Senior Account Coordinator

Company Description

Merkle is a leading data-driven, technology-enabled, global performance marketing agency that specializes in the delivery of unique, personalized customer experiences across platforms and devices. For more than 30 years, Fortune 1000 companies and leading nonprofit organizations have partnered with Merkle to maximize the value of their customer portfolios. The agency's heritage in data, technology, and analytics forms the foundation for its unmatched skills in understanding consumer insights that drive people-based marketing strategies. Its combined strengths in performance media, customer experience, customer relationship management, loyalty, and enterprise marketing technology drive improved marketing results and competitive advantage. With 5,500 employees, Merkle is headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, with 24 additional offices in the US and 25 offices in Europe and APAC. In 2016, the agency joined the Dentsu Aegis Network.

Job Description

Email Account Coordinators work closely with the extended Merkle team (SMEs) to ensure accounts are completed and deliverables are met based on established timelines. Senior Analysts seek out additional information as needed to support Account Management teams in driving issue resolution and successful account management and are astute at knowing when to escalate. 

Key Responsibilities 

The Account Coordinator will coordinate internal and external meetings, track jobs, and drive account management efforts including maintaining responsibility for updating account plans, meeting minutes, status report follow up, and organizing account documentation. They have responsibility for seamless execution of financial reporting and management as well as billing and invoicing, with oversight from an Account Manager/Account Director. 

• Work with the senior and junior Account Management-Email team members to ensure on budget and on time delivery of Merkle service offerings 

• Prioritize and manage multiple email campaigns simultaneously 

• Drive development of email and production (schedules development through full execution) 

• Produce timely and accurate account and financial reports, billing, and invoicing for internal and external reference 

• Successfully support activities that drive execution of clients’ marketing strategy 

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in client services / account management in an advertising agency, marketing company, or client-side marketing department with a working knowledge of: 

• Online and offline creative development and production 

• Digital/Multichannel/Integrated Marketing 

• Email campaign management 

• Salesforce Marketing Cloud in platform experience 

• Relationship/Client Management 

• Bachelor's degree required 

• Ability to multi-task and work well in a fast-changing environment 

• Intermediate proficiency of Excel 

Additional Information

Employees from diverse or underrepresented backgrounds encouraged to apply.
Dentsu (the "Company") is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee of the Company, on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage or citizenship, disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other legally-recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done that will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing an undue hardship on the Company. Please contact recruiting@dentsuaegis.com if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process or to request or discuss an accommodation in connection with a job at the Company to which you are applying.

The anticipated salary range for this position is $51,000 - $83,375. Salary is based on a range of factors that include relevant experience, knowledge, skills, other job-related qualifications, and geography.  A range of medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and/or other benefits also are available. For more information regarding dentsu benefits, please visit dentsubenefitsplus.com  

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