Marketing Account Manager

Do you want to play a leading role in shaping the future of global technology, business and culture?

At Wachsman, you will.

We are a global communications and strategy consultancy focused on advising the next generation of leaders on the frontline of the new economy.

We call them The Fearless.

Our purpose is to ensure “Blockchain+” (our term for companies working in Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Decentralized Finance, FinTech, and Emerging Technology) lives up to its promise of driving positive global change.

Wachsman is seeking a talented Marketing Account/Project Manager, known internally and to clients as a “Senior Consultant,” for immediate hire.

Our team works remotely throughout the United States. Team members are given autonomy to manage their schedules and balance supporting their colleagues and clients with the benefits of our flexible work environment.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Manage the creation and execution of client marketing and communications materials, messaging, and strategic plans.
• Use Gantt, RACI or similar charts and plans to track performance to goal and align the agency's time, talent and energy to the client work.
• Manage, support, and teach junior team members.
• Develop and maintain relationships with paid or digital partners to place advertising, influencer marketing campaigns or digital marketing/website-based campaigns.
• Play a role in both the tactical development of influencer, social media and other marketing programs and the strategic management and planning of those programs.
• Manage day-to-day internal and external communications with clients.
• Draft, edit, and review briefs or key project materials to assign, move and operationalize client or internal work.
• Ability and longing to synthesize and understand challenging, technical information about our clients and the industries they serve.
• Proactively identify opportunities for clients to move their brands and businesses forward.
• Collaborate across the account team, marketing team and earned media team to define KPIs and evaluate the impact of campaigns and projects through reporting, analytics, audits or scorecards.

Skills & Qualifications:

• Fearless and curious leaders with experience in account management, media relations, and consulting a variety of different clients in the finance, tech, or other similar industries.
• Strong knowledge of either start-up companies/clients and their unique scaling pain points or strong knowledge of building and scaling internal processes within agencies.
• Knowledge of influencer marketing programs or event planning is a plus but not a requirement.
• Understanding of product endorsements, media partnerships and sponsorship opportunities.
• Passionate about working with leaders in the blockchain and emerging technology industry that are shaping the future of finance and providing access and real world use cases to all.
• Commitment to provide problem-solving, value-creating work for our clients, the smartest people on earth.
• Adaptable, resilient leaders that demonstrate empathy and servant leadership with colleagues and clients.
• Ability to play both a supporting role and a leadership role on projects, with the flexibility to adapt to various needs of the team and the business.
• Experience conducting/coordinating media relations, communications, marketing and/or branding projects. Agency experience is a plus but not a requirement.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to lead internal planning meetings and brainstorm sessions; exercise excellent judgment with the ability to think 'outside of the box.'
• Ability to illustrate a results-focused approach and commitment to going the extra mile for clients. Experience working directly with clients on day-to-day activities.
• Energetic, self-starter and resourceful problem solver; gets things moving and keeps them on track.
• Good interpersonal skills, can work effectively in a team environment, negotiate approvals diplomatically and maintain composure and quality under constant deadline pressure.
• Experience managing junior team members, supporting them in career progression.
• Ability to prioritize and plan effectively, with strong attention to detail.
• Strong work ethic and motivated to excel in a fast-paced environment that requires staff to innovate and use creativity in everything they do.
• Blockchain experience or knowledge is a plus, but not a requirement.

This is considered a management position of either people, projects or things

This is a full time, exempt position