- Pay
- $60–85k
- Where
- Winooski, VT, United States
- Level
- Mid
Fuse Overview:
Fuse is a full-service marketing agency based in Winooski, Vermont that creates authentic brand engagements for teens and young adults. Fuse specializes in planning and executing sports, sampling, campus, culture, and customer marketing programs. Named one of the Best Places to Work in Vermont, Fuse believes that life should be a balance of creating great work and making first chair on a powder day. We foster a creative environment that encourages people to share insights and inspiration. If this sounds like a lifestyle made for you, then Fuse wants to hear from you.
Fuse offers a hybrid working environment. Fuse employees are welcome to work remotely 2 days per week (Wednesday and Friday) and work in the Winooski, Vermont headquarters on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays to collaborate with coworkers and clients. At this time, we are only interviewing candidates based in or willing to relocate to Vermont within driving distance of the office.
Job Summary:
The individual in this position is responsible for managing the strategic consulting and operational aspects of specific account’s marketing initiatives. The Account Manager serves as “keeper of the brand / client relationship” across all Fuse Business Groups and in some cases, external agency partners, ensuring all Fuse work meets client expectations and is on strategy with the brand’s / client’s overall goals. The Account Manager proactively leads all Fuse work on a client’s business, being able to manage multiple tasks associated with multiple accounts at once, in a fast-paced environment. This role includes: strategic development, daily communication with the client to keep project moving and progressing, day-to-day account responsibilities (status, meetings, timeline management, etc.), timely and on-budget delivery of all services, working with account team on maintaining client’s strategy throughout all aspects of the business and utilizing expertise in marketing to consult and provide point-of-views on all projects. The Account Manager ensures the account or project deliverables are being met or exceeded.
Successful candidates have an in-depth knowledge of brand marketing, expert knowledge in teen and young adult marketing and high-level project management experience. The individual will work in Fuse’s Winooski, Vermont office.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Strategic Program Development
Develop integrated and cohesive strategy or concepts for Client based on Client brief; ensure engagement across Fuse Groups and partner agencies as needed.
Planning documents such as timelines and briefs are delivered to Client to guide the strategic planning process.
Strategic planning and concept development are based on key consumer insights, include program measurements, and are inclusive of all elements requested in the brief.
Presentation and/or ideas are delivered on time and with executional accuracy.
Client Relations
Foster a mutually respected business relationship with Client through day-to-day contact i.e. understand Client’s preferred way of working with Fuse and ensure their expectations are met or exceeded.
Ensure that projects produced by the account team will successfully meet or exceed Client’s needs within Client’s expected timeframe.
Client demonstrates trust in Fuse and values Fuse’s work; Fuse Team working on business understands how Client’s internal systems and processes work.
Client updates are delivered when appropriate and on-time.
Presentation Development & Delivery
Build presentations using Fuse presentation templates.
Utilize fresh/new thinking when delivering ideas such as with annual strategies, grassroots programs, premiums, retail concepts, event activation ideas, etc.
Delivery of information is practiced before presentation to Client and speaking points are rehearsed
Presentations are formatted accurately, ideas are organized, and the amount of information shared balance too much versus not enough.
Ideas…