track record of leveraging experience and knowledge to develop
and lead strategic and tactical plans primarily in a
business-to-business context
-An in-depth understanding of agribusiness/agri-marketing/food processing/food manufacturing
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
-Building strong peer-to-peer relationship with senior clients
-Developing long term strategic plans and program recommendations for clients
-Leading new business initiatives
-Providing leadership to staff members
-Balancing workload between accounts and account staff
-Preparing for and leading client meetings and presentations
-Developing and implementing issues response and management recommendations
-Developing creative, high quality content to support client business objectives
-Providing on-site leadership at client and agency events and conferences
Qualifications:
-BA or BS in Business, Marketing, Communications or related degree
-Proven
success in solving marketing and communications problems for companies
in the food or agribusiness categories primarily in a
business-to-business context
-Proven track record in new business development
-Proficiency in client strategy and team leadership
-Expertise in not only traditional media strategies but new media strategy and campaigns as well
-Strong leadership, supervisory and management skills
-Agency experience a big plus
What’s in it For You?
-You’ll have substantial client contact; project management; team management; plan and strategy development.
-Our
office has earned local recognition for our ‘great place to work’
environment. We operate under a collegial model where all voices are
appreciated.
-Help
develop and grow a farm and food practice area identified as
strategically important to the Minneapolis office of Weber Shandwick and
to the agency overall.
- Work
with colleagues who are leaders in their fields. And you’ll have the
opportunity to be coach, mentor, role model for our highly talented
cohort of junior-level employees.
